What does the training cover?

This training session will give participants the skills they need to become more aware about policy and to engage effectively in the complex environmental policy landscape. Starting with an introduction to policy and why it matters, this training gives attendees an insight into the policy landscape, the legislative process, and the basics of environmental governance. With interactive exercises, the training is designed to help participants think about what policy means for them and how they can apply these skills as environmental professionals.

    1. Workshop Overview

    2. What does policy mean to you?

    3. Why does policy matter?

    4. Mini-quiz: Mastering the basics

    1. Exercise: Mapping the policy landscape

    2. Making sense of policy stakeholders

    3. Environmental governance

    4. The legislative process

    5. Mini-quiz: Do you understand the policy landscape?

    1. How can we understand policy developments?

    2. Sharing your voice

    3. Exercise: How should policy work?

    4. Discussion: How does policy affect us?

    1. Key messages

    2. Continuing Engagement

    3. Quiz: Do you understand environmental policy?

Details

  • £75.00
  • 16 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

  • Interactive learning experience

    Engage in exercises that map the policy landscape and help you think about what policy means to you as a professional.

  • What you need to know

    Learn about the policy landscape, environmental governance, and the legislative process.

  • Actionable insights

    Identify touchpoints for engaging with policy and learn a process for analysing policy developments as they happen.

Meet the Trainer

Joseph Lewis, IES Head of Policy

Joseph leads the delivery of the IES Policy Programme, standing up for the voice of science, scientists, and the natural world in policy. Joseph has ten years of experience in public policy, including in Parliament and the charity sector. He is particularly passionate about science communication and the role it can play in shaping environmental decisions.
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