Policy Analysis and Organisational Policy Development Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse current organisational policies to identify gaps and areas for improvement.
• Evaluate legislative and regulatory requirements relevant to policy development.
• Design a new or revised policy that addresses identified needs and aligns with organisational goals.
• Implement a structured policy development process including consultation and approval.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate policy changes effectively to stakeholders.
• Apply monitoring and review mechanisms to ensure policy effectiveness and compliance.

Target Audience

This course is designed for managers, policy analysts, compliance officers, and anyone responsible for developing or reviewing organisational policies in the public or private sector.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals provide learners with hands-on experience in applying policy analysis tools and developing organisational policies. Learners work through real-world scenarios to draft policy documents, conduct stakeholder analysis, and design monitoring frameworks.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Problem Tree and Stakeholder Analysis — Learners select a real organisational issue, conduct a problem tree analysis, and map stakeholders using an influence-interest grid. (5h)
• Practical 2: Policy Options Paper — Learners generate at least three policy options for the identified problem, evaluate them using criteria, and write a policy options paper. (6h)
• Practical 3: Implementation and Monitoring Plan — Learners develop an implementation plan with timelines, responsibilities, and a monitoring framework with KPIs for the chosen policy option. (5h)
• Practical 4: Draft Organisational Policy — Learners draft a complete organisational policy document using a standard template, incorporating stakeholder feedback and legal requirements. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.