The Australia Pacific Security College will be delivering a remotely facilitated Anchoring Strategic Analysis Course on 31 October to 04 November 2022, and invites interested participants to submit an expression of interest through the following link:
Course Overview
The course is designed to provide participants with baseline skills in strategic analysis which can be applied to their everyday work. The skills will enable participants to translate key issues at sector, national and regional levels into policy considerations for decision-makers.The course will assist participants to understand the ongoing problems of analysis, the complexity of strategic developments, effectively deal with incomplete and ambiguous information, and help to reflect on the way they understand information. The course emphasises that strategic analysis is strengthened when one can include multiple perspectives on a problem or challenge using group analytic exercises.
The course will assist participants to understand the ongoing problems of analysis, the complexity of strategic developments, effectively deal with incomplete and ambiguous information, and help to reflect on the way they understand information. The course emphasises that strategic analysis is strengthened when one can include multiple perspectives on a problem or challenge using group analytic exercises.
Objectives and Outcomes
The main objectives of the course are:
- to provide participants a baseline understanding of analytic concepts
- to strengthen the participants’ competency in strategic analysis techniques
- to improve application of analysis to frame and support policy decision-making.
At the completion of the Anchoring Strategic Analysis Course, participants will have:
- undertaken group analytical exercises and able to apply the skills to their work
- improved their communication techniques
- strengthened their understanding of national security considerations; and
- appreciated the value of strategic analysis techniques in enhancing individual and organisational performance.
Participant Criteria
The course is suitable for middle-level management personnel either in policy and/or analyst roles and preferably from the Government sector and/or a CROP organisation.
