WHEN: 27 May 2021 (All day) - 26 June 2021 (All day)

WHERE: Online event (CET time zone)

ORGANIZED BY: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

The Young Policy Advisers course is designed to strengthen knowledge of democratic institutions and OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance. It also aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of the role of policy advisers, and the skills needed to undertake core tasks and policy-making functions.

The objective is to ultimately strengthen democratic institutions throughout the OSCE region by building the capacity of young civil/public servants in the early-mid stages of their careers, thus ensuring long-term results.

Content

For 2021, the structure of the traditional week-long course was revised to respond to the realities of online learning. The course will take place during a five-week period. Participants will online, for three 3-day session - to join in practical exercises and individualized interaction with ODIHR’s team of experts, in-between the online sessions.

The course combines concrete skills with curricular content specifically tailored to participants’ needs. Illustrative skills include:

• policy analysis
• shaping complex political environments
• strategic communications
• negotiations skills

This approach has ensured that the roughly 400 alumni who attended this course to date have developed the skills needed to address sensitive policy issues in their countries, and increased their knowledge of OSCE commitments in the field of democratic governance.

Event dates

Module I: May 27-29

Module II: June 7-9

Module III: June 24-26

Source: https://www.osce.org/odihr/481180