Policy Officer Apprenticeship Level 4

Duration: 18 months

Policy Officers shape and/or influence public policy. They work with a wide range of stakeholders and experts to gather evidence, synthesise information and present recommendations to senior colleagues.

We are tremendously proud of this programme, which was designed by policy officers with central and local government, as well as third-sector experience. Expert guest speakers have covered reputation management (with a historical case study), careers in policy, feedback and analysis, a tour of UK Parliament, stakeholder consultation, assessment and networking.

Clients from across England trust JGA with their policy apprenticeships, including the House of Commons, Defra, Cabinet Office, Department for Education, HMT, Department of Health & Social Care, as well as local governments in Manchester, Bristol, the Midlands, London and other areas.

We welcome new starters and up-skills, graduates and non-graduates, individual apprentices or cohorts. We ask only that they have enthusiasm and a lot to learn!

The Course

The Policy Officer apprenticeship is designed to build the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for Policy Officer roles, whether within the public, private or not-for-profit sectors.

The duration is 18 months in total, with 13-14 months on programme and around 4 months for the end point assessment.

Our programme consists of 10 taught seminars (delivered as one or two half-day sessions per module) with associated assignments and reading, plus 2 End Point Assessment (EPA) preparation sessions (half-day sessions) and 1 line manager briefing session.

All seminars involve a variety of taught material, group work, discussions and set assignments, covering the knowledge criteria of the Standard, as well as selected skills criteria.

Meet the team

Drew Lindon

Tutor, Skills Coach & Programme Lead with 20 years of experience in policy, campaigns, and public affairs within the charity and public sectors.

Catherine Baker

Tutor & Skills Coach with extensive senior management and policy experience across learning disability, mental health, education and environmental sectors.

Course Content

Module 1: Induction and Introduction to Policy
Line manager briefing session
Module 2: Research and evaluation
Module 3: Stakeholders and Consultation
Module 4: Analysis and Feedback
Module 5: Project and Programme Management
End Point Assessment preparation 1
Module 6: Parliament
Module 7: Influencing Policy
Module 8: Devolution
Module 9: Implementing Policy
Module 10: Ethical and effective policy
End Point Assessment preparation 2

These sessions will be tailored accordingly to the specific needs of the apprenticeship cohort, so may vary in the content emphasised depending on support required and progress made.

In addition to the seminars, apprentices receive 1-2-1 coaching by policy professionals, as well as high quality online and offline resources.

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