Public Policy Design & Implementation

Graduate-Level / Professional Diploma in

Public Policy Design & Implementation 

Admissions ongoing

 

Title: Professional Diploma in Public Policy Design & Implementation

CODE:  PDI

Duration: 6 Months (24 Weeks)

Delivery: Hybrid (In-person + Virtual)

Application Fee: N15, 000/$15

Tuition: N350k/$350

Payment options: We accept one-off or two installment payments

For Whom?

• Public servants (Federal, State, Local)
• Legislative aides & policy analysts
• Civil society leaders
• Development professionals
• Think-tank researchers
• Private-sector leaders engaging public policy
• Policy Influencers looking to enhance expertise and impact

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY & INTELLECTUAL ANCHOR

Global Academic Foundations

This curriculum draws explicitly from:

• Harvard Kennedy School (Problem-Driven Policy Design, Political Economy, Adaptive Leadership)
• Yale Jackson School (Ethics, Global Affairs, Institutional Analysis)
• Oxford Blavatnik School (Policy Cycle, Evidence-Based Policy, Governance & Implementation)

Fledism Leadership Philosophy Integration

The program is grounded in Fledism, emphasizing:

• Leadership as institutional stewardship
• Policy as moral architecture
• Power restrained by rules
• Emotionally detached, evidence-based decision-making
• Long-term societal value over short-term political gains

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

1. Diagnose public problems using structured policy frameworks
2. Design implementable, evidence-based public policies
3. Navigate Nigeria’s and Africa’s political-administrative systems
4. Manage policy implementation across institutions and stakeholders
5. Evaluate public policies using data and real-world metrics
6. Lead policy processes ethically, professionally, and institutionally

PROGRAM STRUCTURE (6 MONTHS)

Overview

Month	Module Focus
Month 1	Foundations of Public Policy & Fledism
Month 2	Policy Problem Diagnosis & Political Economy
Month 3	Policy Design Tools & Evidence
Month 4	Policy Implementation & Institutions
Month 5	Policy Evaluation, Reform & Systems Change
Month 6	Capstone: Nigeria/Africa Policy Lab

Program Modules

Module 1: Foundations of Public Policy

• Public Policy: Solutions for Society
• Goals and Objectives of Public Policy
• The Interdisciplinary Nature of Public Policy
• Case Studies: Understanding Public Policy in the Real World

Module 2: Challenges for Public Policy in the 21st Century

• Wicked Problems in Public Policy
• Understanding Policy Solutions
• Markets, States, and Public Policy

Module 3: Public Policy Processes

• The Policy Cycle
• Policy Instruments and Design
• Policy Change and Transformation

Module 4: Policy Institutions and Actors

• Institutions
• Policy Entrepreneurs
• Politics, Society, and Policy

Module 5: Assessing and Evaluating Policies

• Quantitative Analysis: Regression, Correlation and Statistical Uncertainty
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Impact Evaluation

Module 6: Policy Communication

• Public Policy Communication
• Crafting Effective Policy Memos and Briefs
• Influence and Advocacy

Module 7: Public Policy in the Digital Age

• Technology, Innovation, and Public Policy
• E-Governance & Smart Cities
• Strategic Foresight and Futures Thinking

Module 8: Leadership and Ethics for Public Policy Makers

• Public Sector Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Ethics and Leadership

What More Will This Program Do for You?

• Formulate public policies by using a design-centered approach while being sensitive to the complex political and societal environment
•  Evaluate policies using quantitative analysis techniques, impact evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis
•  Analyze challenges and ethics involved in creating public policies, along with the effects of digitalization and technology on policy processes
•  Build effective policy communications using data, memos, and briefs

Registration

To begin the process, complete the application form. We shall revert to you later.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Certification

Upon completion of the program, participants will be awarded a joint Professional Diploma in Public Policy Design & Implementation from Fled International Leadership Institute (FILI), Abuja and African University  of Science & Technology (AUST), Abuja.

For inquiries, please contact

The Dean 

School of Postgraduate Studies 

FLED International Leadership Institute

Plot MF 57 Cadastral Zone, Karu Site, Abuja

Tel: +234-708 015 7176/ 09063069744

Email: info@flededu.org

www.flededu.org