Length: 3 hours
Audience: Junior Program Planners/ Policy Practitioners/ Analysts/ Evaluators or involved in policy development
Facilitator: Mark Demone and Jiselle Bakker
Date: Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 9:00 a.m.
Location: Sage Room. 40C Burns Avenue, Charlottetown
This workshop will equip participants with tools and techniques to conduct policy research and analysis, gather evidence, and translate findings into options for decision-makers. Participants will gain experience in different types of approaches to research and analysis, as well as explore available evidence within the GPEI context.
Objectives:
- Overview of research and analysis tools and when each is appropriate.
- Learn how to use the different tools and associated resources.
- Translating analysis into options for decision-makers.
Applications in the Workplace:
- Review tools and techniques of policy research and analysis
- Accessing the best available evidence
- Build linkages between research and analysis, planning and evaluation
- Generating options and communicating to decision-makers
