Key benefits of this course
By the completion of this short course, you should have:
- An understanding governance and its impact on how organisations are structured, make decisions, and exercise powers
- An appreciation the vital role of governance in managing performance, relationships and accountabilities
- The ability to interpret and apply key governance concepts, principles and policies
- An understanding that systems of governance and public administration are responsive to the evolution of governance thinking and practice over time
- An understanding of the origins and architecture of governance in the Australian public sector, and the relevance to other jurisdictions with comparable Westminster-based systems
- The ability to interpret governance from a series of societal, governmental, sectoral and organisational perspectives
- The ability to use the analytical tools for understanding the formulation, regulation and practice of governance
- An appreciation for how emerging societal changes present key challenges to the system of governance and policy development.
Digital badge and certificate
A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.
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Course outline
The following content will be covered in this course:
- The concepts, meanings and components of governance
- Distinctions between private and public governance, and the specific values of public governance
- The reform of governance and different modes of governance
- The governance relationships between political and executive arms of government
- Board governance in authorities and companies
- Participatory governance frameworks
- The regulation of governance
- Challenges and issues for governance in an era of uncertainty.
Price
Full price: $2,990 (GST-free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section.
Discounts
Discounts are available for this course as follows:
- 10% discount for UTS staff, alumni and students
Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.
How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff, alumni or student discount
Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with either your staff or student number.
If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout.
If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.
Course delivery
This course will use a variety of educational formats including case study analyses, small group discussion, role play exercises and speaker panels. It involves continuous and substantial participation by participants to apply knowledge from their specific workplace contexts and experiences and to learn from each other.
Requirements
Desired
Participants attending this governance course are encouraged to bring their laptops to engage in searches, case analyses and group work.
Enrolment conditions
Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.
Contact us
For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au
If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au
