Non-Award
Deepen your knowledge of budgets and public financial management. This micro-credential is ideal for professionals who work in or with governments, providing skills to understand and explain government budgets effectively.
Deepen your knowledge of budgets and public financial management.
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What you will learnGain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
A strong understanding of how governments are funded is critical for managers tackling our most important contemporary public policy challenges.
This micro-credential is ideal for professionals who work in or with governments who would like a better understanding of how government budgets work, and develop the skills to read, understand, and explain them.
Grasp the foundations of the budget cycle and how government budgets workEnrich your understanding of public finance by exploring the laws, organisations, systems and procedures used by governments. Demystify the budget cycle and explore trends in fiscal policy, funding and budgets that will shape the future work of the public sector.
Understand how budgets shape public policy and programsCritically analyse how budgets and financial management impact the design and rollout of public policy and programs and take a closer look at the politics of the budget cycle.
Gain tools to better manage expenditure in public sector organisationsLearn tools, frameworks and concepts that can help you better interpret the effects of government spending decisions, and understand the requirements for budget funding submissions and its accountability if successful.
Put your knowledge into practice in a policy briefDrawing on your new knowledge, you'll develop a policy brief or implementation plan requiring funding and confidently justify your recommendations to solve an important problem or create public value.
There are no formal eligibility requirements to enrol in this course, but it is recommended you have either an undergraduate degree or at least three years of professional experience in a relevant field (such as policy design/development, program implementation, management, evaluation, or corporate services).
Gain contemporary skills and knowledge for your job now.
A strong understanding of how governments are funded is critical for managers tackling our most important contemporary public policy challenges.
This micro-credential is ideal for professionals who work in or with governments who would like a better understanding of how government budgets work, and develop the skills to read, understand, and explain them.
Enrich your understanding of public finance by exploring the laws, organisations, systems and procedures used by governments. Demystify the budget cycle and explore trends in fiscal policy, funding and budgets that will shape the future work of the public sector.
Critically analyse how budgets and financial management impact the design and rollout of public policy and programs and take a closer look at the politics of the budget cycle.
Learn tools, frameworks and concepts that can help you better interpret the effects of government spending decisions, and understand the requirements for budget funding submissions and its accountability if successful.
Drawing on your new knowledge, you'll develop a policy brief or implementation plan requiring funding and confidently justify your recommendations to solve an important problem or create public value.
This micro-credential runs over six weeks, including four weeks of delivery and two weeks for you to complete assessment tasks.
Your total time commitment is approximately 42 hours, which includes:
Analyse the Budget Cycle
Respond to Your Practice Challenge (65%).