Training on the Basic Policy Process in Bangsamoro

The Hague Academy for Local Governance, together with De La Salle University, has been contracted by the Dutch Mission to Bangsamoro to deliver a Public Policy training to 70 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) representatives, among which many young MILF leaders who will be the future members of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) bureaucracy.

Main goal

Through this training programme, it is expected that the participants will acquire the necessary skills and competencies in formulating and communicating responsive and high-impact policies. The training programme entails two four-day trainings with a two-month period in between to implement policy research activities. The project ran between 2018 and 2019.

Objectives

At the end of the training programme, the participants are able to:

• Appreciate the significance of policies and policy development;
• Understand inclusiveness, transparency, accountability and integrity as the basic values of good governance;
• Gain knowledge and understanding of all steps in the public policy process and related thematic areas; and
• Acquire skills in policy problem analysis and stakeholder mapping, policy negotiation and development which shall positively impact the Bangsamoro Transition Authority government.

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