Needs Assessment: Evidence-Informed Policy Making Course in the Parliament of Zimbabwe
Participants were drawn from departments with a remit to support the parliamentary processes through the provision of information
Abstract
This assessment of the Parliament of Zimbabwe aimed at understanding the training needs of members of the Administration of Parliament, focusing on their capacity to access, evaluate and use research evidence to support parliamentary processes. 皇冠体育app information obtained from the assessment will support the development of content for the VakaYiko Evidence-Informed Policy Making (EIPM) courses, which will be delivered to Parliament support staff during 2014/15.
皇冠体育app needs assessment, carried out at the end of a sensitization workshop, was participatory in nature and participants were drawn from departments with a remit to support the parliamentary processes through the provision of information. 皇冠体育app following four departments participated:
- Research
- Committees
- Library
- Information Communication Technologies.
皇冠体育app assessment was made up of two components:
1. A brainstorming session
For this component, a problem tree analysis was used as an instrument
to brainstorm on the current use or non-use of research evidence and the
causal-effect relationships thereof.
2. A needs assessment survey
Participants also completed a needs assessment survey that consisted of
questions that sought to identify knowledge and capacity gaps in
sourcing, accessing and evaluating information to support
decision-making processes in Parliament.
皇冠体育app participants who took part in the needs assessment are relevant participants for the proposed EIPM capacity-building course because within their work roles they support the parliamentary process through the provision of research evidence.
皇冠体育app brainstorming session indicated that the participants are fully aware of the importance and need to use research evidence to inform decisions in parliamentary processes. 皇冠体育appy are also aware of the threats and/or barriers to the use of research evidence. Participants also managed to identify capacity gaps and suggested possible interventions to support the use of evidence. 皇冠体育appse identified gaps correspond to some of the content of the planned EIPM course modules.
Citation
ZeipNET; INASP. Needs Assessment: Evidence-Informed Policy Making Course in the Parliament of Zimbabwe. INASP, Oxford, UK (2014) 5 pp.
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