This program is designed to help individual professionals and their organisations understand and apply contemporary Australian and international approaches to effective regulation and governance. Thematic issues covered include regulatory complexity, risk assessment, responsiveness, compliance, technology and regulation, and managing stakeholders. It is designed for people who manage regulatory portfolios and projects in government, business or NGO settings -- or who will do so in future. It supports professionals who work with regulatory stakeholders, including business and industry, Territory, State and Federal government agencies, the legislature, community actors and the media. Adopting an applied approach, the program uses case studies, hands-on assessments and examples of regulatory excellence from Australia, Europe, North America and Asia and the Pacific.

Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and are among the most sought after worldwide. This program is designed for professionals who are engaged in designing, implementing or enforcing regulatory systems within Australia, Asia or the Pacific, as well as those seeking to enter the field of professional regulation.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of foundational issues in the fields of regulation and governance, in Australia and globally
2. Reflect critically on regulatory policy issues and practical challenges of regulatory governance in diverse contexts
3. Demonstrate familiarity with research principles relevant to the fields of regulation and governance
4. Identify appropriate analysis and research methods for regulatory policy challenges
5. Analyse political, technical or institutional regulatory policy problems from interdisciplinary perspectives
6. Develop and communicate regulatory policy analysis or recommendations in changing political, social and policy environments
7. Understand challenges relating to design, management, implementation and evaluation of regulatory policies