Free online event
Do you need a master’s degree in government?
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022
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You'll hear about:
- Different public servants’ experiences with master’s degrees
- How master’s degrees have helped some public servants succeed, and how others have succeeded without them
- Global perspectives on ways to advance in government
Speakers
Speaker resources:
- Digital government excellence, Siim's book
Apolitical resources:
Last year, an Apolitical community member asked: How useful are masters degrees in advancing careers in the public sector?
The response to his question was overwhelming — public servants weighed in from around the world, sharing their insights and experiences.
Join this live roundtable discussion to be part of the conversation as the Apolitical community discusses: Do you really need a master’s degree to work in government? You’ll hear from public servants around the Apolitical community, and have the chance to weigh in with your own opinions.
Who should join:
This workshop is for any public servant or policymaker who wants to join the conversation about whether you need a master’s degree to advance in the public service.
This workshop will be recorded and the recording will be sent to all registrants.
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Speakers
Karen L. Carleton
Quality and Training Officer, Government of Alberta
Canada
Jessica May
Senior Public Health Policy Officer
Jersey
Jacqueline Cassel-Cramer
Policy and Standards Analyst, Manitoba Health
Canada
Davia Carty
Senior Director for Strategic & Corporate Planning, Forestry Department
Jamaica
Karen L. Carleton, Quality and Training Officer with the Government of Alberta. She knows firsthand the challenges of being a highly qualified candidate. Once described as “having more degrees than a thermometer”, she holds two Master’s degrees, two Bachelor’s degrees, two post-graduate certificates, and a designation in Project Management.
Jessica May, civil servant in the Government of Jersey working in Public Health Policy. She completed a Masters in Public Health in 2011 and has been working in Government for 9 years with a focus on reducing preventable disease through implementing policy around nutrition, obesity and other lifestyle risk factors.
Jacqueline Cassel-Cramer, Policy and Standards analyst with Manitoba Health, in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Prior to her 12 years in provincial government, she had a varied and colourful career in grain transportation policy, rail transportation, university administration, tourism, and the arts. She has strong personal interest in citizen/patient engagement for policy development, particularly with persons affected by mental health problems and illnesses, the socio-economically disadvantaged, and Indigenous Canadians. Jacqueline is a graduate of the University of Winnipeg and the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface, and a life-long learner.
Davia Carty, Senior Director for Strategic & Corporate Planning at the Forestry Department of Jamaica. Ms. Carty is an international forest policy expert who has been active at the UN Forum on Forests and is a member of the UNFF Informal Advisory Group (IAG) on the Global Forest Goals Report 2021. She holds a Master of Arts degree in International Political Economy from the University of Kent-Brussels School of International Studies (Belgium)- specializing in Development Policy. She has certification/training in policy & planning areas such as Governance, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Risk Management and Project Management, as well as in forest sector related areas including the IPCC Forestry & Other Land Uses, from institutions locally and overseas.
