Table 2. ENHD 101 and 102 Training Content.

ENHD 101: Policy Engagement and Evidence Uptake for Early Career Number of days: 4-day 3 hourly sessions Topics: 1.   Introduction to Principles of Evidence-Informed Decision-Making 2.   Mapping the Health Policymaking Landscape. Understanding the policymaking landscapes; understanding the political, social, and economic contexts which influence policymaking; case studies of national, global and regional health policymaking processes. 3.   Developing a Policy Engagement Strategy for Research Project. Identifying key stakeholders (stakeholder mapping), stakeholder power interest matrix; effective engagement of policymakers; policy engagement toolkits.       “So What?” tools – Embedding monitoring and evaluation and learning in policy engagement and sessions including role play. 4. Knowledge Translation and Packaging.    •     Rapid synthesis of evidence, translating and packaging evidence in suitable formats for policymakers and non-academic audiences.    •     Practical sessions - creating research summaries, policy briefs, blogs, and briefing notes.

ENHD 102: Enhancing Institutional Capacity for Policy Engagement and Evidence Uptake Number of days: 3-day 3 hourly sessions Topics: 1.  Introduction to Evidence-Informed Decision Making 2.  Developing Institutional Strategies for Policy Engagement and Research Uptake –    •     Engagement objectives, mapping key stakeholders, spheres of influence.    •     Communications plans- strategic communication tools, collaborating with knowledge translators and the media.    •     Involving policymakers in research advisory committees; participating in policy advisory committee.    •     Developing a monitoring and evaluation framework - theory of change, outputs and outcomes to measure. 3.  Generating demand for evidence uptake; lobbying for research and knowledge translation funding. 4.  Creating an Enabling Institutional Culture for research uptake - EIDM champions, incentives and motivations for research uptake.