Ageing and Public Policy

About This Course

This course introduces learners from the ageing care industry to a range of key policy issues that are faced by societies with ageing population. The course draws on experiences of mainly Asian countries to provide learners with a grounded understanding of ageing policies in multiple areas of ageing. The focus will be on exploring the evidence driven process of crafting public policies, their implementation, differentiating the various policy tools, while addressing the hurdles in execution, along with examining their effects on the welfare of older persons in Asia. This course equips learners with knowledge and skills which are essential to living, working and communicating with older persons and critically evaluating ageing-related issues and policies.