From FPA Voices:
Students enter the graduate Diploma in Public Policy and Program Evaluation (DPPE) from many walks of life and career levels. While some enter directly from an undergraduate degree, Patrick O’Halloran joined the program after retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 2018 where he served as an officer in the Armour Corps for thirty-five years.
O’Halloran also has a PhD in political science from York University (2002), with a major in international relations and a minor in Canadian public policy, and is an adjunct assistant professor at the Royal Military College of Canada.
“I wanted to start a second career in a field related to policy analysis after having enjoyed positions in operational planning, policy development, training and education in the CAF,” he says. “I also had funding available from Veteran’s Affairs Canada to take courses as part of the relatively new career transition program.