In (OIM) 11G R2 PS3 (11.1.2.3.0) approval policy creation is not allowed though it can be used to manage the existing policies which are carried forward after an upgrade so more to do that to maintain backward compatibility.
Workflow policies is a new feature but very similar to approval policies.
Please find the screen captures below :-)
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