OVERVIEW
Committees are the engine rooms of legislatures. Their effectiveness determines the quality of the Legislature. It is, therefore, needful for legislative committees to be effective as a precondition for having effective legislatures. This course will build the capacity of committee staff of legislatures for effective performance.
WHO TO ATTEND
Secretaries and key staff of Legislative Committees, and Legislative Aides.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the course are, to:
- Educate participants on the duties and responsibilities of Legislative Committees.
- Enable participants to identify how to manage committees effectively.
- Stimulate participants to make legislative committees perform effectively.
OUTLINE
- The Duties and Responsibilities of Legislative Committee.
- Policy Analysis.
- Legislative Oversight.
- TQM in Committee Work.
- Legislative Staff Ethics.
- Inter-Personal Relationship in Committee Works.
- Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making Techniques.
- Managing Legislative Committees.
- Budget Analysis.
- Effective Committee Report Writing.
- Applying ICT in Committee Work.
- Effective Team Management Techniques for Legislative Committees.
- Time Management in Legislative Committee Work.
- Personal Effectiveness and Self Development in Legislative Committee Work.