Effective Committee Management in the Legislature

Program 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.

For Whom:

Secretaries and key staff of Legislative Committees, and Legislative Aides.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• list and discuss the duties and responsibilities of Legislative Committees;
• identify how to manage committees effectively; and
• use the acquired skills to make legislative committees perform more effectively.

Course Outline:

Day 1: The Duties and Responsibilities of Legislative Committee.

• Managing Legislative Committees.
• Policy Analysis.
• Budget Analysis.
• Legislative Oversight.

Day 2: Managing Committee Meeting

• Effective Committee Report Writing.
• Effective minutes writing
• TQM in Committee Work.
• Applying ICT in Committee Work.

Day 3: Legislative Staff Ethics.

• Effective Team Management Techniques

for Legislative Committees.

• Inter-Personal Relationship in Committee

Works.

Day 4: Self-Management and Personal

Development

• Time Management in Legislative Committee

Work.

• Effective Problem Solving and

Decision-Making Techniques.

• Personal Effectiveness and Self Development

in Legislative Committee Work.

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these teachings/learning methods.