Parliamentary Procedures for Legislators and Parliamentary Functionaries

This training course on Parliamentary Procedure is designed for elected Parliamentarians, Clerks and other Parliamentary officials, as well as a wide range of public policy-makers and regulators.  The course covers the fundamentals of Parliamentary practice and procedure, with in-depth analysis and discussion of key areas. It will give special attention to those features of the practice and procedure of Parliament which are fundamental to the rule of law and the separation of powers under any democratic constitution.This also considers lessons to be drawn from Parliamentary practice and procedure for good governance in a wide range of public authorities, and statutory and commercial corporations.

This course will highlight: The fundamentals of what Parliaments do and how they work, the purposes of Parliamentary procedure, Rules and principles of Parliamentary procedure and practice, Standing Orders and Rules of Order for Plenary and Committee meetings, Motions and amendments, Voting methods and Parliamentary privilege, and Codes of conduct and standards in public life

Learning Objectives:

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

• Understand the fundamentals of the Parliament as an arm of government and how legislative assembly works
• Appreciate the core purpose of Parliamentary procedure
• Develop best practice for Parliamentary procedure and practice
• Understand standard terms
• Navigate Standing Orders and Rules of Order for Plenary and Committee meetings
• Handle parliamentary business including motions and amendments easily
• Understand options and methods of voting
• Know the parameters of parliamentary privilege
• Develop codes of conduct and standards for work-life balance
• Manage work, stakeholders and family stress better