COURSE CODE: CPST/PFM/C/400/00/19

Public Finance Management and Budget Making Process


Dates

On request by individual assemblies


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 3 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!

Course Overview

This Programme is a direct response to the fact that Parliament’s 'power of the purse' is a fundamental feature of democracy. This is because the vast majority of democratic constitutions require appropriations and taxation measures to be approved by legislatures. In addition, it the duty of Legislatures to ensure that the revenue and spending measures they authorize are fiscally sound and match the needs of the population with available resources. Further, it is also Legislatures’ responsibility to ensure that revenue and expenditure measures are implemented properly and efficiently.

Course Rationale

The purpose of this programme is to help the participants to understand their role as public auditors as a control measure meant to minimize or manage finance-related risks. It relates the roles of institutions to that of the legislature in the management of public Finance.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Outline the role of audit as an oversight tool
  • Differentiate between performance audit and pre- audit
  • Evaluate the oversight role of Budget and Appropriations committee
  • Evaluate the role of Parliamentary watch-dog committees
  • Describe the role of risk- based audits

Target Group

The target group for this course is Members of County Assemblies of Budget, Finance and PIC/ PAC Committees.

Course Content:

The Specific topics include:

  • Budget process and role of sectoral committees
  • Constitutional Offices involved in Budget Oversight
  • The role of Parliamentary Watchdog Committees
  • Revenue raising and Oversight Framework
  • Factors undermining the oversight process
  • Legal Provision for Auditing
  • Role of internal audit and audit committees in PFM

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to appreciate the nexus between Budget and Appropriations Committee and the watch-dog Committees, gain practical skills in evaluation of audited accounts at committee levels, recognize the role played by Constitutional offices in oversight and apply auditing information shared in their respective committees

COURSE CODE: CPST/CCI/600/C/7/19

Leadership and Diplomacy Training for County Assemblies Speakers and Deputy Speakers


Dates

2020, On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

The five day programme focuses on Leadership and Diplomacy as a critical function of county assemblies’ speakers and their deputies. It employs a whole of government approach and utilizes both scholars and practitioners   in discussing these issues with relevant practical examples.  

Course Rationale

The course is specially tailored for Speakers and Deputy Speaker’s to equip them with requisites skills on leadership and diplomacy as a well as negotiation, lobbying and mediation skills. The programme is designed to focus on leadership, diplomacy and parliamentary governance issues.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Explain the Leadership  concept and roles of CAF Executive Committee Member
  • Describe the strategies for effective organization and provision of legislative services in Assemblies
  • Discuss  the role of speakers as diplomacy actors
  • Demonstrate effective negotiations and lobbying skills
  • Discuss strategies of conducting effective plenary  meetings

Target Group

The target group for this programme includes speakers, deputy speakers and Members of Liaison committees.

Course Content:

Topics covered include a range of areas that constitute the primary areas of leadership, diplomacy and governance. The Specific topics include

  • Foundations of transformational leadership
  • Good governance and value based leadership in county assemblies
  • Effective use of parliamentary procedures as a leader
  • Diplomacy and the office of the Speaker  
  • Leading effective assembly meetings(plenary and committee meetings
  • Tools of parliamentary diplomacy
  • Negotiation skills
  • Lobbying skills 
  • Diplomatic methods and practice,
  • skills in diplomatic negotiation,
  • Statecraft,
  • Diplomatic protocol and etiquette,

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to gain relevant experience in leadership and diplomacy, conduct effective plenary meetings and lead effective and robust legislatures

COURSE CODE: CPST/PFM/C/400/00/19

Monitoring & Evaluation


Dates

On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 3 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

The M&E of organizations’ policies, strategies, operational and development activities will provide legislative Committees with greatly enhanced means for improvement. The course is specially tailored for Committee Chairpersons as the people dealing with Monitoring and Evaluation processes that focus on the law making, representation, budget making and oversight and those leading reform processes and project management in the legislatures.

Course Rationale

The purpose of this programme is to help the participants to understand their role as public auditors as a control measure meant to minimize or manage finance-related risks. It relates the roles of institutions to that of the legislature in the management of public Finance. The overall goal of the training workshop is to equip Chairpersons of Committees of the County Assemblies (Members of Liaison Committee) with best practices for effective oversight in their committee work.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Outline the concepts, principles, processes and framework for monitoring and evaluation in legislative context
  • Describe the importance of Monitoring and Evaluation in a Committee settings
  • Use Monitoring and Evaluation tools for qualitative and quantitative data analysis in the Committee
  • Determine the strategies of institutionalizing Monitoring and Evaluation in legislatures
  • Develop an Monitoring and Evaluation road map for the legislature

Target Group

The target group for this course is Chairmen of County Assembly Committees.

Course Content:

The Specific topics include:

    • Overview of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E),
    • Needs Assessment, data collection and analysis for M&E
    • Case Studies using M&E for Legislative Oversight
    • M&E Reporting

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to acquire knowledge on management of the Monitoring and Evaluation function in a Committee setting; appreciate the nexus between Monitoring & Evaluation and Committee Oversight and gain insight into the use of data to improve Committee effectiveness.

 

COURSE CODE: CPST/HRM/500/C/7/19

Corporate Governance for Members of CASB


Dates

On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 3 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!



Course Overview

Corporate governance is the set of policies, processes and customs by which an institution is directed, is a topic of increasing importance in strategic management. How an institution is governed influences rights and relationships among organizational stakeholders, and ultimately how an organization is managed. This is about the fundamentals of Corporate Governance from a variety of angles – the board of directors, senior management, and other stakeholders – and focuses on assessing the effectiveness and execution of governance roles and responsibilities. The Course gives a thorough grounding in the processes by which organizations align their resources, systems and employees to strategic objectives and priorities.

Course Rationale

The purpose of this course is to equip legislative leadership, board members at policy level and senior staff of parliament with knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to enable them steer the organization forward hence effectively contribute to the achievement of the overall constitutional mandate of Parliament and County Assemblies.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Explain the concept of Corporate Governance

  • Identify the right balance in Board Committees

  •  Promote best and international practice in corporate governance

  • Identify and articulate the role of Board of Directors in achieving organizational objectives;

  • Promote and balance the interests of both shareholders and stakeholders of the organization

  •  Identify the main functions of the Board in an organization

Target Group

The target groups for this course are Members of the County Assembly Board

Course Content:

The course will comprise the following topics on Models and Mechanisms, Audit committee, Corporate scandals, Best practices, Corporate responsibility, Strategic risk management and International corporate governance approaches.

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to gain contemporary practice of corporate governance and enhance skills to improve corporate management.

COURSE CODE: CPST/HRM/500/C/8/19

Corporate Governance


Dates

On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

Corporate governance is the set of policies, processes and customs by which an institution is directed, is a topic of increasing importance in strategic management. How an institution is governed influences rights and relationships among organizational stakeholders, and ultimately how an organization is managed. This is about the fundamentals of Corporate Governance from a variety of angles – the board of directors, senior management, and other stakeholders – and focuses on assessing the effectiveness and execution of governance roles and responsibilities. The Course gives a thorough grounding in the processes by which organizations align their resources, systems and employees to strategic objectives and priorities.

Course Rationale

The purpose of this course is to equip legislative leadership, board members at policy level and senior staff of parliament with knowledge, skills and attitude necessary to enable them steer the organization forward hence effectively contribute to the achievement of the overall constitutional mandate of Parliament and County Assemblies.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Explain the concept of Corporate Governance

  •  Identify the right balance in Board Committees

  • Promote best and international practice in corporate governance

  • Identify and articulate the role of Board of Directors in achieving organizational objectives;

  • Promote and balance the interests of both shareholders and stakeholders of the organization

  • Identify the main functions of the Board in an organization

Target Group

The target groups for this course are Clerks, Directors and Head of Departments

Course Content:

The course will comprise the following topics on Models and Mechanisms, Audit committee, Corporate scandals, Best practices, Corporate responsibility, Strategic risk management and International corporate governance approaches.

Benefits of Attending:

the participants will be able to:

The participant will be able to gain contemporary practice of corporate governance and enhance skills to improve corporate management.

COURSE CODE: CPST/CCI/600/C/9/19

Minutes and Report Writing


Dates

On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

The five day training is expected to expose participants on the technical elements of report and minute writing. The training will adopt adult centered methodology where participants will critique some reports and minutes based on practical lessons.

Course Rationale

The course is specially tailored for committee clerks dealing with committees in parliament. The Course is designed to focus on report writing and minute taking.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Organize meetings and document proceedings and write effective reports
  • Develop a professional writing process both to produce high-quality documents and to diagnose problems in documents.
  • Structure reports in a step-by-step format that connects with the reader
  • Write documents in a persuasive style
  • Write reports from the reader's perspective and gain rapport
  • Determine how to choose the most appropriate medium or combination of media to accomplish the goals of documentation.

Target Group

The target group for this Course includes committee clerks, Researchers, Fiscal Analysts, Hansard Officers, Legal Counsel

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to prepare agendas, write notes, minutes and reports, ensure decisions from meetings are followed through and understand the role of the Committee Clerk and the Chair.

COURSE CODE: CPST/HRM/500/C/8/19

Contemporary Issues in the Management of Committees


Dates

On request


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!

Course Overview

The five days training is expected to expose staff in the various committee services in the county assembly on various matters that governs committees .

Course Rationale

The course is specially tailored for committee clerks in the county assembly. It’s designed to focus on effective management of committees. Legislative Committees undertake important roles in the process of law making by the members of the county assembly.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Explain the historical context of the committee system in Kenya’s parliament

  • Describe the constitutional basis for parliamentary committees in Kenya

  • Identify the types and mandate of various parliamentary committees

Target Group

The training will target committee clerks from County Assemblies

Course Content:

The course will comprise the following topics on Legislative committees in historical perspective, Constitutional basis for legislative committees in Kenya, Types and mandate of legislative committees, Effective management of committees

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of committees and strategize on the management of the committees


CPST/CCI/600/P/5/20

Records Management in the Legislature


Dates

On request by individual Assembly


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

The Course gives a thorough grounding in registry and records management. This course aims at introducing officers to the dynamics of records management in organizational settings in general with special reference to the human resources function. The course seeks to equip the officers with critical skills relevant to the management of records at the work place.

Course Rationale

Registry and records management helps in building a high performance culture for both the individuals and the teams which in turn enables them to jointly take the responsibility of improving information security in an organization. The training helps improve the competence bar by upgrading the skills of officers in registry and record management departments.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Explain information management cycle

  • List file/record tracking methods

  • Discuss information and document security

Target Group

The target groups for this course are Committee Clerks, Researchers, Hansard Officers, Sergeant At Arms, HRM Officers, Accounts, Secretaries

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to Create e-records and digital archiving system, establish a record management program and understand aspects of metadata development and use.


CPST/IPPC/300/C/300/C/8/19

Multi-Methods Policy Research & Analysis


Dates

On request by individual Assemblies


8:30am — 5:00pm

Duration: 5 Days
Venue

Nairobi


Fees

Consult the Course Coordinator for more info!


Course Overview

The two weeks training focuses on the role of research in the legislative context and its nexus to policy analysis and legislation. It explores the essence of multi-prong approach to research and policy analysis especially in the legislative environment.

Course Rationale

The course is tailored to enhance research capabilities of research officers working as legislative policy analysts. Legislation is a complex process that arises from policy proposal and therefore, there is need for legislatures to have researchers who are capable of competently analyzing such policy proposals to advise the legislation process

Training on multi-methods policy research & analysis will help the staff members to sharpen their skills on research and analysis.

Objectives

At the end of this course the participants will be able to

  • Discuss the role of policy makers in legislation;
  • Use, tools and techniques for qualitative, quantitative and mixed method research;
  • Work on Policy problems: locate and  evaluate various sources of data and analyze it;
  • Link policy to legislation
  • Prepare evidence based briefs and reports for policy actors

Target Group

The target group for this course includes legislative researchers, Committee Clerks, Fiscal Analysts from National Parliament, County Assemblies and Regional Parliament.

Benefits of Attending:

The participant will be able to enhance understanding of the public policy and policy analysis process, enhance their understanding of the Research Process, enhance their understanding of Policy Tools and Politics of Evaluation, enhance their understanding of Indicators for Community Policy Analysis, enhance their understanding of the Preparing for Data Collection Process, enhance their understanding of use of  Instruments to Measure Validity and Reliability and enhance their understanding of Pre-testing Process