Parliamentary Strengthening: Commonwealth Module

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR

PARLIAMENTARIANS & PARLIAMENTARY STAFF

It's all to do with the training: You can do a lot if you're properly trained.

-- Queen Elizabeth II

Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries: Orientation for New Staff

Thank you for registering for the Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries course! The moderated learning for this course is now complete. If you missed this opportunity to learn with us, we invite you to please register for the course online here and we will contact you when the Parliaments in Commonwealth Countries: Orientation for New Staff course will be offered again.

During the course of this moderated learning program each participant will be responsible for:

Reading the module;
Participating every week in the online discussion forum; and
Completing a final project.

Each week all registered participants will receive an email with instructions for completing the weekly course work. This workbook page will also include that information in the table below.

If you have not already, please visit the discussion forum now to introduce yourself to the group and explain why you believe the content of this course will be relevant to you. In order to receive credit for this course, all participants must participate in the discussion forum every week.

Every Monday, weekly instructions and relevant information will be found in the table below.

Weekly Instructions	Readings	Self-Tests	Discussion Questions
Weekly Note 1	Unit 1: The Development of the Modern Commonwealth	Unit 1 Self-Test	1. The Effectiveness of the CHOGM Declarations 2. The Commonwealth & Global Trade
Weekly Note 2	Unit 2: The Role of the Speaker of Parliament and Other Presiding Officers Unit 3: Women in Parliament; and Unit 4: Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure and Aspects of Debate.	Unit 2, 3, 4 Self-Test	1. Presiding Officers in Your Parliament 2. Women in Parliament in Your Country 3. Your Thoughts on the Amendment Process
Weekly Note 3	Unit 5: Legislation Unit 6: Parliamentary Committees and Scrutiny of the Executive	Unit 5 and 6 Self-Test	1. Legislative Work During Bills 2. Safeguards for Secondary Legislation 3. Your Parliament's Committee Structure and You 4. Do Committees Work in Your Country?
Weekly Note 4	Unit 7: The Role of the Opposition Unit 8: The Role of MPs and Parliamentary Staff	Unit 7 and 8 Self-Test	1. The Opposition & Legislation 2. Resourcing the Opposition 3. MPs and Parliamentary Oversight 4. Training for Parliamentary Staff
Weekly Note 5	Unit 9: Parliament, its record keeping and the Media Unit 10: Ministers, Members, Staff and Public Servants	Self-Test	1. Reporting on Parliamentary Procedure in Your Country 2. Research & Information Services in Your Parliament 3. Parliamentary Privileges & Society 4. Safeguarding Parliamentary Staff and Public Servants

If you have any questions, please contact Brooke Prater at parliamentarystrengthening@gmail.com.

Index

Unit 1