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

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.

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

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

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