# Parliamentary Administration and Legislative Oversight

> Support effective legislatures through strong procedures, research, committees and oversight.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/law-justice-parliament/parliamentary-administration-oversight
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=parliamentary-administration-oversight

## Overview

This course covers the work of parliaments and their administrations: legislative procedure, committee systems, research and analysis, budget oversight, public participation and parliamentary communication, with examples from African legislatures.

## Who should attend

- Parliamentary staff and clerks
- Committee researchers
- Members of parliament
- Provincial and county legislature staff

## Learning outcomes

- Explain legislative procedures and rules
- Support effective committees
- Analyse bills and budgets
- Strengthen oversight of the executive
- Engage the public in parliamentary work

## Course outline

### Day 1: Parliament's role

- Legislatures in Africa
- Separation of powers
- Rules and procedures
- Parliamentary administration

### Day 2: Law-making

- Bill process
- Legislative analysis
- Drafting amendments
- Regulatory review

### Day 3: Committees and oversight

- Committee systems
- Oversight tools
- Inquiries
- Reports and recommendations

### Day 4: Budget oversight

- Budget process
- Analysing budgets
- Public accounts committees
- Audit reports

### Day 5: Public engagement

- Public participation
- Petitions
- Parliamentary communication
- Action plan