What We Do

Practical Training

The Parliamentary Centre designs educational programs and training in collaboration with partners on a wide range of subjects for members and staff of democratic institutions to help them better fulfil their oversight, legislative, representative and advocacy functions.

In democratic systems, parliaments have a number of tools and mechanisms to their disposal to oversee and hold the executive accountable. The Parliamentary Centre supports committees working on a wide range of issues, from budgetary accountability to oversight of the security sector, in establishing proper working relationships with extra-parliamentary institutions of accountability, testing out new approaches, and determining how best to engage key witnesses.

The Parliamentary Centre supports parliaments in developing their legislative drafting capacity, as well as monitoring the implementation of legislation, to ensure laws benefit citizens in the way originally intended. Better legislation also requires stronger parliamentary research services, which the Centre also assists in reinforcing.

Partners

Parliamentarians

Parliamentary Staff

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs)

Related Programs

Building Parliamentary Research Capacity at the Sub-national Level in Myanmar: Shan State Hluttaw

Building Parliamentary Research Capacity at the Sub-national Level in Myanmar: Shan State Hluttaw

The Parliamentary Centre and the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation (EMReF) supported the state legislature in establishing a research culture to legislate on evidence-based policies and laws This activity resulted in the development of the first-ever Parliamentary Research Training Manual, which includes a focus on gender-sensitive research.

African Parliamentary Strengthening Program

African Parliamentary Strengthening Program (APSP) for Budget Oversight

A five-year program, the APSP provided direct support to seven African Parliaments – Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia – to develop and implement strategies to strengthen their oversight role and engagement at all stages of the national budget process .

Strengthening the Capacity of the ECOWAS Parliament to Prevent and Manage Conflicts

Strengthening the Capacity of the ECOWAS Parliament to Prevent and Manage Conflicts

This initiative strengthened the capacity of the ECOWAS Parliament to play a more effective role in conflict prevention and management in West Africa. This was achieved by creating a long-term plan for raising the institutional capacities of gender sensitive conflict prevention roles for ECOWAS Parliament.