Certificate in Local Government Administration Course

Why select this training course?  

The Certificate in Local Government Administration Training Course by Rcademy will prepare participants for enriching careers in local government policies, strategic planning, administration, economic development, and leadership. The course will handle two main parts of local administration, the principles, and the theories. It is designed to guide the participants toward understanding and complete comprehension of the systems and tenets of local government administration.

What is a local government?

Local governments are systems of government but at a more local level. They refer to any government functions administration that is below the national level and is often tasked with running the local community affairs. It is a system generally representative of the higher-level national government within a specific area. In most instances, the body of such a government is elected or locally selected by the local members of such a government.

Why do local governments exist?

There exist many explanations for why local governments exist, but some of the few are listed below:

1. National governments lack the capacity and organization to control people in all local regions and be able to provide them with the required services
2. The locals should determine the type of developments they want to see. It is challenging for the national government to possibly know these needs and wants
3. The movement of the local government official is easy, and they can easily identify the needs of the local people and perform the appropriate duties
4. Local government helps to decongest the capital cities by freeing important officials and therefore increasing speed and effectiveness in the administration of duties at all levels
5. Better information can be shared between the local government officials and the people because of the closer contact that exists and, therefore, formulates an effective and realistic plan for development

This training course offered by Rcademy will provide detailed training to aspiring local government administrators by covering the necessary and important topics and emerging issues in local government administration. It is a hands-on course that will fully prepare participants to undertake real-world responsibilities in their professional lives.

Who should attend?

The Certificate in Local Government Administration Training Course by Rcademy is ideal for:

• Government policy planners
• Local government leaders
• Auditing professionals
• Political analysts
• Local government finance officers
• Community development officers
• Project managers
• Human resource managers
• Public policy officers

What are the course objectives? 

The main objectives of The Certificate in Local Government Administration Training Course by Rcademy are to enable the participants to be able to:

• Demonstrate interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution, problem-solving, leadership, and dealing with interpersonal problems and team situation
• Understand and grasp the skills that can be used to solve issues in the four main local government sections: finance, administration, law, and planning
• Understand and demonstrate core competency in delivering an oral presentation
• Effectively use the global perspective in developing plans, decisions, programs, and analyzing scenarios
• Employ different techniques, tools, and methods in solving critical problems and issues in the government

How will this course be presented?

This training course is highly practical; therefore, its content, mode of delivery, and facilitators are aligned to provide the best and most updated details of the industry to enable you to solve real-world problems. Rcademy will facilitate this training course using various methods, including videos, presentations, group discussions, exercises, assignments, and case studies. All the teaching methodologies have been tested and proven to work for teaching professionals. The tutors of this Rcademy training course are highly trained and experienced professionals dedicated to ensuring they make you market-ready once you are through this course.

What are the topics covered in this course?

Module 1: Introduction to Local Government Administration

• Municipal and township law
• Local government services
• Local government finances
• Community planning for professionals
• Advanced communications skills
• Management fundamentals for local government
• Project management skills for professionals
• Corporate administration in local government
• Ethics and responsibilities

Module 2: Theories and Principles of Local Government Administration

• Introduction to theories
• Decentralisation and centralisation
• Reality of decentralization
• Reasons for ineffective decentralization
• Democratic theories of local government
• Special purpose bodies
• Patterns of local administration
• The Rationale for local government administration

Module 3: Evaluating Local Government Administration

• Elections in local areas
• Maaging local government
• Measure of decentralization
• Participation of the local people
• Personnel systems
• Ethics in handling local people
• Financial administration, budgetary process, and accountability
• Problems and sources of local government finance
• Potential benefits of local administration

Module 4: Comparing Local Governments

• Models of local governments in the United Kingdom
• Local governments of the United States of America
• The French Local Governments
• Local governments in Asia
• Uganda is an example of a Local government in Africa
• The Zambian Local Government Model

Module 5: Theories in Local Governments

• The centralist theories
  – Utilitarian theory
  – Intermediate theory
• Decentralist theories
  – Localists
  – Dual state theories
• Critique of the decentralist theories
• Holistic theories

Module 6: Policy and Administration

• How the government work
• Community development
• Law and indigenous peoples
• Human resource management
• Natural resources, society, and policies
• Politics and local governments
• Contemporary political issues facing local governments

Module 7: Planning and Economic Development

• Professional planning practice
• Principles and practices of planning
• Sustainable communities
  – Sociology
  – Structure
• Community development plans
• Entrepreneurship
• Rural communities’ economic development
• Local services and public planning

Module 8: Public Policy and Partnership

• Government functions in the new era
• Harmonizing national and local goals
• Empowering institutions through the law and ensuring they are not biased
• The partnership agenda: Opportunities and Challenges
• The new regional policies’ implementation
• Communities and structure of work in their government
• The power of partnership between local governments and national governments
• Understanding realities

Module 9: Competitive Elections and Good Governance

• Modernizing local governments
• The lure of municipal offices
• The formation of a government
• The formation of an opposition
• Local government parties
• Retail campaigning
• Living with pluralism

Module 10: Modern-Age Local Governments

• Taxing and spending
• Education policies
• Environmental policies
• State legislatures
• Citizen participation in key issues and decisions
• Federalism and the state
• The new direction for local governments
• The local judiciary system
• Campaigns, parties, and interest groups
• State constitutions