Parliamentary Practice and Procedure Certificate Training Course

Why Select this Training Course?

Parliamentary practice and procedure are the norms and conventions that guide how a parliamentary government functions. Parliamentary processes are governed by rules and procedures that outline the proper way for legislation to be submitted, discussed, and ultimately enacted, as well as the proper behavior of parliamentarians and the structure and function of their respective committees. Having an organized and effective method for governing necessitates parliamentary practice and procedure. The norms and procedures here ensure that the legislative process runs smoothly and that the rights and privileges of parliamentarians and the general public are safeguarded.

Why are parliamentary procedures vital?

It is crucial as it is a time-tested technique for conducting public gatherings and meetings. Furthermore, it can change to fit the requirements of any company. Robert’s revised principle of order is the primary handbook of operation in most groups, organizations, and clubs.

How is a parliamentary procedure used?

The parliamentary procedure concerns the majority’s rules in creating decisions efficiently and effectively while still maintaining fairness to the majority and providing or delegating the appropriate voice on every member’s opinion.

The Parliamentary Practice and Procedure Certificate Training Course by Rcademy covers the basics and procedures of parliamentary practice and policy broadly. It does an analysis and illustration of the primary sections. It will allow the participants to understand the course and training concerning the parliament vital to the separation of authority and the rule of law in democratic leadership. Also, the knowledge earned from this course will assist you in having a key responsibility in enabling orderly and fair decision-making by using meetings in your institution. It will also allow you to have abilities and knowledge concerning decision-making. The program will assist you in knowing the authority and powers of the parliament to overlook the aspects and administration of the company.

Who Should Attend?

The Parliamentary Practice and Procedure Certificate Training Course by Rcademy is ideal for-

• Committee clerks and chairs
• Assembly and parliament representatives and members
• Committee clerks and chairs
• Corporate governance officers and public authority
• Assembly and parliament secretaries, clerks, and other staff

What are the Course Objectives?

The objectives of The Parliamentary Practice and Procedure Certificate Training Course by Rcademy are to enable professionals to-

• Understand the basics of the process of parliament and other areas of legislative works
• Understand the common phrases
• Determining the standing rules and orders for the committee and plenary meetings
• Understanding the various factors of the parliamentary privileges
• Determine the critical rules of the parliamentary procedures
• Understand and create standards and codes of conduct in the public life
• Determine the different methods of voting

How will this Course be Presented?

Rcademy has created a parliamentary practice and procedure certificate training course suitable for experts who wish to coordinate and handle effective board meetings in their organizations. This program is a practical course that adopts the rules of coordinating board meetings. There is the use of adult learning methodology in the program with the help of powerful presentations and interactive exercises. The Rcademy course will use mock sessions and group exercises to study the methods required to know parliamentary procedures and practices.

This program at Rcademy will engage in real-time situations and role-plays. With active participation, the attendees will study to apply the skills learned in this course in their profession. In addition, there can be customized training to meet a company’s expectations.

The course offered at Rcademy follows the Do-Review-Study-Apply technique with the pre-and post-program assessments done to evaluate the training’s success.

What are the Topics Covered in this Course?

Module 1: The Introduction to the Parliamentary and Parliament Process

• Branches and structures of parliament
• Functions and roles of parliament
• Robert’s principles of order
• Meaning of the parliamentary process

Module 2: Fundamentals of Parliamentary

• The nature and part of parliament
• Constitutional balance of authority
• Design of parliaments
• Responsibilities and part of a parliament
• The standing order and the various principles of order
• Parliament formations
• The chair is the permanently neutral
• The responsibility of most should align with the rights of the least respected
• All members treated with courtesy and justice
• Free and complete illustration of every presented information
• One subject illustrated at a time
• The governance rules in the private and public sectors

Module 3: Aims of the Parliamentary Process

• Allow the engagement of all the employee
• Each member should have the opportunity to talk and be heard
• Avoid the challenges that happen during the attainment of the agenda discussion
• Maintain and establish order in a meeting
• Maintaining the meeting flow

Module 4: Parliamentary Procedure 

• The aim of parliamentary procedures
• Parliamentary procedure nature
• Primary Principles and Rules of the parliamentary procedure
• Standard terms
• Committee and plenary procedure

Module 5: Motions

• Subsidiary motions
• Main techniques
• General classification of motions
• Incidental motions
• Privileged motions
• Change of motions
• Order of motions

Module 6: Meetings

• The plan: order of business
• Types of meetings
• Motions
• Quorum of members
• Voting/ voting techniques
• Minutes
• The criteria used to handle motions

Module 7: Leadership and Structure

• Qualification of officers
• Officers
• Role of the officers
• Conduct standards and rules in public life
• Committees
• Elections and nominations

Module 8: Advantages of the Parliamentary Activity

• Directed and focused on meetings
• Time managed meetings
• Fair chances for voicing the opinions
• The logical flow of the illustration
• Rational and fair decisions

Module 9: The Various Types of Motions 

• Subsidiary motions
• Privileged motion
• Main motion
• Incidental motion

Module 10: Parliamentary Process Tools

• Nominations
• Motions
• Votes
• Chairs

Module 11: Multiple Types of the Elemental Motions

• Original primary motions
• Resolutions
• Incidental primary motions

Module 12: The Activity of Handling Motions

• Participants have flow and create a motion
• Another member should second the motion
• The chair begins the motion
• The participants then discuss the motion
• The leader then directs the votes to the motion

Module 13: Categories of Subsidiary Motions

• commit to refer
• Amend
• Previous question
• Extend or limit debate
• Lay on the table
• postpone indefinitely
• Postpone to a specific period

Module 14: Categories of the Primary Motions

• Original primary motions
• Resolutions
• Incidental primary motions

Module 15: Random Motions Categories

• Consideration by paragraph
• Appeal
• Division of a question
• Division of the assembly
• Consideration of paragraph
• Point of order
• Objection to the care of a question
• Suspending all the principles
• Request (section of data and a parliamentary inquiry

Module 16: Categories of Privileged Motions

• Recess
• Adjourn
• Fix the period to which to adjourn
• Increase the question of privilege
• Calls for demands of the day

Module 17: Techniques of Voting

• Show of the hands
• Voice vote
• Ballot vote
• Raising to vote

Module 18: The Responsibility of the Chair

• Must identify members before talking
• Must allow a quorum before doing business
• Principles of all the procedural challenges
• Cannot question debates or makes motions
• Can vote occasionally
  – To make tie-in votes
  – During a tie
  – When a section of the assembly
  – When there is the use of the secret ballot