Parliament in Commonwealth Countries: Orientation for New Staff: Parliamentary staff are called upon to perform an increasingly wide range of activities. This course seeks to provide an initial orientation for new parliamentary staff and a "refresher" for officials already in post. It does this by specifically reviewing:

• The history of the commonwealth network;
• Parliamentary procedures;
• The internal networks common in parliamentary structures.

Parliament in Governance: The principle responsibility of parliament is to legislate government actors and represent society in the governance process. This module considers these responsibilities and the pros and cons of the various legislative structures, e.g. parliamentary versus presidential systems. Specifically, this module will explain:

• How parliaments function in legislative, representation and oversight capacities;
• Various legislative models;
• Factors influencing legislative practice, eg political, electoral, etc.
• Strategies for building more effective parliaments.

 
Parliamentary Committees:  Because the depth and breadth of work in a legislature cannot be conducted in plenary sessions, detailed work is usually processed through committees of Members of Parliament. The Parliamentary Committees module aims to describethe various functions and needs of committees as well as the technical means for organizing the hierarchy and operational structure of a committee.

Parliamentary Democracy: (In development)This module guides MPs with the tools needed to put democratic principles into effect both in parliament and among constituents.  It does this by explaining the principles and practices of the Westminster model of parliamentary democracy in the context of other democratic models of governance. The aim of the democracy module is to foster better knowledge and understanding of the democratic systems of governance available to parliament.