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• This program applies global good practice and contemporary applied research to parliamentary management processes in participants’ own countries.
• Peer learning is encouraged and facilitated through weekly online discussion sessions between participants and instructors.
• The program can be completed within nine months. Participants may be allowed to take up to 24 months to complete all course requirements, subject to approval.
• Course delivery is largely asynchronous with flexible study times, making it possible for participants around the world to learn at their own pace
• Participants have the option to do one course in-person during a one-week intensive residency

We look ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ to welcoming you into this program, the only one of its kind in the world.

This program was first offered in 2012 for parliamentary staff from around the world. Since then, more than 600 staff from North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific have taken our courses.

Our principal objective behind this program is to support parliaments fulfilling their constitutional and statutory obligations. We do so by offering a curriculum based on international good practices and focusing on their application to parliamentary settings within different political systems and cultures. This enhances the professional skills of parliamentary staff, thereby helping make parliaments more efficient and effective.

Support for the program has come from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank & IMF, and the United Nations Development Program. Other partners include the Kenyan Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training, the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), and the Nigerian Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), along with the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation, Global Governance Partners, iParl, Laval University, the Parliamentary Centre, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Rick Stapenhurst, PhD
Academic Program Coordinator

This program is a good fit for you if you are a:

• Procedural and administrative staff member involved in the corporate governance of parliament
• Parliamentary researcher
• Practitioner working in an international or national organization engaged in parliamentary activities
• Early or mid-career professional who wishes to work in parliament

1. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
2. Applicants between the ages of 18-21 must provide evidence of the following, as appropriate:
   • Applicants from Quebec: a minimum of a DCS, DEC, or the equivalent of at least 1 year of full-time university studies
   • Applicants from other Canadian provinces: a minimum of 1 year of full-time university studies
   • International applicants: the equivalent of at least 1 year of full-time university studies
3. Applicants who are 21 years of age or older will be considered for admission as mature students. A letter of recommendation from a parliament, government organization, or other relevant public body is required.
4. For all applicants: A letter of recommendation from a parliament, government organization, or other relevant public body.

• The Role of Parliaments in Curbing Corruption

• Inclusive Democracy and Women in Parliaments - ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ SCS (Guadalupe Cruz Orozco), June 2024
• A Review of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Professional Development Programs for Parliaments (2012-2021)Ìý- ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ SCS Retrospective Report, March 2021
• - KBC Digital, April 2024
• SCS Shapes the Future of Democracy - ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ SCS, June 2023​â¶Ä‹
• - St. Vincent Times, March 2023
• Ìý- Searchlight, March 2023
• Ìý- The World Bank, June 2023
• Ìý- Magnetic Media, January 2022
• Ìý- Searchlight, June 2020
• Parliamentary Oversight in Small States and in the Middle East/North Africa CountriesÌý- ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, May 2022
• The Demand and Supply Sides of Corruption in the Extractive IndustriesÌý- ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, May 2022

Discussion Papers

• Compendium of Best Participant Papers (2012 – 2021)

Policy Briefs

• Measuring Ex Post Parliamentary Oversight
• Parliamentary Oversight and Corruption in Ghana
• Parliamentary Oversight of Extractive Industries in Africa
• Parliamentary Oversight and Corruption in Nigeria
• Parliamentary Oversight and Corruption in Tanzania
• Parliamentary Oversight and Corruption in the Caribbean
• Parliamentary Oversight and Corruption in Uganda

• Gender Equality Handbook For Parliamentarians