Education and Trainng (2006 outlook)

In 2006 the Institute organised various training programmes for variuos stakeholders in different areas. Some of the areas include:

• An Environmental Health Management and Communication Programme for District and Regional Environmental Health Officers in seven (7) regions with funding from the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) reaching about 300 participants
• In collaboration with the Government AccountabilityImproves Trust (GAIT) and ABANTU for Developement and with support from USAID, three zonal workshops to train Women Leaders And Assembly Members In Leadership, Collaboration And Assembly Effectiveness; reaching 100 participants
• In collaboration, a series of programmes with National Health Insurance Council were organised. These include; Management and Corporate Governance training for the National Health Isurance Scheme, Claims Management Programme for District Health Mutual Insurance Schemes, Orientation Programme for newly recruited National Service Persons of the 138 District Health Insurance Schemes
• In collaboration with IBIS Ghana, a workshop on the District Medium Term Planning Guidelines For Civil Society Organisations in northern Ghana was organised
• Computer training for District Budget Officers in Northern Ghana was organised on behalf of the Road Fund Secretariat with support from DANIDA
• In collaboration with the Districts Capacity Building Programme (DISCAP) with support from Canadian Ineternational Development Agency, a Financial Management and Strategic Change Programme for DCEs, Budget Officers and Planning Analyst was organised
• In collaboration with ABANTU for Development and as an advocacy effort, a seminar on the Quota System of 50% appointed memberships of District Asemblies was organised
• In collaboration with the Ministry of Local Gorvernment, Rural Development and Environment and the Regional Coordinating Councils, a Training of Trainers programme for forty-five (45) region-based trainers for Assembly Members was organised
• In collaboration with the Ministry of Local Gorvernment, Rural Development and Environment, Chieftancy and Culture and National House of Chiefs a consultative process on "The Interface of Traditional Political System and the Decentralised Local Government System" was organised
• A paying course on Contract Management and Quality Assuarance was organised
• A paying course on Public Relations and Stakeholder Management for District Level Functionaries was organised

The Institute provided Trainers and Resource Persons for:

1. A programme on Social Auditing organised by the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) with District Directors and Head Office of the Commission. There were 150 participants
2. A programme for Career Magistrates in Decentralisation and Local Government organised by the Judicial Service
3. A programme on "Ghana's Public Administration" organised by the Institute of Professional Studies
4. A workshop on "Trades Union Leadership and Conflict Management, International Labour Standards, Grievance Handling and Productivity Improvement" organised by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in collaboration with the Local Government Workers Union (LGWU) of Ghana
5. The study group on "Planning and Implementing Community Projects" at the 2006 New Year School organised by the Institute of Adult Education, University of Ghana
6. A distance learning programme on Accountability, Governance and Quality of Decentralised Education in Africa organised by the World Bank
7. A stakeholders' consultation forum on "Fine-Tuning the Activities of the Local Government Service-Integrating Line Departments into the Fold of the Metropolitan, Municipal and Disrict Assemblies" organised by the Local Government Service
8. A workshop on "Making Decentralisation A Practical Reality" organised by Philip Foundation and the German Development Service