Training of Local Council Staff in Principles of Good Governance, Transparency and Accountability
Department of Local Government (DLG) ·Malta
About this project
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Improved quality of life of deprived communities in urban localities”.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">The project will provide several measures of capacity-building, including training to local council staff on principles of good governance, accountable institutions and transparency with special emphasis on managing the grant scheme and thereby increasing the capacity of local councils to successfully implement projects under the SGS.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Project activities shall include</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">mapping and identifying current community realities of eligible urban local councils;</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">information sessions for executive secretaries in urban localities eligible for participation in the SGS;</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">thematic networking for sharing of experience and best practices, open to all local and regional authorities in Malta, including rural areas;</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">internships, study visits, exchange of experience and networks. This may be open to the representatives of the eligible urban localities at national level or in collaboration with donor entities;</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">training of newly elected councillors following the local elections to be held in 2019. Training may be open to all elected members in the 68 local councils.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt">fostering a dialogue between the political and administrative arms of Local Councils, between the Local Government Division and Local Councils, between the Local Government Division, the Local Councils, the Local Councils Association and the Association of Executive Secretaries for Local and Regional Councils. This may be open to all Local and Regional Authorities in Malta;</span></li> </ul>
Bilateral cooperation results
The donor project partner is a leading institution with regards to training and standards concerning good governance, transparency, and accountability practices. Their invaluable support, in terms of experience, training, sharing of good practices and documentation has ensured the best possible knowledge-delivery to the different actors of the local governance sector. In line with the project application, the KS provided its expert advise on the Terms of Reference of the project management tender, on the identification of community realities, on training course content and related delivery, on sharing of methodology of process facilitators in relation to the thematic networking initiatives and hosted 2 study-visits to Norway. The collaboration between the Local Government Division and KS has now spanned for around 10 years. The intention is to keep investing in this relationship due to the KS’s experience and expertise. Apart from the fact that KS have come to better understand the Maltese local governance sector which makes them best placed in providing support on any future initiative project we will draft in the coming future.
Project partners
- Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities Donor project partner· Norway
- Local Council Association Project partner· Malta