Course : Local authorities: role and operation
Practical course - 1d
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Intended audience
Public sector employees and managers, and anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of local government.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Course schedule
1 Understand the role and functioning of a commune
- The composition of the municipal council and its election.
- Town council prerogatives.
- Roles and responsibilities of the mayor and deputy mayors.
- The special delegation.
- Communes' areas of action and competence.
- The mayor's police powers.
- Municipal budgeting and management.
Hands-on work
Collective exercise in setting up participatory democracy and local consultation initiatives.
2 Discover the Etablissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (Public Establishments for Intercommunal Cooperation)
- The roles and responsibilities of the president, vice-presidents and board of directors of an E.P.C.I.
- The main competencies of E.P.C.I.
- The community of communes.
- The agglomeration community.
- Urban communities and SANs (Syndicats d'Agglomérations Nouvelles).
- Syndicates of communes.
- The main issues and impacts of territorial reform.
Hands-on work
Group exercise on the development and implementation of a service sharing master plan.
3 Understand the organization and functioning of a General Council
- The composition of a General Council and its election.
- Roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
- The prerogatives of the Conseil Général.
- Departments' areas of action and competence.
- Departmental budgeting and management.
Hands-on work
Focus on the latest texts on the agenda.
4 Understand the organization and functioning of a Regional Council
- The composition of a Regional Council and its election.
- Roles and responsibilities of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen.
- The prerogatives of the Regional Council.
- The regional economic, social and environmental council.
- The regions' areas of action and competencies.
- Regional budgeting and management.
Hands-on work
Focus on the latest texts on the agenda. Quiz on the clarification of competencies (Region, Département, Commune, E.P.C.I.). Study on the evolution of the Department/Region pairing.
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Publication date : 05/23/2024
PARTICIPANTS
Public sector employees and managers, and anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of local government.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Public sector employees and managers, and anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of local government.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.
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This programme is an original creation, developed by the teaching teams at ORSYS Formation. Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or use, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of ORSYS, is strictly prohibited. ORSYS reserves the right to take any action necessary to protect its intellectual property rights.