PCAsia focuses on training parliamentary staff and parliamentarians in the Southeast Asia region at the request of parliaments. Its mission is to contribute to developing the skills necessary for those Parliaments to operate at the highest international standards. Training topics include:
Parliamentary Skill Development Programmes
- Parliamentary Diplomacy
- Parliamentary Research/ToT
- Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training (FACT)/Health Emergency Responses
- Parliamentary Communications
- Training in Support of AIPA (Drafting Techniques, Policy Communication Techniques)
- Parliamentary Approaches to Gender Equity
Parliamentary Good Practice and Experience Sharing Programmes
- Parliamentary Committee Work
- Legislative Drafting Techniques
- Parliamentary Responsibilities
- Mediation and Negotiation Techniques
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Mainstreaming the human rights-based approach (HRBA)
All PCAsia training has a practical element that enables trainees to learn-by-doing. PCAsia offers practical exercises linked to one of the themes below: these reflect ASEAN’s main areas of focus, and Parliaments can choose the theme that is most relevant to them. However, PCAsia’s training ensures that the essence of all of these themes underpins its teaching.
