The course aims to strengthen the skills of the participating staff to perform technical work such as:
- Writing reports on topics being considered by the committee
- Drafting briefing notes and other materials to familiarize committee members with a topic
- Preparing questions for the committee members to ask witnesses
- Suggesting witnesses that can be questioned when committee members are studying a topic or a piece of legislation
- Preparing amendments on legislation for committee members
The course also aims to facilitate networking opportunities and the exchange of good practices between parliamentary practitioners (North-South and Regional/South-South).