The British Academy for Training and Development offers a training program in Municipal and Local Council Management, which is considered the strategic building block for public policies. It is also a unit that formulates these policies and sets the foundations for their implementation. It represents the strong relationship between the central government and local government in the various localities. It is also the unit that identifies the needs of the population and determines their priorities based on developmental foundations and rules without neglecting the urgent needs that may arise from time to time. Accordingly, the municipality or local authority is considered the source of information and data that are basically for formulating the policies and strategic objectives of the central government. It is also the building block that achieves these objectives and crystallizes these policies into a tangible reality in the local community. All of this is within a local system that defines responsibilities, sets goals, and sets systems that ensure the highest degree of oversight to ensure an acceptable level of transparency and justice for the trade-off between the needs of the population and the municipality’s ability to meet these needs based on the funding that the municipality may obtain within the local investment plan that the municipality established or within the national investment plan (medium-term) for which the municipality was the source of information. And its data. On the other hand, the municipality is the one that determines the form of economic activity, sets its rules, and has the factors of its prosperity or decline in its hands, as many economic projects must have a clear and specific relationship with the municipality and its various departments. If we go further than that, the municipality is the one that determines the rules of economic growth in the community through the structural plan, which constitutes the basic building block in the community economic structure. Therefore, if the municipality exploits all the development construction tools granted to it in the Local Government Law, it will have intervened negatively or positively in building the community from the cultural, economic, health and environmental perspectives alike.

Who Should Attend?

• Administrative leaders in ministries and local/interior administration.
• Managers in municipalities, local government and governors.
• Members of legislative and executive councils in centers and localities.
• Leaders of ministries of local government, community development and local administration.
• Members of local and municipal councils.
• Officials for implementing development projects affiliated with localities and municipalities.

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Identifying the uses of technology and information systems in local units
• Presenting the concepts of centralization and decentralization and their dimensions in the management of municipalities and local administrations
• Knowledge of administrative systems and modern trends in the field of municipal management
• Presenting some successful experiences in municipal management and addressing the roles of municipalities in local development
• Presenting some organizational structures of municipalities and the extent to which they keep pace with the modern roles of municipal management and local administration
• Discussing the role of heads of local units and the challenges they face in managing local councils
• Reviewing financing policies and methods of developing them
• Following up on policies for employing, preparing and qualifying human resources in local units.

• What is a municipality?
• Introduction to municipal and local council management.
• Definition of municipality and local council.
• The role of the municipality in serving the local community.
• Challenges facing municipalities and how to deal with them.
• Laws and regulations governing the work of municipalities.
• Setting local policies and development plans.
• Allocating financial resources and preparing budgets.
• Tax collections and managing local revenues.
• Developing sustainable development plans.
• Implementing infrastructure projects.
• Principles of good governance and accountability.
• Ensuring transparency of decisions and procedures.
• Building good relations with the local community and the media.
• Communicating effectively with citizens and solving problems.
• Dealing with the challenges of cultural and social diversity.
• Ensuring inclusive participation in municipal work.
• Foundations of crisis and emergency management.
• Planning for and responding to crises in local disasters.
• The role of transparency in enhancing trust between the community and local government.
• Encouraging community participation and how to organize it.
• Municipal governance and combating corruption.
• Managing financial and human resources in municipalities.
• Providing basic services such as water, sanitation and public transportation.
• Managing infrastructure and urban planning.
• The role of public relations in enhancing the image of local government.
• Using social media and media to interact with the community.
• Resolving conflicts and managing crises.
• The importance of evaluation and monitoring in assessing the performance of municipalities and local councils.
• Using performance indicators and data analysis.
• Improving local services based on results.
• Building teams and teamwork in local government.
• Developing leadership and decision-making skills.
• Technology and innovation in municipal management.