Training in public administration in the Czech Republic „today“

1. Training in public administration in the Czech Republic„today“ Václav Melichar, training department Institute for Public Administration Prague

2. CONTENT • IPA and its role • Public administration • Basic legislation – training • Training of officials of territorial self-governing units • Training of state administration officials • eGovernmental skills training • Statistical figures

3. Institute for Public Administration • Semi-governmental organization set up by the Ministry of Interior • Main activities: • Non-manorial administration • Training officials and employees of public administration • Training of eGovernmental skills

4. PA in the Czech Republic Interestself-government

5. „Joint model“ JOINT MODEL model of PA local self-government executes its own competences and at the same time also provides some services on behalf of the state = delegated power

6. Independent competencies • Municipality management • Municipal budget • Municipal police force • Municipal cadastral plan and regulation plan • Local fees • Founding and administartion of school institutions

7. Delegated competencies • Citizen register • Elections • Nature and agricultural land resources protection • Driving licences issue • Historical monuments protection • Identity cards and travel documents issue • Social-legal protection of childern

8. Legal background Act No. 312/2002 Coll. Governmental resolution No. 1542/2005 Obligatory trainingObligatory training Lenghtx EXAMeLearning test State administration Local administration

9. Act 312/2002 Coll. - Qualification types • Initial training • Preparing for certification of special professional competences by exam • Continuous training • Senior officials training and training of heads of offices

10. Initial training • Mandatory for all officials • Content: • Basic knowledge of PA, general principles and organization • Essential principles of the Czech administrative law • Essential principles of the public finances • Code of ethics • Elementary skills for administrative activities • Handling with ICT • Internal instructions, rules, safety regulations 3 MONTHS

11. Continuous training Individualqualificationplan • 18 workingdays/3 year period • Accreditedtrainingprogrammes • Certification Continuoustraining • Deepening • Updating (newlegislation) • Specialisation (personal, professionalgrowth) 1 year

12. Special professional competence • Unified execution of state administration • Public notice 512/2002 Coll. - 31 special professional competences • Exam – general and special part • Written test and oral exam • 3 members commission • Certification • 3 attempts – termination of employment 18 MONTHS

13. SPC – general part • Fundamentals of PA • General principlesof PA structure and functioning • Lawsgoverninglocalauthorities, regionalauthorities and capital City of Prague • AdministrativeProcedureLaw

14. SPC – special part Knowledgelegislationrequired to performthetasksfollowingfromSpecial Professional Competencelisted in the Public notice 512/2002 Coll. • Relevantlegislation • Ability to apply it Preparationforexam 2 – 3 weeks + exam

15. Senior officials training • General part - Managerial knowledge and skills • Effective communication • Conflict handling • Labour Law • HR management • Ethics • Equal Opportunities for Women and Men • Special part – overview of administrative activities performed by subordinates 24 MONTHS

16. Head of offices General part - similar to senior officials • Management • Marketing • Controlling • Planningetc. Special part – chosenadministrativeactivitiesaccording to needs • Distantform

17. Resolution No. 1542/2005 • Introductory initial training • Following introductory training • Proliferating • Managerial • Language • Other – governmental priorities • Basic pedagogical training of trainers

18. Introductory initial training • Basic information on office – internalregulations, structure, functioning • ICT used, electronicalinformationresources • Codeofethics • Basic legislation Provided by „home“ office 3 MONTHS

19. Following introductory training • Legal system of the Czech Republic • Public administration • Public finances • European Union • Communication • eLearning – 6 weeks • Test - 2 attempts • Certificate 12 MONTHS

20. Types of courses for the state administration Managerial training various courses, indivudal needs Training in other areas (depending on specific needs) Anticorruption precaution Code of ethics in PA Language training

21. eGovernmenal skills training • Implementation Strategy for eGovernment in the field of public administration • Training methodology and training system • Institute + eGON centres established at regional authorities and in municipalities with extended jurisdiction • Principles • Unified model training programmes • Training of trainers • eLearning

22. eGovernmental skills • Active eGON centres 98 • Successful attendants > 50 000 • e-Learning courses 50

23. eGovernment in the Czech Republic Public Administration as a living organism: Fingers: Czech POINT universal contact place Circulatory system: Public administration communication infrastructure Heart: e-Government Act Brain: Basic public administration registers Courses on all body parts

24. Statistics

25. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Václav Melichar v.mel@institutpraha.cz