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

2. 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 22.10.2015

3. 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 22.10.2015

4. 4 PA in the Czech Republic Public administration Local administration Territorial self- governing units - Municipalities - Regions State administration - Ministries - Other central administrative authorities ( Office of the Government of the CR, Czech Statistical Office,…) 22.10.2015 Interest self-government

5. 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 22.10.2015

6. 6 Independent competencies o Municipality management o Municipal budget o Municipal police force o Municipal cadastral plan and regulation plan o Local fees o Founding and administartion of school institutions 22.10.2015

7. 7 Delegated competencies o Citizen register o Elections o Nature and agricultural land resources protection o Driving licences issue o Historical monuments protection o Identity cards and travel documents issue o Social-legal protection of childern 22.10.2015

8. 8 Legal background Act No. 312/2002 Coll. Governmental resolution No. 1542/2005 Obligatory training Lenghtx EXAM eLearning test 22.10.2015 Local administration State administration

9. 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 22.10.2015

10. 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 22.10.2015 3 MONTHS

11. 11 Continuous training Individual qualification plan 18 working days/3 year period Accredited training programmes Certification Continuous training Deepening Updating (new legislation) Specialisation (personal, professional growth) 22.10.2015 1 year

12. 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 22.10.2015 18 MONTHS

13. 13 SPC – general part Fundamentals of PA General principles of PA structure and functioning Laws governing local authorities, regional authorities and capital City of Prague Administrative Procedure Law 22.10.2015

14. 14 SPC – special part Knowledge legislation required to perform the tasks following from Special Professional Competence listed in the Public notice 512/2002 Coll. Relevant legislation Ability to apply it Preparation for exam 2 – 3 weeks + exam 22.10.2015

15. 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 22.10.2015 24 MONTHS

16. 16 Head of offices General part - similar to senior officials Management Marketing Controlling Planning etc. Special part – chosen administrative activities according to needs Distant form 22.10.2015

17. 17 Resolution No. 1542/2005 Introductory initial training Following introductory training Proliferating Managerial Language Other – governmental priorities Basic pedagogical training of trainers 22.10.2015

18. 18 Introductory initial training Basic information on office – internal regulations, structure, functioning ICT used, electronical information resources Code of ethics Basic legislation Provided by „home“ office 22.10.2015 3 MONTHS

19. 19 Following introductory training Legal system of the Czech Republic Public administration Public finances European Union Communication eLearning – 6 weeks Test - 2 attempts Certificate 22.10.2015 12 MONTHS

20. 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 22.10.2015

21. 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 22.10.2015

22. 22 eGovernmental skills Active eGON centres 98 Successful attendants > 50 000 e-Learning courses 50 22.10.2015

23. 23 eGovernment in the Czech Republic 22.10.2015 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. 24 Statistics Type of training event the number of courses% ratio The number of participants (cumulated number)% ratio Training for SPC exam10139,1441953,3 Continuous training6826,4144317,4 Custom-made courses4216,37969,6 Training for senior officials259,72813,4 Initial follow-up training (only for state administration e-l)124,7122314,7 Training for municipal councillors10,4170,2 eGovernment courses (attendance)31,2460,6 Training for internal lecturers62,3730,9 total 258100,08298100,0 22.10.2015

25. 25 22.10.2015 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Václav Melichar v.mel@institutpraha.cz