The Matra Rule of Law Training Programme is a four-year (2017 – 2020) programme designed to strengthen institutional capacity in the field of Rule of Law within government organisations in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, and Ukraine. To this end seven training programmes are offered per year, each introducing the participants to best practices in a wide range of rule of law themes. Through interactive sessions combining theory, practical skills and study visits, policy advisors, members of the judiciary and other civil servants working in the government and justice sector acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to drive reforms in their home countries. In addition, by taking part in the training programme, participants become part of a large transnational network of alumni, lecturers and relevant government departments in the Netherlands and in the target countries. This network offers a platform for learning, exchange and collaboration.

The Matra Rule of Law Training programme is designed and delivered by the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Leiden Law School, and The Hague Academy for Local Governance, and is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. 

Training programmes

The following training programmes are offered in 2018:

1. Public Finance management (June 6 – 15, 2018)

A healthy state of public finance requires careful management of government spending, revenues, loans and debts. Deficits and debts should remin within the limits set by international and domestic standards. Key values should be legal certainty and predictability, transparency, integrity, effective policies to prevent corruption and fraud, and also decentralisation.

To apply for the training Public Finance Management (deadline 1 April 2018) click here

2. Decentralisation and Citizen Participation (June 6 – 15, 2018)

Decentralisation brings decision-making processes closer to citizens. Thus, it can contribute to more participatory, transparent and responsive governance. However, it raises a number of questions that should be addressed. How should inter-administrative relations be managed in a decentralised system? How can sub-national governments be established that have the capacity to effectively provide services in an inclusive manner? How does one balance fiscal, political and administrative decentralisation?

To apply for the training Decentralization and Citizen Participation (deadline 1 April 2018) click here

Source: https://www.nhc.nl/themes/building-up-rule-of-law/matrarolt/