NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP, July 18-20, 2023.

Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) in collaboration with Mustehkam Parlimaan (MuP) designed a Train The Trainer programme to create a cohort of potential Parliamentary facilitators who will be trained in specific areas to advance towards becoming subject specialists and experts in their respective fields. This consolidated professional cadre of experts will be well equipped to train and teach fellow parliamentary officers and other relevant participants. The programme was divided into two phases: Phase I focusing on the content development and subject specialization, whereas Phase II will focus on delivery techniques.

The phase I of the National Parliamentary Train The Trainer workshop took place at PIPS campus , Islamabad from July 18 to 20, 2023. The workshop was attended by 28 officers of the National Parliament and the Provincial Assembly Secretariats.

The programme began with the recitation of the Holy Quran. Dr. Syed Pervaiz Abbas, Deputy Team Lead, Mustehkam Parlimaan, in his opening remarks explained the gist and importance of the Train the Trainer workshop. Ms. Samer Awasi, D. G. (PDP & C), further described the theme of the Train The Trainer workshop along with the programme’s overview and objectives. The worthy Executive Director, PIPS, Mr. Muhammad Anwar, formally welcomed the participants and wished them well for this journey towards becoming a professional trainer.

As the main focus of the workshop was to enable the participants to develop content for their respective subject training sessions, the participants were initially familiarized with the stages of training, followed by creative thinking techniques and the aura of a trainer, during the first day of the workshop. On day 2, participants were divided into three groups according to their fields i.e Legislative Business, Non-Legislative Business, and Parliamentary Research. Each thematic session was facilitated by the subject experts: Mr. Mohsin Abbas Syed, Mr. Muhammad Anwar, and Prof. Dr. Sajib Bashir respectively. The participants were orientated to sources and links to gather information as well as best practices around the world were also discussed along with the modern tools or software that are available on-line or otherwise, to develop different forms of information. On the last day of the workshop, all the participants were directed to present the scheme of their session that they would take in TTT Phase II. Participants were advised to prepare their presentations before TTT Phase II. The workshop ended with the closing remarks by the D. G. (PDP & C), Ms. Samer Awais.

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On the direction of the Chairman Senate/President PIPS Board of Governors, the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), has implemented a comprehensive set of measures aimed at ensuring fiscal discipline, operational efficiency, and responsible utilization of public resources, on the same lines as notified and adopted by the Senate and National Assembly Secretariats.

Under the new measures, the Institute has adopted a four-day working week (Monday to Thursday), while introducing a hybrid working model whereby 50% of staff will perform duties from the office and 50% will work remotely on a rotational basis. Employees working from home will remain fully accessible through digital communication platforms and may be required to report to the office on short notice, ensuring uninterrupted institutional functioning.

Significant steps have also been taken to promote energy conservation. These include a target of achieving up to 70% reduction in energy consumption through minimizing unnecessary use of electricity and ensuring that official meetings, trainings, and events are scheduled during daylight hours. Foreign tours are banned and international meetings are being held virtually.

In the transport section, PIPS has introduced strict measures to curtail expenditure and 70% official vehicles have been grounded as part of this initiative.

As part of broader austerity efforts, 20% reduction has been imposed on the non-ERE budget for the fourth quarter of the current financial year. The officers drawing a monthly salary of PKR 300,000 or more, shall surrendered two days salary or 5% to 30% salary on gross as per Federal Government decision.

The Institute has also discontinued all non-essential procurements with immediate effect. Official functions such as dinners and receptions will not be hosted, except in the case of visiting foreign delegations, and even then, strictly in accordance with austerity protocols.

These measures have been implemented with immediate effect and will remain in force until further orders.

Under the guidance of President PIPS Board of Governors, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, PIPS remains fully committed to maintaining its core functions of parliamentary support, capacity building, and research while contributing proactively to national austerity and sustainability goals.

NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP, July 18-20, 2023.

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