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Understanding Parliament — How Parliament Works
A clear, practical introduction to Parliament, its institutions and how citizens can engage.
- Level
- L1 Foundation
- Format
- Self-paced
- Effort
- 3 hours
- Credential
- Certificate of completion
Overview
About this programme
Follow Parliament from representation and law-making through oversight, budgeting and public participation. Each module connects institutional concepts to practical civic action.
Who should attend
Curriculum
Curriculum outline
3 modules · 8 learning activities. Version 1 is the governed curriculum behind every current offer.
Parliament and representation3 activities
Understand Parliament's constitutional place and representative institutions.
- What Parliament islesson · 18 min
- National Assembly and Senatelesson · 24 min
- Check your understandingknowledge check · 10 min
How laws are made2 activities
Follow a Bill through the legislative process and locate points of participation.
- The legislative journeylesson · 30 min
- Sequence the stages of a Billexercise · 20 min
Oversight and participation3 activities
Connect parliamentary oversight to public accountability and civic participation.
- Committees, oversight and public financelesson · 28 min
- Petitions and public submissionslesson · 22 min
- Pathway knowledge checkknowledge check · 15 min
Assessment and completion
How completion is decided
Completion follows the published rules of this programme version. Opening pages alone never completes a programme.
This programme awards: Certificate of completion (completion certificate). TLC certificates state whether they evidence participation, completion or assessed competence.
Time and commitment
- Total effort
- 3 hours
Intakes
Intakes and ways to join
Dates, prices and places come from current offers. Times are shown with their time zone.
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