This financial guide highlights the legal and practical aspects of finance and budgeting for municipalities. It includes budget principles and details the preparation and implementation of budget documents and leadership statements.

This presentation highlights the importance of solid waste collection processes, provides a comprehensive definition and describes indirect benefits for communities. Examples are given for how refuse or waste can be economic resources. The information is targeted for local governments and specialized organizations and companies.

This presentation highlights several definitions of human resources and describes it as one of the most complex and challenging fields of management. It aims to provide an understanding about human resource processes in public organizations and to share experience among partners. The original audience was Libyan municipal government staff.

This presentation provides an overview of project management, including definitions, terms, strategies and philosophy. Sections are included on creating a project charter, developing and maintaining schedules, assigning responsibility, monitoring performance, organization and creating lessons learned documents.

This guide highlights aspects of effective contract administration in local governments - from award to closeout. Emphasis is given problem avoidance, day-to-day operating practices, working relationships and performance monitoring systems, such as early detection and correction of non-performance. Sections, all focusing on local government, include: decentralization, strategic management, project cycle management and contract cycle management.

This training manual provides several definitions of human resources and emphasizes the importance of human resources for public administration. It provides job descriptions based on several criteria, including the purpose of the job, duties and responsibilities, supervisory responsibilities, qualifications and level of communication with other parties. Sample job descriptions are given for the local council chairman, the Shura Council and key administrative positions.

This civic education module focuses on freedom of expression and opinion and the international standards and methods that allow individuals to express themselves in a free society. It reviews the ways media are sometimes not independent and can be influenced by outside groups.

This civic education module is designed to provide an overview of the major components of citizenship. It explores the definitions and history of citizenship, and also the rights and responsibilities that come with being a citizen. It offers a comparative review of the different forms of citizenship and the meaning of being a citizen in contemporary society.

This civic education module for teaching about the constitution provides an overview of constitutions and constitution-drafting process. It also helps participants to understand the main functions of the constitutions, contribution to the rule of law and the democratic system, and also reviews the limits constitutions.

This civic education module focuses on teaching gender issues. It highlights the status of women in Libya compared with other transitional democracies and defines the basic rights that protect women internationally. Also provided are resources for women to call for equal rights and best practices for expanding access to people with disabilities.

This civic education module is designed to teach the basics of separation of powers. It provides an overview of the three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial. It describes the functions and interactions of each branch, and the importance of maintaining separation of powers.

This civic education module focuses on human rights. It provides an overview of the concept and history of human rights from an international perspective and includes examples from Libya. It highlights the basic human rights granted to each person and explores how human rights have expanded to include comprehensive protections. It also describes human rights in Libya compared to international standards.

This civic education module teaches about the electoral process. It provides a comparative review of three key stages of the electoral cycle and describes various forms of electoral systems. It presents some of the major issues that will face Libya in the next election, such as the internally displaced persons vote.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides a workshop feedback form for participants. Included are a series of short-answer questions for participants to reflect on the effectiveness of the workshop.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides a detailed analysis of the competency-based assessment of teachers. Included are descriptions and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporating assessment into the classroom and resources to help teachers implement the assessment.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides descriptions of observation reports and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporating observational reports into the classroom and related resources for teachers.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides a three-part inspector self-assessment exercise. Assignments focus on analyzing individual strengths and areas for improvement and a plan to develop competencies.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, outlines specific inspector competencies. Included is a list of qualifications required of inspectors for teaching English, including English language teaching knowledge and skills, reflective skills, evaluation and feedback skills, training and development skills, and administrative skills. 

 

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides descriptions of teacher observer strategies and the impact they have in the classroom. Discussion topics focus on teacher observational comparisons, data collection, data analysis, observational difficulties and observational implications. 

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides an overview of the competency-based assessment of learners. Included are descriptions of competency-based learner assessments and practical application for teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines for incorporating the assessment into the classroom and resources to help teachers.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, includes descriptions of competency-based rubrics and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporate competency-based rubrics into the classroom and resources for teachers.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, describes how to adapt material and textbooks and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on the implementation of the ‘select, reject, supplement, and adapt materials’ (SARS) strategy to adapting textbooks for language learning.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides definitions and descriptions of teacher reflection, with practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporating teacher reflection into the classroom, as well as resources that can help teachers implement the technique.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides guidelines for inspectors to plan and deliver workshops for teachers. Discussion topics focus on the various inspector roles while delivering workshops, as well as the importance of getting feedback from teachers.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides an analysis of the competency-based approach to teaching English. Included are descriptions of the approach and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on what is required for teaching the approach and resources to help teachers with implementation.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, provides advice on note taking and summarizing for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics include guidelines to taking observation notes, as well as concerns, considerations and options when writing observation notes.

This resource, part of the Inspector Manual, includes descriptions of competency-based projects and practical application for both teachers and inspectors. Discussion topics focus on guidelines to incorporate competency-based projects into the classroom and resources for teachers.

This chart, part of the Inspector Manual, analyzes the use of different activity formats as assessment tools. Included are summaries of the pros and cons of various activity formats for reading and listening, writing, speaking and language use. Discussion topics focus on activity formats that range from short answer and multiple choice to dictation and oral presentation.