3. The functions of the Institute shall be"
(a) to provide training to the members and officers and servants of Provincial Councils and local authorities with a view to equipping them to perform their official duties efficiently and effectively ; |
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(b) to conduct workshops and training courses on provincial and local government management; |
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(c) to award certificates to those who have successfully completed the training courses conducted by the Institute ; |
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(d) to assist in the building up of a cadre of competent provincial and local government officers and personnel in the country, wills a view to ensuring good governance ; |
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(e) to make available to Provincial Councils and local authorities, the services of specialists in provincial and local government, management ; |
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(f) to assist Provincial Councils and local authorities in improving their organizational systems and management capability ; |
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(g) to undertake consultancy assignments in the field of provincial and local government ; |
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(h) to provide a forum for a critical appraisal of provincial and local government organizational management systems and practices ; |
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(i) to assist Provincial Management Development and Training Units and local authorities in, management development and the establishment of work norms, determination of compensation systems, and generally, to improve their productivity ; |
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(j) to collaborate with other organizations, in Sri Lanka or abroad having objects similar to those of the Institute ; |
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(k) to sponsor and bold, conferences and seminars and to publish books and magazines, on provincial and local government; |
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(l) to provide necessary data and information to the Minister, for the purposes of formulating national policies on local government; |
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(m) to disseminate information on the functions and activities of the Institute to the relevant institutions and to the public ; |
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(n) to conduct, promote and assist research into all aspects of provincial and local government. |
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