Available courses

Welcome to the training programme on “Techniques to conduct geopolitical analysis

Expert Instructor: Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith, Expert in Geopolitical Analysis

Person in Charge: Mrs. KONG Kunthea, Institutional Development Manager

Coordinator in Charge: Ms Syamphone BOUTTAVONG, Institutional Development Coordinator

Training Schedule: Training session: 5-9 August 2024 and Stage 2: Mentoring and Coaching: 13 August-13 September 2024.

Training Goal: The training aims to equip participants with basic skills and conceptual frameworks to analyse evolving geopolitical trends in the Asia Pacific region to support their respective Parliaments, especially to prepare relevant documents.

Participants: Parliamentary staff from PCAsia MoU Partner Parliaments whose work is in the inter-parliamentary relations section.

After the training, trainees are expected to demonstrate the ability to:

  • Analyse evolving geopolitical trends in the Asia Pacific region
  • Use the analysis in drafting aide memoires, policy briefings, and talking points on geopolitical issues in the Asia Pacific region
  • Contribute to and support the drafting of talking points and analysis of draft resolutions for MPs to provide inputs on inter parliamentary resolutions.

Welcome to PPD Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule: 20 May 2024 to 11 July 2024
Persons in Charge: Mr Pandu DEWONO
Coordinator: Ms CHEA Sokhary

PCAsia Facilitators: Professor Michel FOUCHER, Mr Xavier NUTTIN, Mr SO Sovannarith, Dr KEM Sothorn, Ms ROS Bandeth, Ms KEM Keothyda, Mr LENG Vanna

Expert Instructors: Mr Jean-Luc Lala, Head of the European, International and Defense issues Department of the French National Assembly and Former Secretary General of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Mr Philippe Delivet, Director of International Affairs and Protocol Department, the French Senate, Ms Cécile LAMBRECQ, French Senate, Amb. Claudio Fischer, Head of the International Relations Department, Parliament of Switzerland, Mr Antoine Ripoll, Minister Counsellor, Parliamentary Affairs, EU Delegation to ASEAN, European Parliament, Prof. Walid Ben Hamida, University of Paris-Saclay (France), AIPA Secretariat, Mr HENG Sonya

Primary Course Materials: Atlas of Parliamentary Diplomacy and PCAsia-PPD Handbook

Welcome to PPD Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule: 2 May 2023 to 7 July 2023
Persons in Charge: Mr. Hisham MOUSAR
Coordinator: Ms. Syamphone Bouttavong
PCAsia Facilitators: Mr. SO Sovannarith, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Dr. KEM Sothorn, Dr. Lison Guinard, Ms. ROS Bandeth, Mr. NHIEP Seila, Mr. LENG Vanna, Ms KEM Keothyda.
Expert Instructors:
Professor Michel FOUCHER, Program Director, former Ambassador of France; 

Mr Xavier NUTTIN, Vice-Chair of the PCAsia BoD, Senior Associate and Advisory Board Member of the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), Brussels; 

Primary Course Materials: Atlas of Parliamentary Diplomacy and PCAsia-PPD Handbook 

Welcome to PPD Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule: 02 May 2022 to 08 July 2022
Persons in Charge: Mr. Hisham MOUSAR and Mr. HENG Sonya
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Sokhary
PCAsia Facilitators: Mr. SO Sovannarith, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Dr. KEM Sothorn, Dr. Lison Guinard, Ms. ROS Bandeth, , Mr. HENG Sonya, Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. TOP Davy, Mr. LENG Vanna, Ms KEM Keothyda.
Expert Instructors:
Professor Michel FOUCHER, Program Director, former Ambassador of France; 

Mr Xavier NUTTIN, Vice-Chair of the PCAsia BoD, Senior Associate and Advisory Board Member of the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), Brussels; 

Mr. Walid BEN HAMIDA, Professor of Law, University of Paris-Saclay (France);

Mr. Antoine RIPOLL, Director, Directorate General for External Policies, Parliamentary Relations with ASEAN/SE Asia, European Parliament;

Ms Putri Maha Lima, Director of Committee, AIPA Secretariat;

Mr. Frank BARON, Advisor to the French National Assembly, currently assigned to the Directorate of Control and Evaluation, formerly Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on European Affairs, Head of the Protocol of the National Assembly, Representative of the French National Assembly in Brussels and Administrator assigned to the Bundestag as part of a bilateral exchange program;

Mr. Xavier DUPRIEZ, Advisor at the International Relations and Protocol Department of the French Senate.

Mr. Jean POUCH, Advisor, Department of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces of the French Senate

Mr. Guillaume RENAUDINEAU, Senior Adviser, Department of international relations and protocol, French Senate.

Ms. Marija STOSIC, Delegation Secretary of the Swiss Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Ms. Sophie LACHAT ROHRER, Scientific advisor for bilateral relations of the Swiss Parliament

Primary Course Materials: Atlas of Parliamentary Diplomacy and PCAsia-PPD Handbook 

Welcome to PCAsia Programme on Fiscal Analysis and Capacity Training on Sustainable Finance and Policy Costing
Schedule:July-2024 to Feb-2025

Person in Charge: Dr. KEM Sothorn, Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath
Coordinator: Ms. SOU Sorphea
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Dr. KEM Sothorn
Expert Instructors:​ Local Consultant, Experts from UNDP and OECD PBOs

Welcome to PCAsia Program on Specialised Training on “Budget Forecasting Using Macroeconomic-Budget Model”
Schedule:
Monday to Friday, 20-24 May 2024
Person in Charge: Dr. KEM Sothorn
Coordinator: Ms. SOU Sorphea
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Dr. KEM Sothorn
Expert Instructors: Dr. Magnus ALLGULIN

Welcome to PCAsia Program on Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training to Assess  Health Emergency Responses
Schedule:
Every Mon, Wed, Fri from (1 Feb 2023 to Sep/Oct 2023?) from 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath
Coordinator: Ms. SOU Sorphea
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Dr. KEM Sothorn
Expert Instructors: Dr. Gunnar FORS, senior partner, Stockholm Economics AB, Dr. Magnus ALLGULIN, senior partner, Stockholm Economics AB

Welcome to Fiscal Analysis Capacity Training Program-Phase 2, Blended Learning
Schedule:
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12 July 2021 to December 2022 from 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Malika
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Dr. KEM Sothorn, Dr. LY Yasak
Expert Instructors: Dr. Gunnar FORS, senior partner, Stockholm Economics AB, Dr. Magnus ALLGULIN, senior partner, Stockholm Economics AB

Welcome to Training to Support Budget Research Department (BRD)
Schedule:
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 5 July 2022 to end of August 2022 from 3.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath and Dr. KEM Sothorn
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Sokhary
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Mr. NHIEP Seila and Mr. LENG Vanna

Welcome to a Training of Trainer Program on Parliamentary Research Between PCAsia and The Institute for Legislative Studies (ILS) of Lao PDR National Assembly

Schedule: Monday to Friday? from 4 December to 12 April 2024
Person in Charge: Mr. SO Sovannarith, Dr. KEM Sothorn
Coordinator: Ms. Syamphone Bouttavong.
PCAsia Facilitators: Mr. SO Sovannarith, Dr. KEM Sothorn

Welcome to PPRT Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule: Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 16 May to 17 August 2022
Person in Charge: Mr. SO Sovannarith
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Malika
PCAsia Facilitators: Mr. John CHRISTOPHER, Mr. SO Sovannarith, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Dr. KEM Sothorn, Ms. Lison GUIGNARD, Ms. KEM Keothyda, Ms. ROS Bandeth, Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. Margaret Bywater, Ms. TOP Davy, Mr. LENG Vanna,

Welcome to PCAsia GENDER EQUALITY-HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH (GE-HRBA) PROGRAMME
2nd Intake of “Parliamentary Approaches to Gender Equality” (PAGE)

Schedule: Five full days, Monday to Friday from 4 to 8 December 2023
Person in Charge: Ms. KEM Keothyda
Coordinator: Ms. Chea Sokhary/Amm Bouttavong
PCAsia Facilitators: Ms. KEM Keothyda

Welcome to the Introductory Course “Parliamentary Approaches to Gender Equality” (PAGE)
Schedule:
Monday to Friday from 24 to 28 April 2023 from 8.00-11.00 a.m. and 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Dr. Lison Guignard
Coordinator: Ms. Syamphone BOUTTAVONG
PCAsia Instructors/Facilitators: Dr. Lison Guignard and Ms. Keothyda Kem

Welcome to Training on Public Policy Communication
Schedule:
22, 23, 25, 26 and 29 August from 8.30 to 10.30 a.m. in hybrid mode and on and 02 September 2022 from 2.00 to 4.30 p.m.
Person in Charge: Mrs. KONG Kunthea, Institutional Development Manager
Expert instructor: Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith, Expert in policy communication

This training course will orient participants on the basic concepts and principles of graphics design development and production used in various parliamentary communication platforms.

Welcome to PIC’s Basic Communications training course. This is designed for parliamentary staff who may not be working specifically in a Parliament’s Communications or Information Department, but who are involved with communicating with constituents or in organizing public consultation or other public events.

Welcome to the training on “Drafting techniques to support 43rd AIPA General Assembly”

Person in Charge: Mrs. KONG Kunthea, Institutional Development Manager

Expert Instructor: Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith, Expert in Policy Communication

Training Schedule: 21 January- 18 March 2022 (Every Friday except Friday 11 February 2022) from 2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Training Goal: The training aims to equip the trainees with basic skills in drafting resolution, joint communique, meeting scenario, report, and speech.

 Expected Results: Upon completion of the training, the trainees will be equipped with basic skills in drafting resolution, joint communique, meeting scenario, report and speech.

Welcome to the training on “Drafting Techniques to Support 11th ASEP Meeting”
Schedule:
Every Friday from 13 August to 17 September 2021 from 3.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Mrs. KONG Kunthea, Institutional Development Manager
Expert Instructor: Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith


Welcome to PPD Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule:
Every Monday and Thursday from 5 July to 10 September 2021 from 9.30-11.30 a.m. or 3.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Mr. Hisham MOUSAR
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Sokhary
PCAsia Facilitators: Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. TOP Davy, Mr. SO Sovannarith, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Dr. LY Yasak, Ms. ROS Bandeth, Ms. Lison GUIGNARD, Ms. KEM Keothyda, Mr. HENG Sonya, Mr. LENG Vanna, Mr. EM Sorany
Expert Instructors: Professor Michel FOUCHER, Program Director, former Ambassador of France; Mr Philippe DELIVET, Director of International Relations, French Senate; Ms Marie VIGOUROUX, Head of the Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Unit, International Affairs and Defence Department, French National Assembly; Mr Xavier NUTTIN, Senior Associate and Advisory Board Member of the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), Brussels; Mr Joachim TOMASCHETT, Deputy Head of the International Affairs of the Swiss Parliament; Mr Samuel MURALT, Deputy Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Swiss Parliament; Ms Imogen CANAVAN, LL.M., Country Manager & Research Fellows, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
Primary Course Materials: Atlas of Parliamentary Diplomacy and PCAsia-PPD Handbook

Welcome to RFPPD 2 Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule:
From 20 April to 23 July 2020
Coordinators: Mr. Jeffrey COLE, Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. CHEA Sokhary
PIC Facilitators:
Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. TOP Davy, Mr. SO Sovannarith, Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Ms. ROS Bandeth, Dr. LY Yasak, Mr. Jeffrey COLE, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Ms. KEM Keothyda, Mr. Florent ZWIERS

Expert Instructors:
Mr. Tab BETTS, Prof. Michel FOUCHER, Mr. Xavier NUTTIN, Dr. Jan TAYLOR, Ms. Amanda, Ms. Imogen CANAVAN

Primary Course Materials:
Atlas of Parliamentary Diplomacy and RFPPD Handbook.

Welcome to PPRT Training Course, Blended Learning
Schedule:
Every working day from 14 October to 10 December 2021 from 9.00-11.00 a.m. or 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Person in Charge: Mr. SO Sovannarith
Coordinator: Ms. CHEA Malika
PCAsia Facilitators: Dr. CHHUOR Sryneath, Mr. EM Sorany, Mr. HENG Sonya, Mr. Hisham MOUSAR, Mr. John CHRISTOPHER, Ms. KEM Keothyda, Mr. LENG Vanna, Ms. Lison GUIGNARD, Dr. LY Yasak, Ms. Margaret Bywater, Mr. NHIEP Seila, Ms. ROS Bandeth, Mr. SO Sovannarith, Ms. TOP Davy and Mr EM Sorany

This course is for training PCAsia staff on how to use Moodle.

Self enrollment:

When you are a trainee in any courses, you can enroll yourself in this alumni group for networking.

A 1 hour English Proficiency Test with sections on Grammar, Video/Listening, Reading, and Writing.

This exam is set as entrance exam for those who wish to participate in the FACT training program on Health Emergency Responses. The exam will take one and half hour (1:30mn). Those who submit their answers later than the defined time allowed will be considered as giving up the exam.

The exam consists of five sections:

I. General Knowledge (10 questions ); 
II. Economic Concepts and Tax Policy (10 questions);
III. National Budget (8 questions);
IV. Basic Concepts of Parliamentary Research (6 questions);
V. Statistics (6 questions).