Advanced Residency Programme for Leadership in Parliament 2025 - Nomination Form

To apply for a place on the CPA Parliamentary Academy’s Advanced Residency Programme for Leadership in Parliament for Clerks and Officials, please complete this NOMINATION FORM and submit it to the CPA Headquarters Secretariat by no later than FRIDAY 11 APRIL 2025.

Due to a high demand for limited places, any applications received after the stated deadline may be held as a reserve. 

Click here for details of the programme.

Nomination Criteria

When selecting participants for nomination, you are requested to consider the following criteria:

• CPA Branches may apply for a maximum of two places.
• Nominees should be both a senior and junior clerk or official who must have completed the CPA Parliamentary Service Professional Development Certificate.
• Delegate places will only be accepted for Branches with paid-up subscriptions.*
• It is CPA policy to encourage broad participation in its events. We encourage Branches to consider nominating women and young clerks and officials. When submitting two nominations, both should not be male.
• Participants are expected to arrive for the start of the programme and to participate fully through to its conclusion. They must also be conscious of the intensive nature of the programme and be willing to engage in all elements of the agenda.
• Participants should be willing to engage in all Monitoring and Evaluation, including follow up.
• Participants must be fluent in English (as no interpretation or translation services in other languages will be provided).