Program for Newly Elected Officials

ABOUT LGA

WHO WE ARE

The Local Government Academy (LGA) is the premier training and development institution for capacity building towards effective and inclusive governance.

Since its formation in 1988, LGA has been committed to deliver quality programs to help local government units (LGUs) and the local government sector of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) improve their services and innovate existing initiatives to meet emerging needs.

VISION

The LGA is the premier institution that sets the standard for local governance capacity development by the year 2030.

MISSION

As the LGA advance towards its vision, it upholds its commitment to:

• Provide local government officials quality training and human resource development services
• Develop the DILG – local government sector personnel’s competencies towards performance excellence
• Provide partners an environment for collaborative engagements beneficial to LGA’s clients
• Provide LGA personnel a work environment that is conducive to professional development and personal growth for the attainment of LGA’s organizational goals and objectives.
  

OUR VALUES

• Integrity
• Commitment
• Teamwork

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ABOUT THE PROGRAM FOR NEO

The Program for Newly-Elected Officials (NEO Program) is a continuing intervention of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) through the Local Government Academy in its commitment to provide a harmonized and holistic capacity development delivery mechanism for local governments all over the country. It is in line with the Department’s mandate to further strengthen the capability of local governments aimed towards effective and efficient delivery of basic services to the citizenry by helping NEOs effectively discharge their duties and responsibilities, as well as be able to define their development roadmaps.

The program primarily aims to enhance the capacities of LGUs, particularly of newly-elected officials as both development and economic managers who are able to operationalize their respective visions and agendas, improve their service delivery towards inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth.

The Program for NEO employs various learning approaches such as the face to face learning sessions, peer coaching, mentoring, Webinar and the Executive Coaching Sessions.

The NEO Webinar aims to enhance the competencies of local officials in carrying out their governance roles and mandates. It provides an alternative means of reaching out to the local officials other than the traditional face-to-face training methodology.

It provides local officials with solid understanding on the basic principles and tools of developing a sustainable and inclusive LGU plans and programs that will enhance their capacities in managing their respective LGU.

Ongoing Course	Ongoing Course	Ongoing Course	Ongoing Course
Local Climate Change Action Plan Lesson 1: Climate Adaption and Mitigation Lesson 2: Stakeholder Engagement and Climate Assessment Lesson 3: Prioritizing, Budgeting and Monitoring Learning Reflection	Health Governance Lesson 1: Health Leadership and Governance Lesson 2: Health Workers and Facilities Lesson 3: Health Financing Lesson 4: Health Information System Learning Reflection	Public-Private Partnership in Local Government Lesson 1: PPP and the LGU Mandate Lesson 2: Elements and Benefits of PPP Lesson 3: Implementing a PPP Learning Reflection	Basic of Strategic Management Lesson 1: Analyze Lesson 2: Strategy and Goal Setting Lesson 3: Implementing of Plans Learning Reflection