Classification, storage,
archiving and retrieval of
records.
Role of a court clerk in
providing support services
Court Interpretation
Skills
Case registration and
court procedures
Preparing court
documents
Fundamentals of service
of process and return of
process
Handing court users
Management of court
exhibits
Registry staff continuous education training modules
In-charge registry course
Building and working as
a team
Understanding groups and
individuals.
Team building and
maintenance.
Creative problem
solving.
Office etiquette
Judicial ethics
Office management
Legal document
preparation
Legal research
Legal technology
Advanced word processing
Internet basics
Supervision skills.
Delegating skills.
Leadership skills.
Court interpreters special skills course
Principles and practise
of communication
Introduction to
interpretation.
Interpretation
techniques
Commonly used legal
terms and their
interpretation into local
languages.
Pronunciation.
Local language.
Appreciating special
sections of the public (e.g.
women, the aged, rural, hard
of hearing etc.)
Introduction and
explanation of legal terms
and their common usage with
special reference to the
duties of support staff.
Understanding groups and
individuals.
Team building and
maintenance.
Creative problem
solving.
The heterogeneous nature
of the public and it’s
implications for staff of
the judiciary.
Gender perspective in
understanding the needs of
women, men, boys and girls
in the public which uses the
court system in Uganda.
Skills in addressing
gender issues.
Understanding and
responding to the special
needs of children, the aged
and people with difficulties
in reading and writing,
hearing and speaking.
Specially tailored judiciary administrative, non- core and
support staff course
The hierarchy of the
courts.
Outline of their
respective jurisdictions,
original and appellate.
The local council courts
and their judicial powers.
Explanation of relevance
to support
Introduction to a court
station.
Introduction to office
practice.
Gender issues and
perspectives in the
workplace in the judiciary.
Office etiquette.
Interpersonal relations
(horizontal and vertical)
Basic filing and records
management.
Ethics in the
performance of duties.
Understanding groups and
individuals.
Team building and
maintenance.
Creative problem
solving.
Introduction to civil
service and departmental
standing orders, regulations
& written standing orders.
Staff rights,
obligations, procedures e.g.
disciplinary procedures,
performance appraisal etc.
Specially tailored training module for all accounting
officers and personnel managing judicial resources
The Judicial system in
Uganda.
Introduction to a court
station.
Introduction to office
practice.
Gender issues and
perspectives in the
workplace in the judiciary.
Office etiquette.
Interpersonal relations
(horizontal and vertical)
Basic filing and records
management.
Ethics in the
performance of duties.
Communication skills and
individual responsibility.
Gender issues and
perspectives in the work
place.
Introduction to civil
service and departmental
standing orders, regulations
Staff rights,
obligations, procedures e.g.
disciplinary procedures,
performance appraisal etc.
Professional judicial secretaries training unit module
Office etiquette.
Judicial ethics.
Office management.
Legal document
preparation.
Legal research.
Legal technology.
Computer course in word
processing.
Internet basics.
Refresher course in
typing and shorthand (not
for in charge typing).
Secretarial Duties
refresher course.
Telecommunications.
Management of files.
Scheduling and
prioritization of workload.
Office equipment
(typewriter, photocopying
machine)
Sources of information.
Correspondence.
Maintenance of office
supplies.
Public relations.
English language Grammar
test.
Specially individually tailored training unit modules for
judicial itc personnel
C#, Winforms and VB.net.
Microsoft Certified
Solutions Engineer. (MCSE)
Oracle software
introduction.
Administration of justice skills’ training module for land
tribunal members.
Induction in judicial
hierarchy.
Structures and role of
the judiciary.
How to handle a land
trial.
Judgment writing.
Time/Stress management.
Recording of proceedings
during trial.
ADR mechanisms,
conferencing.
Judicial integrity and
Code of conduct.
Conflict management.
Communication skills.
Intercultural
communications.
Independence of the
judiciary and rules of
Nature Justice.