Principles of Administrative Justice in a Nutshell
The Principles of Administrative Justice in a Nutshell training is a short, self-paced introduction to the key concepts of administrative justice. This training is for anyone working in or around administrative tribunals. The goal is to help you understand what administrative decision-makers do, why fairness matters, and how tribunals work under legislation.
This self-paced option is not a recorded class. It is a guided online training with short sections, knowledge checks, microlearnings, and a companion booklet to support your learning.
This training can be an excellent orientation or refresher for decision-makers, staff, investigators, and advocates.
This training helps learners to:
understand the role of administrative decision-makers
learn the basics of how tribunals and administrative law work
build a strong foundation using the four key fairness principles
get a brief look at five key areas:
running fair processes and hearings
handling evidence
interpreting legislation
making decisions
understanding what makes decisions clear and defensible
After this training, you will be able to:
describe administrative law and the different roles within it
apply the four key principles of fairness to improve procedural fairness
explain basic concepts about evidence
describe the modern method of interpreting legislation
understand the Foundation’s decision-making model and how it supports good decisions
Testimonials
What people are saying
"Very easy to read and move from section to section to feel accomplishment."
"Someone with very little or no knowledge of Administrative Justice should come out of this with a solid understanding of processes and the key principles."
"The content was clear and thorough."
Ready to get started?
Contact the Foundation office and we’ll help you register and answer any questions.
