seeking educational system for urban councilors; the case of mashhad city council

operating urban and rural councils in iran put some new hopes to improve the local situation and correct some authorized procedures in urban management affairs. the third period of local councils started in 2007. at present many councilors and officials aware about the importance of training some necessary skills and knowledge for the councilors. this article tries to adopt a relevant educational system for urban councilors. the city council of mashhad has been studied as a case study. several methods such as job analysis, problem analysis, organization analysis and survey are used to adopting the educational system. suggested educational system has 4 types of courses: fundamental courses, general courses, specific courses and continuous education. we try to enhance the efficiency of courses by considering various type of training method beside speech; these methods include field trip, group discussion and watching movies. the presented educational system offers necessary attitudes and skills, and not limited to few knowledge.