The Local Governance School is the training institute of the Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department (LGE&RDD), Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Notified in 2008, the Local Governance School has the mandate to:

• Conduct pre-service trainings, refresher courses, seminars, workshops for all Local Council Service employees and elected representatives.
• Coordinate all capacity building activities undertaken by local projects and development partners with the Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department as well as Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs).
• Conduct trainings/orientations for other officers serving in the province regarding local governance and service delivery.