Latest Courses
Chairing Skills
10th September 2024
10:00 - 13:00
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Basingstoke
Spaces Available
In this 3 hour session Chairing Skills introduces the knowledge, skills and attributes (the tools) needed to become an effective chair.
Budgeting for Councillors
An overview of the current guidance and ideas about the key principles and strategies about setting a budget in uncertain times.
Local Plans and Local Policy for Local Councils
This 2.5 hour session is designed to give you a deeper understanding of the structure and purpose of the planning system and its context within the national agenda, looking briefly at the way it has evolved over time and how it is shaped to meet changing priorities.
What you Need to Know
**This session will be held in two parts Part 1 - Tuesday 24th September Part 2 - Tuesday 1st October** This informal two part (2 hours each) small-group course gives new and inexperienced members of staff (clerks, deputies, assistants) an introduction to some of the key aspects of the role.
Handling Challenging Individuals
The aim of this course is to give participants the tools and confidence to deal with difficult or challenging behaviour in their council.
Budgeting for Clerks and Officers
This informal course is intended to give finance officers the knowledge to propose a clear evidence based budget to members.
Knowledge & Core Skills
22nd October 2024
10:00 - 14:30
Shaw House, Church Road, Shaw, Newbury RG14 2DR
Spaces Available
This course is suitable for new councillors or those that would like a refresher in the key aspects of being a parish or town councillor.
Making Effective Planning Representations
This 2 hour session will explain the principles which underpin how a planning decision is made, and how your comments as a consultee can be drafted to best effect.
Introduction to Local Planning for Local Councils
This 2.5 hour session will take you through the structure of the planning system and the role played by different layers of national and local government.
Clerks and Officers Update - Christmas Network
5th December 2024
10:00 - 12:30
Shaw House, Church Road, Shaw, Newbury RG14 2DR
Spaces Available
These sessions, for local council employees, are relatively informal and are designed for information sharing and networking. A programme is produced for each Clerks and Officers Update, designed to cover the topics that are most relevant to you as a member of staff in the sector at that time.
The Knowledge and Core Skills for Councillors
Part 1 - Tuesday 14th January 2025 19:00 - 21:00 Part 2 - Tuesday 21st January 2025 19:00 - 21:00 This two part course is suitable for new councillors or those that would like a refresher in the key aspects of being a parish or town councillor. Please note these courses re being held online.
Introduction to Finance for Officers
16th January 2025
10:00 - 12:30
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Rooksdown Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9NT
Spaces Available
An introductory session for Clerks and Officers designed to give to an overview of the Councils' duties regarding financial management and the role of the Responsible Financial Officer.
Introduction to CiLCA
6th February 2025
10:00 - 12:30
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Basingstoke RG24 9NT
Spaces Available
This is offered as a 2.5 hour stand-alone session for attendees to gather information to make a decision on whether they would like to take the CiLCA qualification and whether they would like to enrol on the Hampshire ALC Training & Mentoring programme to support them in completing their CiLCA Portfolio.
Year End for Officers
11th March 2025
10:00 - 12:30
Weybrook Park Golf Club, Rooksdown Lane, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, RG24 9NT
Spaces Available
This 2.5 hour interactive session covers various aspects of the Year End, Internal and External Audits.