Training

Whether you are just starting out as a Clerk or Councillor or perhaps you have been in post for some time, having a commitment to lifelong learning should be at the top of your list.

Keeping up to date with new Legislation or best practice is never easy – we can help equip you to gain a head start or to tackle that skill that has been on your action list for some time.

From Working with your Council to chairing meetings or from writing effective minutes to working with the media, get the skills you need to take you to the next level in your career and beyond.

Current Training Courses

Data Protection and Freedom of Information - Friday 24 February 2012, Judges Lodgings, Aylesbury
£15 Member - £20 Non-Member
A practical course for Clerks that will guide you through the process of personal information requirements together with your obligations to provide information.

This session should also meet your cpd requirements. 

To book click here.

Councillor Induction - Wednesday 7 March 2012, Stokenchurch Parish Council, Longburrow Hall
£30 Member - £45 Non-Member
New and existing Councillor induction training course specifically for colleagues unable to attend the recent courses.

To book click here.

Councillor Induction - Wednesday 14 March 2012, Buckingham Community Centre, Small Hall
£30 Member - £45 Non-Member

To book click here.

Accounts and Finance - Friday 23 March 2012, Wycombe District Council
£45 Member - £60 Non-Member
A practical half day course for Clerks, RFO's and members of finance committees covering:

- The Internal audit

- Completion and submission of the Annual Return and supporting documents

- PAYE and the implications for a part-time Clerk

- Councillor and Chairman's allowances and tax

- VAT

- Fixed assets, inventories and software

- Reserve accounting

To book click here.

Village Greens - Tuesday 27 March 2012, Chalfont St Peter Parish Council
£30 Member - £45 Non-Member
A practical course for Clerks and Councillors, which should also meet your cpd requirements, will provide:

- An introduction to village greens and why they are important

- Relevant legislation

- The role of parish councils in relation to village greens, what can and can’t be done to protect and manage them, voluntary registration

- How to register land as a new green using the evidence process, the steps to be followed and the potential pitfalls to watch out for

- Defra’s consultation on the law and procedures for registering land as new greens, and what it might mean for parish councils, together with the draft National Planning Policy Framework’s reference to green spaces

- Exchange of ideas good practice

To book click here.










































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