Combined, these three workshops cover the basics to enable clerks to learn about the key aspects of their role. 

Session 1 covers:

• What is a council

• Local councils and the law

• Working as a team - roles and responsibilities

• Your employer

• Professional development 

• Civility and Respect

Session 2 covers:

• How councils work in practice

• Meetings,  agendas and minutes

• Standards and Code of Conduct

• Managing information

Session 3 covers:

• Finance and audit

• Recruitment and vacancies

• Community engagement

• Planning and consultations 
  

£36 per delegate per session plus VAT

View dates, availability and book using this link to the SALC booking page (you will need to log into the member portal to register)

An introductory session designed to give inexperienced and new clerks an overview of a council's year, along with a basic understanding of the RFO role.  If you have more than 9 month's experience or more this session is unlikely to cover anything you dont already know.  Please leave this session for very new clerks and book yourself onto the more detailed session below.

The session covers:

• Roles and responsibilities

• Setting a budget and precept

• Internal control

• The Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR)

• Internal and external audit

£36 per delegate per session plus VAT

Attending this course will entitle you to book another financial course through Parkinson Partnership for free. You will be provided with a discount code for your FREE course by Parkinson Partnership.

View dates, availability and book using this link to The Parkinson Partnership website.  SALC members are authorised to BOOK DIRECT.  SALC will invoice councils direct. 

This session is aimed at officers who are involved in preparing and monitoring budgets

The session covers:

• setting a budget and precept

• contingencies and reserves

• how the council tax base affects the budget

• initiation

• budget monitoring

£36 per delegate per session plus VAT

View dates, availability and book using this link to The Parkinson Partnership website.  SALC members are authorised to BOOK DIRECT.  SALC will invoice councils direct. 

Councillors represent local residents, work to develop better services and deliver local change. The public have high expectations and entrust councillors to represent the local area, taking decisions fairly, openly and transparently. Councillors have both an individual and collective responsibility to meet these expectations by maintaining high standards and demonstrating good conduct. As a clerk, it is important that you understand the councillor code of conduct.

Councillors should be able to undertake their role without being intimidated, abused, bullied, or threatened by anyone, including the general public.

This training session focuses on the following:

•  Legal framework

•  General principles

•  Interests

•  Dispensations

•  General obligations and breaches

£36 per delegate per session plus VAT

View dates, availability and book using this link to the SALC booking page (you will need to log into the member portal to register)