Upcoming Events & Training

Clerk Development

Training opportunites to support clerks and officers in their roles.

We fully appreciate that the SLCC will provide the primary source of training content for Clerks. This can be supplemented with our offering and CPD points are awarded for you to add to your SLCC profile.

Should you wish to put together a small programme of e-learning modules, we are more than happy to discuss a discount for a bespoke number of modules. Just get in touch and we can discuss your requirements.

Prices listed apply for DAPTC member councils only.
Non DAPTC member councils are welcome to book a place for double the price shown against the training. 

Event Event Date Location Price Capacity Registered Available Place Register
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Tue 17 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Canva Part 2 - Advanced (New) Thu 19 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 1: foundations and theory Mon 13 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Social Media Part 1: Getting started with social media for local councils Wed 15 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
The Role of Internal Audit Wed 15 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Wed 15 Jan 2025 18:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Introduction to VAT Thu 16 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 2: accountability and lawfulness Mon 20 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Communicating with your community Part 1: Creating a communications strategy Tue 21 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Procurement Act 2023 Tue 21 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils Wed 22 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Internal Controls Wed 22 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Recruiting and retaining councillors Tue 28 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
New Clerks' Finance (get second course free after you attend) Tue 28 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 3: data subject rights and information security Mon 3 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Getting the most from local and regional media Tue 4 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
VAT - Partial Exemption Tue 4 Feb 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Wed 5 Feb 2025 10:00 Zoom £35 members 25 0 25
Crisis Communications for Local Councils Thu 6 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 10 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0

Councillor Development

Listed below are courses in a number of different formats for councillors of parish and town councils across Dorset. We provide online, e-learning and in person training as well as events to network at. Take a look from the schedule below and make sure you check with your clerk to make sure you haven't spent the entire training budget!

If your council wish to bulk purchase e-learning modules do get in touch. If you would like to discuss the delivery of one of the courses for the whole council, please call on 01305 224460 and we can discuss what your are looking to do.

Prices listed apply for DAPTC member councils only.
Non DAPTC member councils are welcome to book a place for double the price shown against the training. 

Event Event Date Location Price Capacity Registered Available Place Register
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Tue 17 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Canva Part 2 - Advanced (New) Thu 19 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Councillors: social media skills Tue 14 Jan 2025 18:30 Zoom £35.00 0
The Role of Internal Audit Wed 15 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Wed 15 Jan 2025 18:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Introduction to VAT Thu 16 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Communicating with your community Part 1: Creating a communications strategy Tue 21 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils Wed 22 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Internal Controls Wed 22 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Finance for Councillors Thu 23 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Recruiting and retaining councillors Tue 28 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Finance for Councillors Thu 30 Jan 2025 18:30 Online £35.00 0
Getting the most from local and regional media Tue 4 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
VAT - Partial Exemption Tue 4 Feb 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Wed 5 Feb 2025 10:00 Zoom £35 members 25 0 25
Crisis Communications for Local Councils Thu 6 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 10 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
VAT for VAT Registered Councils Tue 11 Feb 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Communicating with your community Part 2: Engaging with your community Wed 12 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
An intermediate understanding of the planning system Wed 12 Feb 2025 10:00 Zoom £35 members 25 0 25

Council Employee Development

Opportunities for Council Employee development are scheduled below.

We have a number of e-learning modules that can be packaged to provide an annual re-accreditation to esnure your team is up to speed and compliant. Just call so we can talk you through any bulk purchase deals we have.

Prices listed apply for DAPTC member councils only.
Non DAPTC member councils are welcome to book a place for double the price shown against the training. 

Event Event Date Location Price Capacity Registered Available Place Register
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Tue 17 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Canva Part 2 - Advanced (New) Thu 19 Dec 2024 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 1: foundations and theory Mon 13 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Social Media Part 1: Getting started with social media for local councils Wed 15 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
The Role of Internal Audit Wed 15 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Wed 15 Jan 2025 18:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Introduction to VAT Thu 16 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 2: accountability and lawfulness Mon 20 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Procurement Act 2023 Tue 21 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils Wed 22 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Internal Controls Wed 22 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Recruiting and retaining councillors Tue 28 Jan 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
New Clerks' Finance (get second course free after you attend) Tue 28 Jan 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
Data Protection and GDPR for councils part 3: data subject rights and information security Mon 3 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Getting the most from local and regional media Tue 4 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
VAT - Partial Exemption Tue 4 Feb 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Wed 5 Feb 2025 10:00 Zoom £35 members 25 0 25
Crisis Communications for Local Councils Thu 6 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 10 Feb 2025 9:30 Zoom £35.00 0
VAT for VAT Registered Councils Tue 11 Feb 2025 10:00 Online £35.00 0

Communications and GDPR Training

We partner with Breakthrough Communications to bring you all year round Communications and GDPR courses for Councillors and Clerks/RFOs.

Courses are booked directly with Breakthrough Communications on their website. You will get confirmation of your registration so it's clear you have secured your booking.

DAPTC will invoice your council after the course has taken place,

Working Together Webinars

Working Together webinars are hosted by DAPTC to ensure the working relationship between parish, town and unitary authority are productive and informative. The sessions run monthly and will be for about 1 hour. The timings are geared to appeal to either officers or councillors attending, so invariably 4:00pm to 5:30pm on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

If you feel any of the webinars are relevant to your council, please send someone along to so they can report back at your next meeting.

There will always be an opportunity to pre-submit questions or ask them during the session and resources will be provided afterwards. For some of the webinars there may be a defined audience and invites will be directed to those groups; this could be geographic or specifically rural parishes or towns. We'll make this clear ahead of the webinar.

Member Engagement

In the schedule below are the dates and time of Area Committee Meetings, Executive Committee Meetings and the Annual General Meeting.

The event details will also hold the agendas and meeting papers and information. In addition you may register your attendance and there will be joining details or location information.

If you have any questions please get in touch.

e-Learning

e-Learning has been a common format for training in the workplace for about 15 years and has developed significantly in the last 5 years. This method of training covers a wide range of topics and is beneficial for the following reasons:

  • You can undertake the training when it's convenient to you
  • There is no travel involved
  • This is the most effective way of getting the most out of training budgets
  • There is a short assessment to check understanding
  • It's invariably good fun to do!

Each module allow you complete flexibility in terms of when you choose to complete the learning and at the close of each session there is a short assessment, to check your understanding of the topic.

 

 

Event Event Date Location Price Capacity Registered Available Place Register
Planning enforcements and appeals Thu 24 Apr 2025 18:30 Zoom £35 members 25 0 25
Neurodiversity at Work Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
First Aid Essentials Go at your own pace £14.00 0
Working With Volunteers Essentials Go at your own pace £14.00 1
Prevent Awareness Go at your own pace £10.00 2
Respectful and Positive Communications on Social Media for Local Councils Go at your own pace Online £16.00 1
Leadership in Challenging Situations Go at your own pace £16.00 2
Anti-bribery Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Cyber Security Awareness - Basic Go at your own pace Online £15.00 5
Cyber Security Awareness - Password Management Go at your own pace Online £15.00 2
Cyber Security Awareness - Video Conferencing Go at your own pace Online £15.00 1
Data Protection Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 18
Environmental Awareness Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 23
Human Factors Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Intro to Behavioural Agility Go at your own pace Online £10.00 0
Introduction to Changing Behaviours Go at your own pace Online £10.00 0
Mental Health Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Unconscious Bias Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Introduction to Resilience Go at your own pace Online £10.00 0

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Contact

Telephone: 01305 224460

Member Advice: advice@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Member Training: training@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

General Enquiries: info@dorset-aptc.gov.uk

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 2pm

 

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