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
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 16 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 9 16
Crisis communications for local councils Wed 17 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Thu 18 Jul 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Social media part 2: advanced social media strategies and tactics for local councils Fri 19 Jul 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 1 24
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 29 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
Data Protection for councils Part 1: Foundations & theory Mon 5 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Communicating with your community part 1: creating a communications strategy Tue 6 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils Wed 7 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Social media part 1: getting started with social media for local councils Thu 8 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Data Protection for councils part 2: accountability and lawfulness Mon 12 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Communicating with your community part 2: engaging with your community Tue 13 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Part 1 - Getting Started Thu 15 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Tue 27 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Part 2 - Advanced Thu 29 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Design Basics Thu 5 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 0
How councils can recruit a more diverse pool of local councillors Wed 11 Sep 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Time Management and Organisation Thu 12 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Wed 18 Sep 2024 18:30 Zoom £30.00 25 4 21
Trello Thu 19 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 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
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 16 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 9 16
Standards in Public Life (afternoon) Tue 16 Jul 2024 14:00 Zoom £30.00 20 0 20
Standards in Public Life (early evening) Tue 16 Jul 2024 18:00 Zoom £30.00 20 0 20
Social media skills for parish and town councillors Tue 16 Jul 2024 18:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Crisis communications for local councils Wed 17 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Thu 18 Jul 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
New Councillor Essentials - North Dorset Sat 20 Jul 2024 9:30 Pimperne Village Hall £40.00 20 20 0

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Changing Chairs - North Dorset Sat 20 Jul 2024 12:30 Pimperne Village Hall £35.00 25 10 15
New Councillor Essentials (afternoon) Mon 22 Jul 2024 14:00 Zoom £40.00 10 1 9
New Councillor Essentials (early evening) Mon 22 Jul 2024 18:00 Zoom £40.00 10 3 7
Data protection training for parish and town councillors Mon 22 Jul 2024 18:30 Zoom £32.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 1 24
Standards in Public Life Tue 23 Jul 2024 14:00 Zoom £30.00 20 0 20
Standards in Public Life Tue 23 Jul 2024 18:00 Zoom £30.00 20 0 20
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 29 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
New Councillor Essentials (afternoon) Mon 5 Aug 2024 14:00 Zoom £40.00 10 1 9
New Councillor Essentials (early evening) Mon 5 Aug 2024 18:00 Zoom £40.00 10 1 9
Communicating with your community part 1: creating a communications strategy Tue 6 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Standards in Public Life Tue 6 Aug 2024 14:00 Zoom £30.00 20 1 19
Standards in Public Life Tue 6 Aug 2024 18:00 Zoom £30.00 20 1 19

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
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 16 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 9 16
Crisis communications for local councils Wed 17 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Thu 18 Jul 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Social media part 2: advanced social media strategies and tactics for local councils Fri 19 Jul 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Tue 23 Jul 2024 10:00 Zoom £30.00 25 1 24
Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions Mon 29 Jul 2024 13:00 Zoom £32.00 0
Data Protection for councils Part 1: Foundations & theory Mon 5 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Communicating with your community part 1: creating a communications strategy Tue 6 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils Wed 7 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Social media part 1: getting started with social media for local councils Thu 8 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Data Protection for councils part 2: accountability and lawfulness Mon 12 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Communicating with your community part 2: engaging with your community Tue 13 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Part 1 - Getting Started Thu 15 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities Tue 27 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Part 2 - Advanced Thu 29 Aug 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Canva Design Basics Thu 5 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 0
How councils can recruit a more diverse pool of local councillors Wed 11 Sep 2024 9:30 Zoom £32.00 0
Time Management and Organisation Thu 12 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 0
A Basic Introduction to Planning Wed 18 Sep 2024 18:30 Zoom £30.00 25 4 21
Trello Thu 19 Sep 2024 10:00 Online £30.00 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 & Appeals Tue 8 Oct 2024 15:00 Zoom £30.00 25 9 16
Planning Enforcements & Appeals Mon 4 Nov 2024 18:30 Zoom £30.00 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 0
Prevent Awareness Go at your own pace £10.00 0
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 1
Anti-bribery Essentials Go at your own pace Online £14.00 0
Cyber Security Awareness - Basic Go at your own pace Online £15.00 1
Cyber Security Awareness - Password Management Go at your own pace Online £15.00 1
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 14
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 18
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

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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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