Councillor Development

Engagement activities, e-learning and a short webinar to consolidate learning.

Procuring goods and services, preparing tenders or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils 

Engagement activities, e-learning and a short webinar to consolidate learning.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

Discover how to create a public communications strategy that supports the delivery of your council’s priorities, aims and objectives

This session will help you consider how to implement your communications strategy and engage with your community.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

How councils can recruit a more diverse pool of local councillors

An introductory session to the theory and core principles of GDPR and related data protection legislation, and the policies, practices and processes councils need to have in place.

This second data protection session deep dives into how councils are required to demonstrate accountability with UK GDPR. 

Young people are often a hard-to-reach demographic for councils to engage with. Discover how to effectively reach and engage with them, and how to build partnerships 

£22/delegate but free of charge if booked as part of the New Councillor Induction package.

This session is suitable for both new and existing councillors that would benefit from a Code of Conduct refresher or support with their Register of Interests submission.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

Procuring goods and services, preparing tenders or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils 

This third data protection session considers how to deal with data subject rights requests, including Subject Access Requests.

Being a newly elected or co-opted councillor can Initially be quite daunting and difficult to understand, 

The New Councillor Induction programme will give new councillors a good introduction to parish and town life.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

For councillors, clerks/RFO's and officers.

 Discover how to get started on social media and how to get the fundamentals right.

In this session we explore how to get the most from each of the key social media platforms and how to ensure your social media content is delivering on your council’s communications objectives.

This training session is designed to help councils get started with Canva and to get to grips with its essential features.

This training session is designed for councils who already have experience with Canva and want to learn its more advanced features and techniques.

Discover the essential ways to get the most out of key social media platforms as a local councillor, what issues to be mindful of, and we top tips to engage with your residents.

In this session we explore practical techniques to manage difficult conversations and situations in a council environment.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

This course looks at what requirements and obligations local councils have when it comes to Freedom of Information.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

This session will give an understanding of the need for internal controls and how they work, with practical examples and case studies.

Discover how to create a public communications strategy that supports the delivery of your council’s priorities, aims and objectives

This session will help you consider how to implement your communications strategy and engage with your community.

For councillors only

This session is designed to give you a greater understanding of your duties with regard to the council’s finances.

Dorset AONB will provide an update on the Community Tree Project: 

Find out about small grants available for community tree planting projects, and a training offer for councils who’d like to appoint volunteer ‘tree wardens’.

This session takes participants through the detail of preparing for a crisis no matter what form it may take.

This session is designed for councillors, regardless of whether you are an experienced chairperson or whether you are new to the role. 

An introductory session to the theory and core principles of GDPR and related data protection legislation, and the policies, practices and processes councils need to have in place.

Being a newly elected elected or co-opted councillor can Initially be quite daunting and difficult to understand, 

The New Councillor Induction programme will give new councillors a good introduction to parish and town life.

Being a newly elected elected or co-opted councillor can Initially be quite daunting and difficult to understand, 

The New Councillor Induction programme will give new councillors a good introduction to parish and town life.

 Whether you are an experienced councillor or recently elected, it is vital that you understand how data protection legislation sits with your role as an elected member.

This training session is designed to help councils get started with Canva and to get to grips with its essential features.

Procuring goods and services, preparing tenders or entering into contracts on behalf of local councils 

You can expect an introduction to Litter Free Dorset's Sustainable Business Network, plus the innovative BYO Campaign and the free Sustainable Event Guide

Don't miss out!

£22/delegate but free of charge if booked as part of the New Councillor Induction package.

This session is suitable for both new and existing councillors that would benefit from a Code of Conduct refresher or support with their Register of Interests submission.

For councillors, clerks/RFO's and officers.

In this session we explore practical techniques to manage difficult conversations and situations in a council environment.

Young people are often a hard-to-reach demographic for councils to engage with. Discover how to effectively reach and engage with them, and how to build partnerships 

This training session is designed for councils who already have experience with Canva and want to learn its more advanced features and techniques.

Enhancing Financial Management for Parish Councils:

Addressing Spreadsheet Risks & Introducing Scribe Accounts Lite

This second data protection session deep dives into how councils are required to demonstrate accountability with UK GDPR. 

This course looks at what requirements and obligations local councils have when it comes to Freedom of Information and related legislation including EIR.

This third data protection session considers how to deal with data subject rights requests, including Subject Access Requests.