Core Skills Training and Development for Councillors

Local Leadership

• Community Leadership
• Leading Localism Programme
• New Role of the Councillor
• Strategic Leadership
• Supporting Effective Facilitation and Empowerment

Partnership Working

• Developing Effective Partnerships and Community Working
• Effective Officer-Councillor Relations

Communication Skills

• Chairing Skills
• Communication Skills
• Effective Meetings
• Performance Management for Councillors
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Political Understanding

• Casework and Advice Surgeries
• Managing in a Political Environment
• Moving to the Committee System

Scrutiny and Challenge

• New Role of Overview and Scrutiny
• Overview and Scrutiny
• Scrutiny Skills
• Understanding the Role of Scrutiny in Improvement

Regulating and Monitoring

• Chief Executive Recruitment and Appraisals
• Grievances and Investigations of Misconduct

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We use the six core skill areas from the LG Improvement and Development Political Skills Framework (formally known as IDeA) as the basis of our councillor development programme. The framework has been developed to help councillors, and those working with them, to review and support individual development needs.

For a discussion about how we can help your authority with councillor training and development, please email Mark Palmer. or call 01962 840664.

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