The County Durham and Cleveland Training Partnership delivers training to member and non-member councils throughout County Durham and Cleveland. This page includes our training programme which is continually uupdated
For further details about any of our courses please contact cdalc@durham.gov.uk. Bookings close 48 hours before each course starts and invoices will be raised after each event.
Please note that online CiLCA mentoring is ongoing and delivered over the course of an academic year (Sep to June) and is free to clerks from County Durham and Cleveland County Association member councils. It entails an introductory session plus 5 other webinars for each of the CiLCA units. It is possible to join mid-year and continue till you have attended all the units. Please email us at cdalc@durham.gov.uk if you would like further information.
Here is the training we currently have available for parish and town councils in County Durham and Cleveland
Managing Assets, projects, facilities, services and staff/volunteers
Weds 13th Mar 2024 6-8pm on Zoom
£10 County Association members/£15 non-members
For info and bookings on Managing Assets etc
Being a Good Employer
Tuesdays 16th April, 23rd April, 14th May & 21st May 2024
6pm (90 mins approx.) on Zoom
A package of 4 online sessions covering the key components of being a good employer from recruiting to actively managing and motivating staff, and dealing with attendance management to grievance and disciplinary issues. Suitable for both councillors and clerks/HR staff.
Costs:
For County Association Members:
£50 for all 4 sessions for councils with a budget of < £25,000
£15 for an individual session for councils with a budget of < £25,000
£100 for all 4 sessions for councils with a budget of > £25,000
£30 for an individual session for councils with a budget of > £25,000
For more information and to book on Being a Good Employer
RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND INDUCTION 1
Tues 16 April 2024 at 6pm (90 mins approx.)
MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND RETENTION 2
Tues 23 April 2024 at 6pm (90 mins approx.)
ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT 3
Tues 14 May 2024 at 6pm (90 mins approx.)
DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE MANAGEMENT 4
Tues 21 May 2024 at 6pm (90 mins approx.)
Management of Memorials – Inspection workshop
Mon 29th April 2024 10am – 4pm at Wheatley Hill
£150 County Association members/£250 non members
For more info and bookings on Management of Memorials
NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS FULL AND FURTHER BOOKINGS WILL BE PLACED ON A RESERVE LIST
Finance and VAT – Via Parkinson Partnership
Training courses for Clerks, Council Officers and Councillors covering various aspects of finance, procurement , VAT and audit. Member councils can book on Parkinson Partnership Training at a cost of £30.
Upcoming Courses:
- Income & Expenditure Accounting ( for larger councils) – 12th March 2024
- VAT – Partial Exemption- 21 Feb 2024
- Year end & audit – councils over £25,000 – 30 Jan, 29 Feb, 14 March & 26 March 2024
- Year-end & transparency – councils under £25,000 – 7 March & 19 March 2024
For Information and booking on Finance and VAT courses
Communications and Engagement – via Breakthrough Communications
Training courses for Clerks, Council Officers and Councillors covering all aspects of council communications, community engagement and GDPR/FOI compliance. These sessions are provided in partnership with CDALC . Member councils can book on the Breakthrough Communications training at a cost of £30 per booking.
The range of courses currently includes:
- Communicating with your Community
- How councils can engage effectively with young people in their communities
- How councils can recruit a more diverse pool of local councillors
- Get the most from local and regional media
- Crisis communications for local councils
- Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils
- Councillors: Chairing council and public meetings effectively
- Data Protection
- Freedom of Information for local councils
For Information and booking on Communications and Engagement training
Cancellations for training should be emailed to cdalc@durham.gov.uk, and like registrations they will close 48 hours before each course (unless specified otherwise). After this time all live bookings will be charged (where there is a fee payable) whether the person attends or not, but non attendees will be sent the presentation. Councils will be invoiced after each event.
Online training will be delivered using Zoom or Microsoft Teams and the link will be emailed to participants no later than 24 hours before the event.
Participants are asked to ensure that they are named, so that they are identifiable.