Member development
We provide learning and development opportunities for our Elected Members. Our Elected Member Development Programme helps ensure our Elected Members have the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively represent the community.
We fulfil the following:
- Being fully committed to developing Elected Members in order to achieve the Council's strategic objectives.
- Adopting a Member led strategic approach to Elected Member development.
- Having a Member Learning and Development Programme in place that clearly identifies the difference that development activities will make.
- Demonstrating that Member learning and development is effective in building capacity.
- Supporting Councillors.
Types of courses/briefings available
- New Member induction
- Finance and budgets
- Planning
- Licensing Act
- Welfare reform
- Housing issues
- New legislation
- Individual requests
- IT
- Member code of conduct
Member training evaluation
The Member Development/Training Programme is evaluated through a Member survey and those findings are reported to Democratic Services and Group Leaders to continue to develop Member learning within their term.