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CiLCA - Certificate in Local Council Administration
The National Training Strategy has developed a customised qualification for the sector, the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA). This core skills qualification is awarded to those who submit a portfolio of evidence, within 24 months of registering, demonstrating the skills they have in local council administration.


The 2008 CiLCA portfolio guide

The qualification was revised and re-launched in 2008 all those registering will undertake the new guide.


Experienced clerks may feel able to prepare their portfolio of evidence without training, however County Training Partnerships have been established to provide a choice of training opportunities, designed to meet the needs of the Certificate in Local Council Administration.

Note also that clerks holding the Certificate of Higher Education in Local Policy (or the earlier CertHE in Local Council Administration) awarded before July 2004 by the University of Gloucestershire are exempt from the Certificate in Local Council Administration, as competence has already been demonstrated and assessed through this advanced training course.

2008 CiLCA section 7 – The Power of Well-Being

For those students who are eligible to take section 7 in isolation (please see below) you should complete section 7, complete and attached the submittal form then post with the £15 fee to the Society head office (full submission details can be found on the form).

Eligibility to take section 7 in isolation:

  • If a clerk holds the old CiLCA or AQA then section 7 in the 2008 guide must be passed as a stand-alone module.
  • If the clerk holds a qualification from the University of Gloucestershire section 7 in the 2008 guide must be passed as a stand-alone module
  • If you do not hold any qualifications presently you are required to pass the 2008 CiLCA in its entirety.


Please note:

  • If you hold the 2008 CiLCA qualification then you do not need to take this section separately as you will already have met the qualified status under the power.
  • It is advised that you attend the official NTS power of well-being training module prior to completing section 7 of the 2008 portfolio guide. Access to this training is through either your local CTP and/or Society branch.


CiLCA Fee Structure
Those candidates who have registered prior to 1 April 2008 will be under the existing fee structure of £70 registration and £55 to re-sit regardless of which edition of the portfolio is submitted and how many re-sits are required to pass.

Anyone registering from 1 April 2008 onwards will be under the new fee structure of £150 registration and the revised re-sit structure of:

1 module £40
2 modules £50
3or 4 Modules £70
5, 6 or 7 £90
Over 7 £115

It is worth noting that it will be the date of registration detailed on the form that will be used to determine which fee structure and/or edition of portfolio guide to be completed.

If successfully passed, you will be written to informing you of this, enclosing your certificate. After the appropriate storage time you will contacted and asked if you would like your portfolio returned, AT THIS POINT an additional charge of £5 payable to the SLCC would be requested to cover the costs of postage.


Register

To download the 2008 registration form for CiLCA click here.

To download the 2008 re-sit form for CiLCA click here.


Alternatively contact your local County Training Partnership who will be able to assist you in organising training and development to help you achieve the qualification, click here for a list of CTP's.


You are required to register your interest in the Certificate in Local Council Administration with your local County Training Partnership (CTP). A fee of £150 is payable to the SLCC - CiLCA Management , this covers our administration costs, the portfolio marking and certificate production.


Information on CiLCA

• Chief Verifier's Report 2011

• A copy of the previous edition of the portfolio guide