Overview

CiLCA Portfolio Course

This is a training course for clerks, deputy clerks and other council staff in Wales, who wish to obtain their CiLCA Level 3 qualification.

The Building your CiLCA portfolio course sessions will be webinar based and delivered over 6 webinar sessions, once a month throughout the year.

Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA)

Dates

Session 1 – Wednesday 14th April

Session 2 – Wednesday 19th May

Session 3 – Wednesday 16th June

Session 4 – Wednesday 7th July

Session 5 – Wednesday 15th September

Session 6 – Wednesday 20th October

Time: Each session will be from 10:00am – 12:00pm

Price

Cost

Members: £250 + VAT
Non-members: £300 + VAT

Please note that the above cost is for the CiLCA Portfolio training course only and not the CiLCA qualification.

Students must register for the CiLCA qualification separately and the registration fee is £410.

We recommend registering for the CiLCA qualification once you have attended at least the first session of the training course.

CPD points

Claim 10 CPD points for attending this course!

Joining instructions will be sent to you 3 weeks before the event and your invoice will be sent before the event. We advise that, on receipt of the joining instructions, you are liable for any fees incurred in order to attend the event.

Course content

The content of the course webinar sessions is based on CiLCA 2021 syllabus which trainers adapt to meet local needs.
Each of the webinar sessions is 2 hours in length and will cover the individual units for CiLCA in succession. The course covers the following areas of CiLCA:

  • The EMMA ePortfolio system
  • Background to each unit and learning outcome in the CiLCA Portfolio guide giving you a broad knowledge of all the aspects of the clerk’s work
  • Evidence required to build your ePortfolio for the CiLCA qualification.

You will need to complete a CiLCA training needs analysis and return it to [email protected] prior to the first session.

Meet the Trainer – Paul Egan

Holds the CiLCA qualification and has been the Clerk to Llandough Community Council for 35 years. He is also the Deputy Chief Executive of One Voice Wales and has responsibility for leading on the national training programme for Councillors. In his former career, he was Director of Human Resources/Deputy Chief Officer for the South Wales Probation Service and during his long career in this field he was a member of a range of regional and national policy making groups. Prior to his early retirement he was Acting Chief Probation Officer for the South Wales area. He is currently a Trustee of a local charity and a Director of a private limited company. Since early retirement he has worked as a freelance HR Consultant and for around 2 years was the Corporation Secretary for a Cardiff based College of Further Education. He has always been an advocate of training and development and is committed to helping Clerks successfully complete the CiLCA qualification.

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