Overview
Come along to this workshop to find out how to engage all of the people in your community to reduce their cost of living, get cosier homes, eliminate waste, and improve transport. They will save nature too. All this will help save the planet at the same time.
Where you have reluctant councillors, then you will find out how to engage them as well.
Once you are qualified you will be confident to deliver the message, and provide relevant training locally. The course covers everything from the basic science and its impact, the types of projects councils can roll-out (repair cafes, orchards, EV chargers, etc.), how to fund them and how to get buy-in.
You will also find out how to create a proper plan, with examples from other councils. Why re-invent the wheel? You will also learn to frame your communication to suit the audience in your parish / town / community.
It is based on the internationally renowned Carbon Literacy Project’s toolkit, which has been developed specifically for Parish and Town Councils. They will award you a certificate, provided you successfully complete their assessment. It will look great on your CV.
You can find out more about the reasons why being carbon literate is important in this Making the Case document and / or watch a recording of the Carbon Literacy Launch Event, delivered in March 2023 by The Carbon Literacy Project.
One Parish Clerk said “The Carbon Literacy Qualification delivered by Save Our Shropshire for the SLCC is simply inspirational and a must for all Clerks and Officers employed by Town and Parish Councils.”
Dates
Thursday 13 February, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Thursday 20 February, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Price
Members: £120 + VAT
Non-Members: £120 + VAT
CPD points
Claim 4 CPD points upon completion of the qualification.
Joining instructions will be sent to you 3 weeks before the event (please check your spam inbox) 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.
“As Clerks we are in a unique position to do so much and to influence so many people. This is a brilliant course which I highly recommend. It was very interesting, informative and engaging, and provided me with the confidence and the resources to bring forward projects in a sustainable way. It has also given me the confidence to deal with issues around climate change and carbon management and to make the necessary changes.”
Julie Hawkins, Gillingham Town Council
“Excellent course that showed I really had not thought sufficiently about my own carbon footprint or how to encourage others to think about theirs.”
Jayne Smailes, Alvechurch Parish Council
“I am a parish councillor and was delighted to be able to share attendance with our parish clerk so we can work on this together. It was very relevant to both of our roles as we need to address this most important issue of our time in our parish. The course absolutely helps us to look at the complexities of the interlinked problems leading to the climate crisis and how to engage with our communities to address them urgently. We were given helpful strategies on how to engage with our parish in a positive way.”
Rachel Blackmore, Weston Turville Parish Council
About the Trainers
Pete Watkins
After 14 years as a small business entrepreneur, Pete Watkins has been delivering extensive Carbon Literacy training programmes since 2020 across sectors including Legal, Public, and Universities.
With a passion for community building, climate justice and the next wave of human intelligence, Pete combines his expertise with an MSc in Sustainability and Behaviour Change, focusing on empowering individuals to drive meaningful change.
Allan Wilson
Allan Wilson (MBA, PGCE) is a former police officer with over 31 years’ experience during this time and post retirement he trained recruits in criminal law both at entrant and degree level.
Upon retirement in 2005 he had his own training business where he supplied government agency’s with courses in incident management. Then in 2015 he fully retired and in 2017, Allan became a parish councillor and involved himself in local community environmental issues and conservation work co-founding the Edgmond Wildlife Group in Shropshire.
In 2019 Allan became chair to the parish council and was elected as vice chair to the Shropshire Association of Local Councils (SALC) with the portfolio responsibilities for climate change and biodiversity matters. In 2021 he trained to become Carbon Literate and then a Carbon literacy Facilitator where he has since delivered courses to Parish & Town Councils with a bespoke Carbon Literacy Course, he helped pilot with Pete Watkins and his father Richard in 2021.
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SLCC is always keen to respond to members’ needs for training. If you would like to register an interest in having a particular course delivered via webinar or in your region, please let us know.
