Wales Training Seminar Agenda

An update on SLCC and Key Issues Facing the Sector
Rob Smith, SLCC Chief Executive

Rob will provide an update on SLCC and cover wider issues of importance for the local council sector.

Change Management: is it a Thing or is it just an Inevitability in any Organisation?
Patricia Marks, Somerset Business Agency

The session will cover some of the key principles including:

• Understanding Change
• Planning Change
• Implementing Change
• Communicating Change
• Working with Change
• Anticipating Change

Statutory Training Plans
Kevin Griffiths, Welsh Government & Paul Egan, One Voice Wales (OVW)

The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 introduced a duty on community and town councils to publish training plans, taking effect from May 2022. This session will provide an overview of the legislative context and provide practical advice on preparing a training plan.

Paul Egan will cover the core competencies of community and town councillors and how One Voice Wales can support councils in ensuring these are met.

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Membership Engagement and Being the Best Clerk
Naomi Bibi, SLCC Head of Member Services

Naomi Bibi will be talking about her new role as Head of Member Services. She will update you on the work that she has been doing with branches, the mentoring service, and the advisory service.

This is an interactive session and delegates are encouraged to share their thoughts on how SLCC can evolve to meet the changing needs of our members.

Self-Evaluation Toolkit
Mark Galbraith, SLCC Wales Policy Liaison Officer, Kevin Griffiths, Welsh Government & Paul Egan, One Voice Wales (OVW)

This session will take a detailed look at the Self-Evaluation Toolkit, now available for community and town councils in Wales.

This toolkit has been developed jointly between One Voice Wales, Society for Local Council Clerks (SLCC) and Welsh Government, with advice from Audit Wales. The toolkit will support community and town councils in Wales to review the financial management, governance and accountability arrangements they have in place, consider how effective these arrangements are, and how they might be improved.

The session will provide an opportunity to discuss the benefits of the toolkit and how to put it into practice in your council.

Planning Update – the Welsh Context
James Davies – Chief Executive, Planning Aid Wales

An overview of planning, planning policy context, the role of community and town councils in planning and the latest developments in planning.

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Operation London Bridge
Philip Peacock PSLCC, SLCC President

One of the significant events to prepare for in the future, with an unknown date, is the passing of HM the Queen. Nationally, the State Mourning and Funeral plans have been prepared by the Earl Marshall, for a number of years and are regularly reviewed. Is your council ready for this major historic event, for which no date can be given and you will only get one chance to get it right? This session will look at the areas your council may wish to consider in making plans for Operation London Bridge.