Councillor development
Learning and Development courses
Councillor development timetable
We offer a range of opportunities for your learning and development. The timetable of forthcoming training events for Northampton Borough Council councillors is as follows:
| Date | Event | Details | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th June 2018 | Personal Safety Training | To be delivered by an external trainer. 1 space available. | |
| 26th June 2018 | Local Government Finance | To be delivered by the Interim Chief Finance Officer. Jeffrey Room, Guildhall. | 2 identical sessions, 2pm and 6pm |
| 16th July 2018 | FGM Awareness | To be delivered by an external trainer. Jeffrey Room, Guildhall. | 2 identical sessions, 2pm and 6pm |
Library of presentations
A library of presentations given to councillor development sessions is being compiled:
- Planning committee training - 15 December 2011
- Equalities and decision making - 12 January 2012
- Health and safety - January 2012
- The role of district councils in safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Tenancy strategy presentation - councillors' briefing 28 June 2012
- How to upgrade to Office 2010
- Flood and Water Management Act
- Using the Community Fund
- Member and officers relations - 14 June 2012
- Safeguarding - June 2012
- Safeguarding - the role of district councils - young people
- Safeguarding - the role of district councils - adults
- Speed reading - aims and objectives (January 2013)
- Financial training for the audit committee
- Financial awareness
- Equalities training
- Housing 1
- Housing 2
- Safeguarding for councillors
- Northampton Alive
- Licensing committee training
- Environment
- Community safety
- Overview and Scrutiny training
- Planning committee training
- Councillor community fund
- Handling case working (including FOI)
- Code of conduct and governance
- Effective audit committee
- Policy and guidance - audit committee
- HIMOs
- CSE briefing
- CSE briefing
- Planning committee members training June 2016
- Planning committee procedure rules June 2016
- Planning committee training notes June 2016
- Probity in planning June 2016
- Audit Committee Training October 2016
- Benefit & Fraud Training January 2017
- Local Plan February 2017
- Community Leadership March 2017
- Social Lettings Agency October 2017
- Members' Register of Interests OCtober 2017
- Governance 2017
- S106 & CIL November 2017
- Housing Benefit & Universal Credit
- GDPR Update
- Debt & Debt Management
- Community Law
- Safeguarding (Everybody's Business)
- Member Training - HIMOs
- Twitter Development for NBC Councillors
Equality Impact Assessment (EIA)
An Equality Impact Assessment for councillor development at Northampton has been produced.
Councillor development annual report
The councillor development annual report summarises councillor development activities over the past year.