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Planning

Planning Summer School

3

Those to attend to be agreed at Planning Spokespersons meeting –each member to attend a different mobile workshop so that the fullest learning opportunity is taken advantage of. Upon return, members to disseminate all relevant information and learning points to members utilising the mechanisms as highlighted in the Member Development Policy.

£760.00 pp approx

(With multi buy and early bird discount)

£2100.00

General Planning Committee Training

New members only

All committee members and open to all members

Parish members will be invited to some sessions *

Basic Planning awareness for all new members done in 3 modules by internal officers.  

When new legislation is introduced our internal officers will ensure that all members of the committee are kept up to date and will carry out briefings/workshops as necessary with the support of Learning and Development.

2012 requirements already known are:

National Planning Policy Framework

Gypsies – new Governance Guidance

Neighbourhood Planning

Enforcement (From the Localism perspective)

CiL and S106 *

Officer time only

£0.00

Planning Tour

Localism in relation to planning

Committee, Subs, Cabinet

All members/

Parishes

This is a tour of local planning sites and is used as a learning tool through observation and discussion. The tour of planning sites is part of the MBC Constitution’s Planning Code (Section 13).  The Planning Code states that this tour has to be arranged at least annually.

The areas from the Localism Bill that impact on Planning will be shared with members as and when they emerge. Sessions will be developed with officers and members of the planning committee as appropriate

Cost only related to expenses

Officer/member time only

£0.00

£0.00

Standards

Standards

New members

All committee members

All members

Any new members to the Standards committee to attend training on the basics which will be run internally.

Emerging needs will be identified and acted on accordingly, until such times as we know what the nature of Standards will be, training will be given as necessary.

Any important topics or changes that arise, a briefing will be carried out by our internal officers; this will ensure that all members of the committee are kept up to date.

Ethical Governance training is required for all members from time to time as a refresher.

Officer time only

£0.00

Overview & Scrutiny

Overview & Scrutiny

3

New members

(2 new members, McLoughlin & Munford)

Open to all members

All O&S committee members and open to all members

All O&S committee members and open to all members, MBC, TW & SBC

Members Scrutiny Academy (annual conference). We recommend that the 3 Chairpersons attend the conference as agreed by the O&S Manager and committee.

New members of any Scrutiny committee will attend training on General Scrutiny skills, run by internal officers.

Awareness and refreshers will be provided to all committee members as needed - internally. Scrutiny Surgeries will be available during the day and in the evenings.

In addition formal training will take place on:

Making an Impact (questioning and making recommendations)

Localism and Scrutiny – this session is being set up hopefully to run with Tunbridge Wells

£149.00 PP

Officer time only

Officer time only

Officer time only

External trainer/facilitator supported by Internal officers

£447.00

£0.00

£0.00

£0.00

£1000.00

Licensing

Licensing Training

National Training Event (ex Conference)

All committee

Members & subs

1

Ongoing requirement to update committee on legislation, often also complimented by briefings by officers. This training will be done on the days that the committee meeting falls and will be no longer than 2 hours. This will cover all key topics, e.g. Gambling, Licensed premises, hackney Carriage and Private Hire etc

One Spokesperson of Licensing to attend the annual conference for Licensing which updates on new legislation and best practice. Upon return disseminate all relevant information and learning points to members utilising the mechanisms as highlighted in the Member Development Policy. Any additional members to attend will be funded by Democratic Services.

Officer time only

£219.00

(based on last years prices as this years not yet out)

£0.00

£219.00

Audit

Audit Committee Training

Audit committee members and subs

Audit committee will require training. A report regarding Internal Audit training and the approach that members would like to take for this went to the Audit committee and was approved. Audit training will be on a rolling basis and will cover all core skill and knowledge areas. Training for new members will be conducted prior to the first meeting.

From this discussion the learning needs and approach can be detailed specifically. It is likely that some external training will be needed, thus some funds have been set aside for this. If all or part of these funds are not utilised then these funds will be maintained in the  budget for ‘ad hoc’ general training needs that may arise over the coming year.

Officer time only

£1000.00

£0.00

£1000.00

Housing

Housing

Open to all members

A number of briefings/workshops were run last year covering all manner of Housing areas, e.g. Allocation Scheme and Choice Based Lettings, Homelessness and Housing Advice, Housing Standards and Management (to include responsibilities of the Landlord) and Affordable Housing and Tenure Strategy.

At the first meeting of the Housing Consultative Board in 2012 training will be on the agenda for discussion and planning purposes.

Officer time only

£0.00

Conferences

LGA Conference

Leader

The Leader to attend this conference,  if the Leader is unable to attend then 1 member from the Cabinet

£495.00 PP

£495.00

English Heritage

1

Last year the Heritage Champion attended – it is not know yet if there will be one this year

tbc

tbc

LGA Rural Assembly

1

Last year one member attended there was no Urban Assembly

£250.00

£250.00

General

Cabinet Away Days

Cabinet

There are a number of Cabinet away-days throughout the year focusing on various priorities, these are set up and run with members by CLT with input from Senior Managers as appropriate.

Officer time only

£0.00

IDeA 

Leadership

Academy

1 councillor

One Member to attend this training and upon return disseminate all relevant information and learning points to members utilising the mechanisms as highlighted in the Member Development Policy.

£1000.00 (reduced from last year by £500.00)

£0.00

Inductions for new members

All new members

We run 2 inductions for members 1 internally and 1 in conjunction with SEE covering regional topics. This is then supported as per the Member Development Policy by Group Leader support.

Officer time only and some expenses

£0.00

General Training

Offered to all members

Due to the changing nature and the planned approach to understanding member learning needs this year; we anticipate that some of the topics below will be needed. These needs have been identified through the Member workshops and the Member Survey that has been carried out and in discussion with members. This is not an exhaustive list and will be added to once the outcomes of the interviews and workshops have been completed.

Community Leadership / Localism

Social media – facebook/twitter etc

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Community Right to Buy and Challenge

Supporting the community with Business Case creation

Planning in respect to Localism

Community engagement / Local Leadership

General

IT 1 to 1

Chairman skills

Meeting Etiquette & Protocols

Speaking with Impact

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Member Personal Development Planning sessions are also on offer to any member delivered by the Learning & Development Shared Service Manager

In addition - other training sessions that are included on the Corporate Training Calendar are also on offer to members. For example Accelerated Reading, report writing etc – there is not normally a charge for this if the course is well subscribed

Total currently allocated

Budget for 12/13

Variance to be held in budget for emerging needs

£5511.00

£11,100.00

£5589.00