Full List of Events
If you are Member of WALC please ensure you are logged into our website, before registering for any events, to receive the Member discounted fees.
PLEASE NOTE ALL OF OUR FACE TO FACE EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL THE END OF 2020.
If you do not have a login please ask your Clerk who can set one up for you.
WALC Council Training
WALC provides training under the 'National Improvement Strategy for Parish and Town Councils'
The National Training Strategy (NTS) represents a national commitment to training in the local council sector shared by national, regional and local stakeholder organisations. The purpose of the Strategy is to offer training to councils in order for them to make the most of their role and carry out their duties more easily.
| Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register | |
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| Understanding: The Planning System | Thu 1 Oct 2020 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | This course is full and will be rerun early 2021 | 14 | 0 |
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| Chairmanship Skills - 3rd & 17th October | Sat 3 Oct 2020 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | Course full - see 17 November | 14 | 0 | ||
| Understanding: Finance & Governance | Wed 7 Oct 2020 4:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 3P’s – People, Plans and Precept | Sat 24 Oct 2020 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £30 to Member Councils | 3 | 12 | ||
| Putting Your Council on Facebook | Tue 3 Nov 2020 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 14 | 0 | ||
| Responding to Planning Applications : 4th & 11th November | Wed 4 Nov 2020 2:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Course full - see 2 December | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chairmanship Skills - 17 & 24 November 2020 | Tue 17 Nov 2020 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register on 17th November session to attend both. | 13 | 1 | ||
| Cemetery Management and Compliance | Thu 26 Nov 2020 9:15 am | WALC Zoom Room | Course full - see 17 December | 14 | 0 |
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| Responding to Planning Applications 2nd & 9th December 2020 | Wed 2 Dec 2020 2:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register on 2nd December session to attend both. | 9 | 11 | ||
| Understanding: Employment Responsibilities | Thu 3 Dec 2020 5:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Getting Started with Twitter | Wed 16 Dec 2020 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 4 | 10 | ||
| Cemetery Management and Compliance | Thu 17 Dec 2020 9:15 am | WALC Zoom Room | £30 to Member Councils | 7 | 7 | ||
| Understanding: Meetings & Risk | Wed 13 Jan 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: The Planning System | Mon 25 Jan 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £60.00 | 0 | 14 |
WALC
| Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register | |
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| Clerk's Online Catch-up | Thu 1 Oct 2020 11:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | This space is for Clerks and Council Officers only | ||||
| Member Chairman's Update | Thu 8 Oct 2020 11:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | Open to Member Chairman | ||||
| WALC Annual General Meeting | Wed 25 Nov 2020 7:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Open to Member Councils | 100 |
Clerks Toolkit
These sessions are intended, over a 12 month period, to give a complete grounding in the work of a parish clerk. Each of the sessions are stand-alone but also build on each other and clerks can attend as many or as few as required. The sessions are open to Clerks, Assistant Clerks and Finance Officers.
When you have booked 5 toolkit sessions you will get the 6th session for free.
| Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register | |
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| Clerk's Toolkit: Understanding Core Roles in Parish Councils | Tue 13 Oct 2020 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 8 | 2 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: The Clerk's Year | Tue 10 Nov 2020 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 5 | 5 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Audit Preparation | Tue 8 Dec 2020 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 3 | 7 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Paperwork, Records & Archive Documents | Tue 12 Jan 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 4 | 6 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit Meetings Administration & Management | Tue 9 Feb 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 4 | 6 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Legal Powers, Policies & Committees | Tue 9 Mar 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 3 | 7 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Stakeholder & Community Engagement | Tue 11 May 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 1 | 9 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Planning & Neighbourhood Plans | Tue 8 Jun 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 2 | 8 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Bookkeeping Basics | Tue 13 Jul 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 1 | 9 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: From Bookkeeping to Budgets | Mon 13 Sep 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 0 | 10 |
CiLCA
The Certificate in Local Council Administration
CiLCA helps you to become more aware of the law and procedures for local councils and helps you work with the planning system. CiLCA helps your council achieve standards of good practice and builds the reputation of local councils in a fast-changing world.
| Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register | |
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| CiLCA Portfolio Guidance unit 2 | Thu 12 Nov 2020 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 2 | 4 | ||
| CiLCA Portfolio Guidance units 3&4 | Wed 20 Jan 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| CiLCA Portfolio Guidance units 1&5 | Mon 15 Mar 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| CiLCA Portfolio Guidance unit 2 | Thu 20 May 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| CiLCA Portfolio Guidance units 3&4 | Wed 7 Jul 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 |
External Events
These events are being run by outside bodies, please follow the links or registration button for more details and to contact the organisers.
| Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register | |
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| Health & Wellbeing Week | Mon 26 Oct 2020 | Zoom | £30/single event or £220/full week for NALC Members | 0 | |||
| In Conversation: Frome - Youth First | Tue 17 Nov 2020 12:00 pm | Zoom | £30 for NALC Members | 0 | |||
| In Conversation: Biggleswade Virtual Study Tour | Tue 26 Jan 2021 12:00 pm | £30 for NALC Members plus £2.44 Fee + £6.49 VAT | 0 | ||||
| Building Back Communities Week | Mon 22 Mar 2021 | £30/single event or £260/full week for NALC Members |
Event Links
Warwickshire & West Midlands Association of Local Councils
Prince Philip Building | University of Warwick | Wellesbourne Campus | Warwickshire | CV35 9EF