Full List of Events
Specialist 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.
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Procurement, Contracts & Agreements | Wed 28 Apr 2021 3:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 14 | 1 | ||
| Responding to Planning Applications : 12 & 19 May | Wed 12 May 2021 2:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register on 12 May session to attend both. | 7 | 13 | ||
| Building an effective council communications strategy | Thu 10 Jun 2021 4:30 pm | Zoom | £25 to Member Councils | 2 | 18 | ||
| Chairmanship Skills - 21 June & 12 July 2021 | Mon 21 Jun 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register 21 June session to attend both. | 1 | 13 | ||
| Management of Memorials | Fri 2 Jul 2021 10:00 am | Harbury Village Hall | £50 to Member Councils | 9 | 6 | ||
| Data Protection for Councillors | Sat 3 Jul 2021 9:30 am | Zoom | £25 to Member Councils | 0 | 20 | ||
| Cemetery Management and Compliance | Tue 20 Jul 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £30 to Member Councils | 1 | 14 | ||
| Chairmanship Skills - 28 Sept & 5 Oct 2021 | Tue 28 Sep 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register on 28 Sept. session to attend both. | 1 | 13 | ||
| Responding to Planning Applications 3 & 10 November | Wed 3 Nov 2021 2:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £50 to Member Councils - register on 3 November session to attend both. | 0 | 20 |
Finance Training
These sessions are being run by The Parkinson Partnership LLP. There will be Members in attendance from other Associations, WALC personnel may not be present.
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Introduction to VAT for local councils | Tue 25 May 2021 10:00 am | Online | £30 to Member Councils | 8 | 2 | ||
| Scribe Accounting Software | Thu 17 Jun 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | Free to Member Councils | 0 | 20 | ||
| Internal Controls | Wed 14 Jul 2021 10:00 am | Online | £30 to Member Councils | 2 | 0 |
Understanding your council
'Understanding Your Council' is a series of essential training is aimed at Councillors and Clerks and will provide an overview on Parish/Town Council matters over 9 sessions. It will benefit new and seasoned Councillors as an introduction, or refresher on up to date practices. Each session is stand alone and can be attended in any order.
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Understanding: Council Governance | Thu 29 Apr 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Understanding: Council Meetings | Wed 5 May 2021 3:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Understanding: Finance for Councillors | Tue 11 May 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Understanding: Risk Management | Thu 27 May 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Understanding: Employment Responsibilities | Wed 2 Jun 2021 6:00 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 6 | 15 | ||
| Councillor Fundamentals | Thu 24 Jun 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 11 | 3 | ||
| Understanding: Standing Orders | Wed 30 Jun 2021 3:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25.00 | 2 | 12 | ||
| Understanding: Code of Conduct | Thu 8 Jul 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25.00 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: The Planning System | Wed 13 Oct 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25.00 to Member Councils | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: Council Meetings | Thu 14 Oct 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: Risk Management | Tue 19 Oct 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Councillor Fundamentals | Wed 17 Nov 2021 6:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | £25 to Member Councils | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: Employment Responsibilities | Tue 23 Nov 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25 | 0 | 21 | ||
| Understanding: Standing Orders | Thu 2 Dec 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25.00 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Understanding: Code of Conduct | Thu 9 Dec 2021 4:30 pm | WALC Zoom Room | Members £25.00 | 0 | 14 |
Clerk Training
These events are open to employed Council Officers only
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Clerks; The Knowledge (13th & 28th April) | Wed 28 Apr 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £40 to Member Councils (register on 13th April session to attend both. | 9 | 1 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Stakeholder & Community Engagement | Tue 11 May 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 2 | 8 | ||
| CiLCA (2016) Portfolio Guidance unit 2 | Thu 20 May 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 2 | 4 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Planning & Neighbourhood Plans | Tue 8 Jun 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 3 | 7 | ||
| CiLCA Networking | Tue 15 Jun 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | Free to WALC Members | 0 |
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| CiLCA (2021) Portfolio Guidance units 3&4 | Wed 7 Jul 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clerks; The Knowledge (12th & 26th August) | Thu 12 Aug 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | £40 to Member Councils (register on 12th August session to attend both. | 2 | 10 | ||
| CiLCA Networking | Wed 18 Aug 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | Free to WALC Members | 0 |
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| CiLCA (2021) Portfolio Guidance units 1&5 | Wed 8 Sep 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: From Bookkeeping to Budgets | Tue 14 Sep 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 2 | 8 | ||
| Data Protection for Clerks & Officers | Thu 16 Sep 2021 10:00 am | Zoom | £25 to Member Councils | 0 | 20 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Understanding Core Roles in Parish Councils | Tue 12 Oct 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 0 | 10 | ||
| CiLCA (2021) Portfolio Guidance unit 2 | Thu 4 Nov 2021 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: The Clerk's Year | Tue 9 Nov 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 0 | 10 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Audit Preparation | Tue 14 Dec 2021 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 0 | 10 | ||
| Clerk's Toolkit: Paperwork, Records & Archive Documents | Tue 11 Jan 2022 10:00 am | WALC Zoom Room | £15 for member clerks | 0 | 10 | ||
| CiLCA (2021) Portfolio Guidance units 3&4 | Wed 19 Jan 2022 9:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | CiLCA Candidates only | 0 | 6 |
WALC
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Clerk's Online Catch-up | Thu 6 May 2021 11:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | This space is for Member employed Council Officers only | 0 | |||
| Member Chairman's Update | Thu 27 May 2021 11:30 am | WALC Zoom Room | Open to Member Chairman | 0 |
WALC Area Meetings
Details of WALC Meetings in your area
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| Solihull Area Committee | Tue 20 Jul 2021 7:15 pm | Zoom | Open to all councils from Solihull Area | 0 |
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.
| Image | Event | Event date | Location | Notes | Registered | Available places | Register |
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| The Power of a Local Council and Community Business Partnership | Thu 29 Apr 2021 12:00 pm | NALC member: £30, Non-member: £40 (plus fees) | 0 | ||||
| How to Get Young People Involved in Local Councils | Wed 26 May 2021 12:00 pm | NALC member: £30, Non-member: £40 (plus fees) | 0 | ||||
| Planning and Power | Wed 28 Jul 2021 12:00 pm | NALC member: £30, Non-member: £40 (plus fees) | 0 |
Event Links
Warwickshire & West Midlands Association of Local Councils
Prince Philip Building | University of Warwick | Wellesbourne Campus | Warwickshire | CV35 9EF