TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR MEMBERS OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL 2015-2016

DATE / MEMBER GROUP / TITLE / PROVIDED BY
13thMay 2015 / Newly-elected Members / ICT Training for New Members / Nick Corrigan
18th May 2015 / All Members / New Members’ Briefing – People / Simon Leftley
19th May 2015 / All Members / New Members’ Briefing – Place / Andy Lewis
20th May 2015 / All Members / New Members’ Briefing –
Corporate Services / Sally Holland
27th May 2015 / All Members / New Members’ Briefing –
Public Health / Andrea Atherton
1stJune 2015 / All Members / Planning Training / Peter Geraghty
4th June 2015 / All Members / Members’ Briefing – Anti-Social Behaviour / Andy Lewis
20th July 2015 / All Members + co opted members / Introduction to Scrutiny / John Williams and Fiona Abbott
21st July 2015 / All Members / Members’ Briefing
Economic Development / Emma Cooney
28th July 2015 / Licensing Committee Members / Licensing Act Training / David Hook (external)
25th August 2015 / All Members / Essex Fire Briefing / A Eckley, A Hedley, P Hill (external – ECFRS).
3rd September 2015 / All Members / Waste Briefing / Dipti Patel
22nd September 2015 / Chairman’s Scrutiny Forum / new members / Improving Questioning Skills
(Joint with Thurrock & Rochford Councils) / Tim Young (external)
30th September 2015 / All Members / Councillors Safeguarding Children / Laurence Doe
19th October 2015 / Audit Committee + all members invited / Risk Management Training / Craig Duff (external)
10th November 2015 / All Members / Treasury Management Training / Joe Chesterton
18th November / All Members / Budget Briefing / Finance
24th November 2015
rescheduled / All Members / Devolution / Emma Cooney
25th November 2015 / All Members / CSE / John Dunworth
14th December 2015 / All members / PVX Crossing Workshop / Place Department
7th December 2015 / All Members / Development Control Committee Training – Planning Policy and its Application / Planning Team
21st December 2015 / All Members / Kent Elms Junction Improvement Scheme / Place Department
5th January 2016 / P&R scrutiny cttee / Illegal Money Lending Team / Catherine Wohlers (external)
12th January 2016 / All Members / Essex County Fire & Rescue / Fire Authority
14th January 2016 / All Members / NELFT briefing – emotional wellbeing & mental health services / Interim Deputy Director Gill Burns (external)
4th February 2016 / All Members / Kent Elms Junction Improvement Scheme / Officers from the Place Department
17th March 2016 / All Members / Veolia Waste Contract / Steven Crowther
22nd March / Members / Prevent Training / Jan Richardson
23rd March 2016 / Licensing Committee / Sex Establishment Venues / Kerrie Simpkin
Westminster City Council
31st March / Members / PCC Briefing / Nick Alton - PCC
5th April 2016 / All Members & co-opted / Safeguarding children & adults / Christine Doorly (independent chair)
23rd May / All members / Southend Pier / Scott Dolling

NB: Leigh Town CouncilCouncillors to be invited to training sessions as appropriate.

Member training programme 2015/16