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Launch of LIFT SW On-site Skills Development Course Subsidies
Following the success of our public programme of Skills Development training courses, and in response to demand for on-site delivery of the same, LIFT SW 2008 skills development programme is launching the provision of subsidies (@ 50%) for council specific, on-site business transformation skills courses including:
- 1-day fundamentals of lean systems thinking course
- 3-day lean practitioner course offered on-site to a specific local authority looking at a service re-design opportunity be it in the context of shared service or other
- 1-day Managing Successful Programmes overview course
- 3-day Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) foundation course
- 1-day rough–cut activity based costing course
- 1-day change management course
- Pilot 2-day leadership development programme / course relating to transformational change, aimed at director level
Suppliers for these on-site courses are being procured by LIFT SW as part of our overall Skills Development procurement. The 2008 procurement is currently in progress and will be finalised by the end of January 2008. The on-site instances will be delivered by the successful suppliers selected from that procurement exercise, and will be run under LIFT SW’s terms & conditions, between late February and end June 2008.
The LIFT SW subsidy will apply to the supplier’s training and material costs. Councils will need to make their own arrangements for venues and catering.
Demand may exceed supply, so a scoring mechanism and prioritisation criteria will be applied. These are described on our website. Submission is 31st January.
Download additional information and an application form from the following link:
http://www.swce.gov.uk/skillsdevelopment/bustransonsiteskillsdevelopmentcourses.htm
For further information contact:
Anita Tadayon (LIFT SW Partnership) - anitatadayon@yahoo.com
Recruiting Consultancy Masterclass - 30th January 2008, Taunton
LIFT SW Partnership are supporting the delivery of a session to assist officers who recruit consultants. The session will cover the pro's and cons of consultants and supply market insights such as business models and rate cards and will be run by Ian Castle of The Consultant Connection Ltd. The session will be run twice (morning and afternoon) on 30th January 2008 at Taunton Rugby Club and is free to attending officers.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.swce.gov.uk/Events/LIFTSWRecruitingConsultancy20080130.htm
For further information contact:
Gillian Brindle - 01305 757232, g.brindle@dorsetcc.gov.uk
APM Professional Certificate Course - 11th February 2008, Taunton
Following the success of the APM Introductory course in Project Management LIFT SW have places available on the APM Professional Certificate course. This course takes place over a one week period (followed by a half day exam 3 weeks after the course) providing the opportunity to attain a certified qualification that is internationally recognised, with the benefit of a 60 per cent subsidy from the LIFT SW Partnership.
The date of the next course is:
Monday 11th - Friday 15th February (course) - Cleve Hotel, Wellington, Taunton (Exam will take place on Tuesday 11th March - Taunton Conference
Centre, Somerset College and Arts and Technology).
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.swce.gov.uk/skillsdevelopment/APMP.htm
For further information contact:
Claire Morecroft - 01305 755490, c.morecroft@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Customer Focused Transformation Network Conference - "The Sharing Agenda" - 25th February, Exeter
Collaboration and sharing of services is one of the major levers for delivering the £4.9bn cash-releasing efficiency savings sought from the sector in the CSR07.
If you have a "Sharing Agenda" to collaborate on any services, you may be struggling with some typical questions at the different stages of your programme such as:
- Where should we start?
- What are the options?
- How should we organise for success?
- Who is doing it well and what does good look like?
- How do we engage the wider network of stakeholders not least of all our customers?
- How do we set about building the business case for change without creating a monster of an exercise?
- What are some of the typical benchmarks, the lessons learnt and the best practices?
- How do we make our existing processes ready for sharing?
- How do we address the change challenges that lie in store for us?
If you do, then you can’t afford to miss our next CFT Network conference, the "Sharing Agenda" on Monday 25th February 2008 at Sandy Park Conference Centre http://www.sandy-park.co.uk/, Exeter from 09:45 to 15:45.
The conference will provide you with the opportunity to engage with private and public sector experts and practitioners, from within and outside of our region. They can help to address your questions and inform your work with lessons learnt delivering successful collaborations.
The plenary sessions will address some of the major challenges of the sharing agenda by show-casing recent case studies such as the Multi-authority shared service programme in Dacorum, Three Rivers and Watford councils, or the Swindon private-public partnership or a more unusual urban consolidation collaboration between Bristol City Council, DHL and Bristol Retailers.
You will also have the opportunity to share your strategic issues in our varied 60 minute surgeries for discussion, learning and resolution with input from our experts and other colleagues across the region. Topics covered include "Getting Started in Shared Services", "Developing a Compelling Case for Change" and many more.
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.swce.gov.uk/Events/Customerfocusedtransformation250208.htm
For further information contact:
Anita Tadayon (LIFT SW Partnership) - anitatadayon@yahoo.com
LIFT SW Regional Waste Service Newsletter
The LIFT SW Regional Waste Service Programme has now published the January edition of its Waste Services Newsletter.
Download the newsletter from the following link:
http://www.swce.gov.uk/news/Newsletters/wasteservicesbriefingnotes.htm
For further information contact:
Hamid Kennedy - 01305 755494, h.kennedy@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Energy Efficiency Certificates for Commercial Buildings
Article 7(3) requires that buildings with a total useful floor area over 1,000m2 occupied by public authorities and by institutions providing public services to a large number of persons and therefore frequently visited by these persons have an energy certificate.
Are any local authorities making progress with the new requirement to provide Energy Efficiency Certificates for commercial buildings given that there currently are few certified inspectors in place?
If you can provide any help or guidance please contact:
Ben Donald (East of England Centre of Excellence) - 07789 925547, ben.donald@norfolk.gov.uk
Spending for a sustainable future - transforming local government and health procurement
Local government spends around £50 billion a year on procurement and another £17 billion on capital projects. Councils are increasingly looking at how they can spend sustainably to secure wider environmental and social benefits. A number of councils have developed green procurement plans and many others are exploring how their spending can meet environmental goals.
This conference provides a first opportunity to hear about the local government sustainable procurement strategy which commits the sector to sustainable procurement, to hear from the Climate Change Commission on tackling climate change through procurement and to identify practical ways forward.
Download additional information and book your place online from the following link:
http://www.lga.gov.uk/Event.asp?lsection=46&id=SXD3E8-A784DB55
