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Leadership and Capacity Development in Councils

A shared resource for learning and development in councils, chaired by SOLACE NI and funded by councils. Offers various training programs, development projects, and support for elected members and officers. Effective leadership and organizational development initiatives implemented.

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Leadership and Capacity Development in Councils

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  1. LGTG is: • Shared resource for learning and development in councils • Chaired by SOLACE NI • Informed by a Practitioners’ Group and an Elected Member Development Steering Group (NAC & NILGA) • Funded by councils, overseen by LGSC and audited by the Local Government Auditor

  2. LGTG delivers/supports: • 3 Open Course Programmes in a year (90+ short skills-based courses) • In-house training in councils (100+ courses) • A range of leadership, management and other programmes at QUB and UU • A range of OD projects in councils • Elected Member training (short skills-based courses, regional events & Charter) • A major sector-wide RPA Capacity Building Programme in 2014-15 • The new Learning Management System (eLearning platform) • Call-off frameworks of providers for use by councils

  3. Provision planned and delivered across: • Leadership and Talent Management • Performance Culture and Learning Organisations • Employee Relations and Pay & Reward • Capacity Building for Reform • Equality & Diversity • Elected Member Development

  4. Chief Executive and Senior Officer Support • Bespoke Leadership Programme for Chief Executives (evaluated for rollout to senior officers) • support for Strategy Day in June • part-funding for a Solace Policy/Executive officer • CEF membership (wider public sector network) • facilitated session for employers on negotiating arrangements in August

  5. Leadership Development: • Bespoke in-house leadership programmes, QUB and UU programmes, development centres • In discussion with health, education, NICS, PSNI about a public sector leadership programme • Development of a Coaching & Mentoring Network • Diversity Champions and E&D projects in councils

  6. Organisation Development: • Performance/transformation projects in councils linked to PC Toolkit • IiP support • Support for Community Planning • General Power of Competence training for councillors • New Councillors’ Guide and Councillors’ Guide to Waste

  7. Operating Model • Service Level Agreement with LGSC • Portion of the time of Director, Training and Administrative Officer, Finance Officer and Chief Executive as Accounting Officer

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