Dorset Association of Parish and

Town Councils

COURSES, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS 2018

Updated13 Dec2017

Date / Time / Course / Cost / Venue / Notes / Audience
January
Tuesday 30 January / Am session: 9.30-11.30am
or
Pm session:
12.30-2.30pm / Introduction to the new external auditor & the new limited assurance regime / £15 am session
£15 pm session / Athelhampton House, Athelhampton, Dorchester, DT2 7LG / Rebecca PlaneFCPFA, Senior Audit Manager,
PKF Littlejohn LLP
Max no: 50 per session
One delegate per council / All
February
Saturday
17
February / 10am-12noon / Introduction training for councillors
(with less than 9 months experience) / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Introductory course to be taken prior to the essentials for councillors course for new councillors who have been in post for less than 9 months.
Max no: 14 / New Councillors
Friday 23 February / 10.00 – 12.00 / Essential Finance basics for small councils / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Max no. 16 / Primarily clerks but councillors are welcome
March
Friday 9 March / 10.00am -3.30pm / Annual Conference / £70 to
Inc refreshments and a full 2 course lunch / Kingston Maurward College, Nr Dorchester DT2 8PX / Programme for the day will be available in due course; the day will be informative and relevant to all. / All
Thursday 15
March / 10-12.30 / Nearly new clerks** / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / ** Available to clerks who attended the 2017 new clerks course.
Trainer – Debbie Hollings
Max no: 16 / Clerks
Monday 26
March
TBC / Am session: 9.30-11.30am
or
Pm session:
12.30-2.30pm / General Data Protection Regulations update / TBC / Athelhampton House, Athelhampton, Dorchester, DT2 7LG
TBC / Robert Long, Audit Team Leader and Information Security Lead at Audit West. / All
Tuesday 27 March / 10-12.30 / Essentials for Councillors / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Trainer – Tony Gibb
Max no: 16 / Councillors
April
May
Wednesday 9
May / 7-9pm / Introduction training for councillors
(with less than 9 months experience) / £40 / Tarrant Keyneston VH, nr Blandford Forum DT11 9JE / Introductory course to be taken prior to the essentials for councillors course for new councillors who have been in post for less than 9 months.
Max no: 14 / New Councillors
Tuesday 22 May / 7-9pm / Essentials for Councillors / £40 / Tarrant Keyneston VH, nr Blandford Forum DT11 9JE / Trainer led and scenario based.
Max no: 16 / Councillors
Thursday 24
May / 7-9pm / How to chair a meeting / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Trainers– Hilary Trevorah, Janet Page and Debbie Hollings
Max 18 / Chairmen
June
Wednesday 6 June / 7-9pm / Essential Finance for Councillors / £40 / Tarrant Keyneston VH, nr Blandford Forum DT11 9JE / Max no: 18 / Councillors
Late June – dateTBC / 10am-4pm / Clerks Seminar / £70 / Kingston Maurward College, Nr Dorchester DT2 8PX / All day seminar with updates and session relevant to all clerks.
Max no: 60 / Clerks
July
Saturday 7
July / 10am-12noon / Introduction training for councillors
(with less than 9 months experience) / £40 / Loders VH, Loders, Bridport DT6 3SA / Introductory course to be taken prior to the essentials for councillors course for new councillors who have been in post for less than 9 months.
Max no: 14 / New Councillors
AUGUST – SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
September
Tuesday 11 September / 10-12noon / Essential Finance for Councillors / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Trainer – Tony Gibb
Max no: 16 / Councillors
October
Tuesday 9 Oct / 10am – 12noon / Budgeting and Precepts / £40 / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Trainer – Tony Gibb
Max no: 16 / Clerks and councillors
November
Saturday10 Nov / 9.30am-1pm / DAPTC AGM / N/A / Council Chamber, Dorset County Council / All
Tuesday 20 November / 7-9pm / Bring your own chair / £55 to include both the clerk and chair / Dorset Youth Association, Dorchester, DT1 1QL / Trainers– Hilary Trevorah, Janet Page and Debbie Hollings
Max no: 18 / Clerks and their chairman
December

***** OTHER COURSES AND BRIEFINGSWILL BE SLOTTED IN DURING THE YEAR*****

For further details about the content of the above courses and to make bookings (via your clerk), please view ‘conferences seminars’ on the DAPTC website