HR and Employment Services
South West Councils has extensive experience of providing both employment support and training opportunities .
Our team of professionally qualified and experienced specialists offer the following services:
- Employment Advice and Consultancy
- Recruitment and Staff Development
- Job Evaluation / Pay and Grading
- Disciplinary Investigations
- Mediation
- National Pay and Pensions Negotiations
- Conferences and Workshops
Our services are summarised in a leaflet which can be downloaded here
Education HR Advice
South West Councils have responded to a request from Local Government Employers (LGE) and has taken over the responsibility for answering enquiries and advice on School Teacher Pay and Terms and Conditions of Employment.
Recruitment & Retention Portal
southwestjobs.org.uk a shared jobs portal is now live, all councils and fire & rescue services in the South West have the opportunity to access to this new resource....
Room Hire
Looking for a town centre location for a meeting?
Meeting rooms at Dennett House are now available to hire.
Hire includes some free Car Parking and tea and coffee refreshments. Lunch is available on request.
To find out more click here.
Learning and Development Services
Our team of professionally qualified and experienced specialists offer the following services: |
Our services are summarised in a leaflet which can be downloaded here |
Coaching Pool
With coaching programmes featuring strongly in organisational strategies and change programmes, we have established the South West Coaching Pool to help organisations build internal coaching capacity and to enable managers to access coaches from other partner organisations with a range of different experience and expertise.
For more information click here.
South West Councils: Working for the South West
South West Councils
Bringing together local authority Leaders from the County, Unitary and District councils in the South West
Click here for more information on our collaborative working for the South West.
Improvement and Efficiency
The South West Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (SW IEP) continues to promote innovative sector-led improvement and efficiency support to local authorities.
For more information click here
Councils on track to save at least £153m over 4 years
The Driving Value for Money programmes are on track to save Councils at least £153m over 4 years click here to find out how...
SW Councils News
South West Councils News
Bringing together news and information from across local government in the region.
Message from Cllr Angus Campbell, Chair SW Council
- Latest on the E-Personalisation Marketplace project
- Exmoor becomes an international Dark Sky Reserve
To read the latest newsletter click here...
For latest news, publications, press releases, click here...
Events & Training
We offer a range of support to equip Members and Officers with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the needs of their communities.
Training and Event schedule, click here...
Forthcoming events are:
- Feb 6, Benefits Management
- Mar 6, Managing Unauthorised Gypsy & Traveller Encampments
- Mar 15, Committee Administration 1
- Mar 19, Managing Successful Programmes - Foundation
- Mar 22, Embracing the Future: the Changing face of Local Democracy
- Apr 18, Certificate in Coaching
- Apr 23, Contract & Consumer Law
- May 1, PRINCE 2 (Combined Foundation & Practitioner)
- May 3, Award in Facilitation Skills
- May 9, Award in Workplace Mentoring
- May 11, Shared Services
- May 14, Pension Administration
- May 16, Award in Event Planning
- May 28, Job Evaluation - NJC Scheme
- Jun 11, Committee Administration 3
- Jun 13, Legal Aspects & EU Procurement
- Jun 14, Local Government Structure
- Jun 14, Political Awareness
- Jun 18, Understanding the Role of the Frontline Councillor
- Jun 18, Understanding Community Leadership
- Jun 19, Business Case & Specification Writing
- Jun 20, Public Speaking