SWCouncils

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

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. 

Community Leadership Awards have been designed specifically for Councillors and other Community Leaders:
 
Introduction - Induction
Councillors attend their Council’s induction programme and are then assessed by us through a Reflective Review and Professional Discussion Interview.  (We can also offer feedback gathered from the assessments on how effective the Councillors have found the Induction programme if required)

Intermediate – Managing Meetings and Public Speaking
Councillors build on their knowledge and experience through taking a leading role in public speaking and managing meetings.  These skills are enhanced through attending learning events arranged by their Council or external organisations or through carrying out their role and are then assessed by us through observation and the delivery of a presentation

Advanced – Community Leadership Case Study
Councillors develop their skills and knowledge on a specific theme such as migration, sport, housing, health, social care through attending formal learning events arranged by their Council or external organisations and are then assessed by us through a case-study project. 

For more information, click here or call Ann Collins on 01823 270101

We design and deliver courses specifically to meet the needs of our member organisations and others.Our team of professionally qualified and experienced specialists offer the following learning and development opportunities.

Most of our events can be delivered on an in-house basis. We will deliver courses on your premises for your staff, or for groups from collaborating authorities.  We can work with you to ensure that the content of a development package is tailored to your requirements and your learning objectives are met. Our Services are summarised in a leaflet which can be downloaded here

Full training events schedule

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. 

A South West Coaching and Mentoring Pool Professional Development Event that provides

• the chance to hear from coaching experts
• workshops to help you develop your coaching skills
• network opportunities for mixing with others with similar interests

Speakers
Philip Houghton, The Alexander Partnership
The Principles and Power of Coaching
Andy Hudson,  Governor HM Prison Rochester
Models of Coaching for Complex organisations
Coral Ingleton, Kent Coaching and Mentoring Network
Karen McLoughlin, Senior Consultant, SHL
Helen Tiffany, Executive Coach and Head of Conferencing and Events Association of Coaching

Click here for further information on the workshop and how to book.

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.