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An award ceremony took place on the 7th May to applaud the exceptional achievements of Andrew Cummings, winner of this year's John Sandbach Memorial Prize. Andrew, who is employed by Waltham Forest LBC and studied at CETC South East, successfully completed his Diploma in June 2007 achieving the highest overall marks by a CETC student at the diploma level of CIPFA’s professional qualification.
Staff at the CIPFA Education and Training Centre are extremely proud of Andrew and all their prizewinning students and wish them every success in the future.
18th June 2008, Premier Travel Inn, Glasgow
Decisions we make will often have long term implications. This is particularly the case with capital projects, but not exclusively so. Unfortunately too often the longer term costs and benefits of decisions are not systematically assessed, especially where short term political expediencies take precedence. Whole life costing provides a formal methodology to improve decision making by ensuring that medium and longer term implications are routinely considered.
30th June 2008, Radisson SAS, Edinburgh
World class organisations continuously try to improve the financial planning process to meet the demands set for management in creating sustainable value to the organisation. With this in mind, this seminar will explore a number of techniques/approaches which will give you ideas for how to improve your own organisation's processes.
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Best Practice in Audit Committees
20 June, Cardiff
Audit Committees are an essential element of good governance. It is especially important that Audit Committee members understand their role, responsibilities and relationships. Using practical case studies, this course outlines these fundamental issues and also how to effectively perform the Audit Committee’s scrutiny role. It is aimed at Audit Committee members and will also be of benefit to staff who work with Audit Committees.
Good communication is an essential business skill which cuts across all areas of organisational life.
Try the exercise: 'How Well Do I Communicate?' to assess your personal communication skill set and identify areas for improvement. This exercise can also be used with your team to help them improve their communication skills. www.improvementnetwork.gov.uk/imp/core/page.do?pageId=1900004472
In addition: 'How to Improve Intercultural Communication Skills' offers handy hints to improve your internal and external communication skills as globalisation and workforce diversity increase.
www.improvementnetwork.gov.uk/imp/core/page.do?pageId=1900025616
Register to access these, and other management tools, via the Improvement Network.
At a time when affordable housing is high on the national policy agenda, CIPFA’s Local Authority Housing Panel is playing an active part in the development of ideas for the future financing of social housing and related policies. The Panel meets 3 to 4 times a year and is responsible for all financial management and policy issues that affect local authority housing.
Find out more about the Panel at www.cipfa.org.uk/panels/housing
If you feel you could contribute to the Panel’s thinking and activities and would like to be considered for membership please contact julian.smith@cipfa.org
Log in to the CLC and not only can you keep your CPD records up to date, but you can also amend your personal, membership and employment details quickly and securely, visit www.cipfa.org.uk/clc
Find Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on stand 18 at CIPFA 2008, and get your photograph taken ‘riding’ a real Harley Davidson or Lambretta in front of a Brighton themed backdrop.
Delegates will also be able to enter a prize draw to win the Harley Davidson or Lambretta in a competition, or if two-wheels aren't your thing, there is also a weekend with a BMW 5 series on offer.
7th July,
QEII Conference Centre, London SW1
The 2008 NAO Private Finance Conference will focus on today’s big issues affecting the use of private finance in public service delivery. The conference will enable you to hear from the
NAO and leading private finance practitioners. Their
experience will provide valuable advice on securing
value for money from the use of private finance.
You will share best practice with others in the private
finance sector, debate the key issues that contribute
to successful outcomes and hear from successful
and innovative case studies.
Keynote speakers include:
- Gordon McKechnie - Head of PFI Policy, HM Treasury
- Mike Gerrard - Deputy Chief Executive, Partnerships UK
- Edward Leigh MP - Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
- Ed Humpherson - Assistant Auditor General, NAO
Special address: The role of private finance in the London Olympics by David Goldstone - Director of Finance, Olympic Games,
Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
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Attendance at this event may count towards your
continuing professional development www.cipfa.org.uk/clc
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Dear Colleague,
Yvette Cooper MP became Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the January 2008. A Scottish-born former Independent journalist, she became MP for Pontefract and Castleford in 1997 after working as an economic researcher for Labour leader John Smith and adviser to US President Bill Clinton. She has attended cabinet since 2007, when she was appointed Housing Minister.
Ken Livingstone,
Former Mayor of London is a Londoner born and bred, and has a record of speaking up for Londoners throughout his time in politics. He was elected Mayor of London in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. In May 2008 he narrowly lost out to Boris Johnson.
He became a Labour member of the Greater London Council in 1973 and became its leader in 1981, a position he held until March 1986 when Margaret Thatcher abolished the GLC, ending an era in London government, London-wide government was only restored in 2000. 
