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Prizewinning CIPFA students who studied with the CIPFA
Education and Training Centre (CETC) celebrated their
success on 9th May at an event held at CETC Midlands
in Birmingham. The winners were:
- David Kane, Wolverhampton City Council (CETC Midlands)
- Best Overall & Best FMCS
- Chris Busby, PricewaterhouseCoopers (CETC South
East) - 2nd best FMCS
- Jill Howard, PricewaterhouseCoopers (CETC South
East) - 3rd best FMCS Commission student
- Dan Stickland, PricewaterhouseCoopers (CETC South
East) - 3rd best SBM
- Duncan Laird, Audit Commission (CETC West of England)
- Best Audit
- Louise Elliott, University Hospitals Coventry &
Warwickshire NHS Trust (CETC Midlands) - Best NHS
student
You can read the full
text of the article to find ot more about the event.
The Initial Professional Development Scheme (IPDS)
is an integral part of the CIPFA Professional Accountancy
Qualification and requires CIPFA students to record
and demonstrate their experience gained in the workplace.
To help students understand the requirements of the
scheme and develop the necessary skills, CETC are running
their popular IPDS Essential Skills course at CETC
South East on 3rd August.
More information and student enrolment forms can be
found on www.cetc.org.uk
or by calling 020 7430 4300.
 CETC
and CIPFA are holding two information seminars looking
at the academic and practical aspects of the Diploma
in Public Audit (DPA) in more detail. This is your chance
to gain a deeper insight into this innovative qualification
- the only one dedicated to internal auditors working
in public services. The seminars will be held on:
- Friday 26th May, CETC Midlands. 9.30am
– 11am
- Monday 5th June, CETC South East.
4pm – 5.30pm
Email julia.knight@cetc.org.uk
or call 020 7403 4300 for further information or to
book a place.
The Scotsman has published an article by Angela Scott,
Head of CIPFA in Scotland, which discusses governance
and the forthcoming system of single transferable voting
(STV) in Scottish local authorities. Click
here to read the full article.
CIPFA responded to the Scottish Parliament Finance
Committee's inquiry into Accountability and Governance.
CIPFA's response set out a broad professional framework
in the areas of good governance, budgetary control and
financial management, providing a focus for the work
of the Inquiry. To view the response click
here.
Central
Government Finance in Scotland: The Pursuit of Efficiency
Gains - 30 May Edinburgh
This seminar considers how to take a strategic approach
to financing public services in Scotland and how to
manage the finance function to achieve the efficiency
gains that are required.
Annual
Public Services Inspection and Regulation Seminar
- 5 June Edinburgh
This seminar provides an ideal opportunity to consider
how we can effect improvement in inspection and regulation
of public services while ensuring that stakeholder interests
are safeguarded and good value for money is provided.
Accounting
Standards Overview - 22 & 23 June Edinburgh
This comprehensive two day course is designed to provide
an overview of all the accounting standards that affect
the public sector.
Public
Service Reform Seminar - 23 June Edinburgh
This seminar will consider how reform is being driven
forward, what lessons we can learn from others, the
local and national perspectives, longer term strategies
and how public services might be financed in the future.
 The
CIPFA Northern Ireland Annual Conference – Delivering
Public Services in a Changing World …. Dare to
be Different! will take place on 28 & 29 September
2006 at the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co Down.
Keynote speakers for this year’s conference include:
- Greg Dyke
- Gareth Hall, Chief Executive of DEIN in Wales
- Jonathan Porritt, Co-Founder and Programme Director
of Forum for the Future
- Kriss Akabussi MBE,
- Tony Culley-Foster, President of an international
Government business consultancy
- John Seddon, writer and commentator
- Jane Earl, Director of the Assets Recovery Agency
Find out more on the CIPFA
Northern Ireland website.
Effective Financial Management, 9 June 2006,
Castlereagh Borough Council Offices, Belfast.
CIPFA Financial Management Model, a web-based self-assessment
package that tests how an organisation measures up against
42 good practice statements in a matrix across three
programme styles and five management dimensions is a
useful tool for reviewing financial management. Heather
Cousins, Director of Finance and Planning in the Social
Security Agency, has applied the model in the Agency
and will share her experience of the process, impact
on financial management and outline future developments.
The event will commence at 12.15pm and will close at
approximately 1.45pm following a buffet lunch. The event
is open to both CIPFA members and non-member colleagues
and the cost of attending is £20 per delegate
(inclusive of VAT). for further information please see
the CIPFA
Northern Ireland website.
Basic
Bookkeeping - 23 & 24 May 2006
The aim of this course is to provide individuals new
to finance (or those who will be joining finance in
the future) with a basic practical knowledge of how
to maintain financial records.
Creating
Successful Promotional Materials - 24 & 25 May
2006
This course will provide tips and techniques to increase
exposure through e-mail and web-based marketing without
increasing costs.
Conflict
Resolution and Problem Solving - 25 & 26 May
2006
This course will enable managers to solve problems more
effectively in the workplace and in doing so, deal with
conflict in a professional manner.
Introduction
to Payroll - 1 June 2006
This workshop aims to equip participants with the skills
and knowledge required to complete basic payroll calculations
and necessary paperwork.
Risk
Assessment and Management Workshop - 1 & 2 June
2006
The purpose of this workshop is to provide the knowledge
and skills needed to satisfy corporate governance risk
reporting requirements and to demonstrate effective
corporate governance through systematic risk identification
and evaluation.
Budgeting
and Budgetary Control - 2 June 2006
This introductory course on budgeting and budgetary
control aims to provide an understanding of the key
principles and various techniques that can be used to
prepare, monitor and control budgets.
Accruals
Accounting - 5 & 6 June 2006
The aim of this in-depth course is to provide participants
with an understanding of the concepts and principles
underpinning financial accounting in the public services
and a working knowledge of accounting techniques.
Effective
Interpersonal Communication Skills - 12 June 2006
The course will consider the key interpersonal skills
for managers and review aspects of communication style
that can enhance and sometimes obstruct the pursuit
of organisational objectives.
 Following
an encouraging response to a recent questionnaire, retired
members in South Wales are invited to attend an inaugural
meeting at 11.00am on the 24th May at the Old House
Inn, Llangynwyd Village, Bridgend. Lunch is being arranged
and a guided tour of this historic village for members’
spouses/partners has been arranged whilst the meeting
is in progress.
For further details about this exciting new development
in South Wales please contact Arthur Thomas on arthurandeirwen@hotmail.com
or by phoning him on 01656 738264.
Who runs the council? A new course aimed at Chief Executives,
Section 151 Officers and Monitoring Officers, is offering
a unique opportunity for all three statutory officers
to explore current thinking on managing in a political
environment in a confidential setting. Issues covered
will include what elected members expect of officers;
what the three key statutory officers should expect
of each other in improving relationships with elected
members; and the findings of the SOLACE Commission.
There will be an opportunity for the sharing of experiences
of building trust in the relationship between officers
and members.
Managing in a Political Environment: Who’s Running
the Council? will take place in London on Monday 26
June. It costs £329 + VAT for SOLACE members and
£375 + VAT for non-members. Book online at: http://training.solace.org.uk.
 The
17th World Congress of Accountants will be held in Istanbul,
Turkey on November 13-16, 2006. The Congress, organised
around the theme "Generating Economic Growth and
Stability Worldwide", will feature plenary sessions
and workshops led by internationally recognised speakers
from the public and private sectors. They will address
issues of accounting, auditing, ethics and financial
management. For more information and to register to
attend, please visit www.wcoa2006istanbul.org.tr
or contact lynn.starr@cipfa.org
for a brochure.
Numerous public sector organisations employ personnel
to carry out civil, criminal, and regulatory investigations.
It is essential that these investigations are carried
out to best practice standards. In response to this,
CIPFA is launching a qualification providing investigators
with the essential legal knowledge and skills to carry
out an investigation professionally and to secure relevant
and admissible evidence.
Delivered by Bond Solon, the leading legal training
consultancy for non-lawyers, the CIPFA Investigative
Practice Qualification is aimed primarily at individuals
with an investigative role who have some experience
but lack any formal qualification.
The programme is highly practical and takes a progressive
skills-based approach through modular training. Students
have the option to complete the modules over a time
period ranging from three months to three years, depending
on their organisation’s requirements.
Further information about the new qualification can
be obtained via the CIPFA
Better Governance website. Alternatively, contact
Julie LeMasurier at IPF on 020 8667 8598 or e-mail:
Julie.leMasurier@ipf.co.uk.
A bilateral protocol has been agreed between CIPFA
and the Charity Commission, which enables the exchange
of information and referral of poor practice between
both organisations. Under the agreement, CIPFA will
have a transparent mechanism through which to consider
whether to refer any matters to the Commission for consideration;
and the Commission will also be able to refer any cases
of poor practice by CIPFA members to CIPFA for appropriate
action within the institute’s disciplinary scheme.
Such cases are thankfully rare, but it is nevertheless
critically important for public confidence that they
are speedily referred and acted upon by both organisations.
Further details can be found at www.cipfa.org.uk/conduct/index.cfm.
The Henley College, an independent self governing
corporation with charitable status, is seeking new governors
with experience in either Finance or Human Resources
to fill vacancies on its Corporation Board. The Board
has significant responsibilities for the quality of
the College's educational provision as well as its financial
health and strategic development.
If you have experience in either finance or human resources
management along with a keen interest in education you
can find out more at www.henleycol.ac.uk
or by contacting Yolanda Huges on 01491 579 988 (ext
2334)/y.hoo@henleycol.ac.uk.
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