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 The CIPFA Education and Training Centre (CETC) will be holding an open event at their London Bridge location on the afternoon of Wednesday 12 December. The event is open to any current or prospective CIPFA students and employers in the South East who may want to find out more about CETC courses and other services offered. The CETC South East Course Director and other staff will be on hand for an informal discussion and to answer questions. So whether you have a number of questions CETC can help with or just fancy popping in for a chat over some mince pies then make sure you put 12th December in your diary.
The open evening will start at 4pm and finish at 6pm. To register an interest in attending the open day just contact Julia Knight on 020 7403 4300 or Julia.knight@cetc.org.uk.
Visit www.cetc.org.uk for further info.
 CETC has appointed Steve Daniels to the role of Academic Director. The new post was created as a result of CETC’s growth and expansion in recent years both in terms of course delivery venues and range of activities. Steve will be responsible for the academic leadership of all of CETC’s courses in the UK and internationally including their development, planning, resourcing and quality management.
Steve's former position as CETC South East Course Director will now be taken up by David Henderson who has been with CETC since 2003 as a Trainer and more recently Senior Trainer.
Gary Gilbert, Head of CETC, says: “Both Steve and David have an excellent track record with CETC already and so it is with great pleasure that I welcome them both to their new roles which are so important for our future development plans.”
More information on CETC’s staff can be seen at www.cetc.org.uk/about/staff_contacts.cfm
November 2007
Various training courses in Finance including IFRS, Carbon Accounting, Accounting for Charities and Introduction to Local Authority Capital Accounting
November 2007
This is series of training & development courses that have been developed for Board Members to help improve working relationships. Courses include “How to fulfil your financial responsibilities as a board member” and “How to get good governance as a board member”.
5th December 2007
This seminar will provide updates on:
- The "Commodity A" Procurement Reform Agenda
- The "Commodity B" Sectoral Centres of Excellence
- Tackling Commodity C's
- Collaborative Procurement Protocols
- Case Study in Collaborative Procurement: Collaborative Procurement Hub (NHS)
- Procurement Policiesand Tendering Arrangements with the Voluntary Sector
- Case Studies in Current Voluntary Sector Procurement
- Testing Financial Stability of Suppliers
- Procurement Audit
Further information for all of our training courses and events can be found on our website www.cipfascotland.org.uk.
Improvement through Change – Essential Lessons for Public Bodies
12 November 2007, The Stormont Hotel, Belfast
The review of Public Administration in Northern Ireland is well underway, changes to public services are moving apace, organisations and their people need to adapt, particularly public bodies that are increasingly under pressure to improve both corporate and pubic services with less resources. Speakers will address the essentials of leading and implementing change and include:
- Jean Pousson, IOD’s top speaker on strategy
- Dr Patrick Haren, Deputy Chairman, Viridian Group
- Peter Curran, Vice Principal (Resources), Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Tom Wilson, Head of Organisation and Services Department, Trade Union Congress
- Sir Hugh Orde, Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland
- Paul Murray, top motivational coach
Click on the title link for further information and to book or contact Emily Kennedy at emily.kennedy@cipfa.org or on 028 9026 6774.
Lean Processing in the Public Sector – Panacea or Pandora’s Box?
28 November 2007, The Culloden Hotel, Belfast
Public services are under continuous pressure to improve performance, raise quality and deliver efficiency savings. This seminar introduces the concept of lean and lean thinking. Key speakers include:
- Dr Zoe Radnor, Associate Professor, Warwick Business School
- Martin Turner, Chief Executive, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust
- Councillor Tony Owen, London Borough of Bromley
- Eilish Henry, Deputy Director, HM Revenue & Customs
- Nigel Johnston, Performance Improvement Manager, Northern Housing Consortium
- Mary Hickey, Process Improvement Manager, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin
Click on the title link for further information and to book or contact Emily Kennedy at emily.kennedy@cipfa.org or on 028 9026 6774.
Management of Risk – Accredited Training to Foundation and Practitioner Levels
26 – 30 November 2007, The Mount Conference Centre, Belfast
Learn how to put in place effective frameworks for taking informed decisions about risk and to manage risks at strategic and operational levels in your organisation!
This five-day accredited training programme will provide participants with extensive knowledge and experience of the principles, processes and M_o_R® approach to risk management at foundation and practitioner levels. M_o_R® is a structured risk management method proposed by the Office of Government commerce, based on the principles of corporate governance for UK Government bodies.
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A coalition government in Cardiff Bay will inevitably create quite a different and excitingly interesting prospect for the National Assembly. As the Government gets to grips with this change in administration in addition to governing in compliance with the 2006 Government of Wales Act, the political agenda has all the ingredients of an interesting time ahead.
The theme for this year’s CIPFA Wales Annual Conference “Times they are a’changing” will therefore reflect on these new challenges and provide a quality opportunity for conference delegates to consider the issues as they affect their own organisations and their personal contribution to shaping and delivering services over the foreseeable future.
Please make a note in your diaries of the dates – 15th and 16th November and join us at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. Set beneath the glorious foothills of Snowdonia and occupying spectacular views out to sea, Venue Cymru promises to be an ideal location for this year’s Conference. Copies of the event's corporate support and exhibition opportunities are available as well as a list of the exhibitors. A booking form and further details about the conference programme can be found in the CIPFA shop.
CIPFA Wales looks forward to welcoming you to Llandudno.
5th December 2007, Queen Anne’s Gate, London: 10.30–3.15.
The Public Management and Policy Association (PMPA), in association with the National School of Government and Public Money & Management, will be holding a one-day seminar on ‘Making the Most of Academic-Practitioner Exchange’ in central London on 5 December 2007. The event will draw on the debates in the current issue of Public Money & Management and discussions that have taken place in the PMPA/National School of Government 2007 Practitioner Exchange events on ‘Evidence-Based Policy-Making: What is Evidence and How to Use It?’
There will be a modest charge to cover the cost of room hire, lunch and refreshments. If you would like to register your interest in attending, please contact, Sandra Harper, PMPA Co-ordinator, 3 Robert Street, London WC2N 6RL or email info.pmpa@cipfa.org
A new PMPA report on global auditing to be published 1 November 2007
The Public Management and Policy Association (PMPA) has brought the heads of the UK and USA government audit bodies together to discuss the future of public sector audit. The Comptroller and Auditor General of the USA says that auditor must “increase insight and facilitate foresight”. Instead of showing why things went wrong, this important new report explains how audit bodies can help to prevent policy disasters and improve the cost and quality of public services.
Obtain copies of Watchdogs Straining at the Leash at the CIPFA shop (£10) or by joining the PMPA
The introduction of IFRS is an issue that all public bodies (particularly central government, related bodies and NHS) need to consider sooner rather than later. The earlier the new reporting requirements are addressed, the smoother the transition!
Bookings are now being taken for the following CIPFA/PwC IFRS workshops that are being delivered throughout the UK in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh:
Would you like to enhance your leadership capabilities? Advancing Your Personal Leadership, a web-based Open CPD course with a work-based focus from the Open University, will be of benefit if you are already in a leadership role and want a supported opportunity to reflect upon and improve your effectiveness across professional and organisational boundaries.
See www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01GGB018 for more and CIPFA members receive 10% discount!
If you haven't registered for the CLC website yet, visit: http://learning.cipfa.org.uk/ipfvalidation/login/register_visitor.asp
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Dear Colleague,
We would like to remind you that the provisional Housing Revenue Account Subsidy Determination for 2008-09 is due to be announced very shortly. Of course, the announcement of the allocation is only the starting point in terms of determining its full implication to your authority for the forthcoming year.
