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In 2005 CIPFA and Warwick Business School launched a new innovative programme which enables senior public servants to study simultaneously for the CIPFA Professional Accountancy Qualification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Finance and Leadership. With the next course starting in January 2008, CIPFA and Warwick Business School are offering anyone who may be interested a chance to find out more by attending a taster day at Warwick Business School on 26 September and an open day at CIPFA in London on 7 November.
To register to attend one or both of these sessions, or to find out more information visit www.cipfa.org.uk/students/prospective/postgrad.cfm
The course is an excellent way to gain a professional finance qualification as well as develop corporate, strategic and leadership skills set against the backdrop of today’s rapidly changing public services.
For students intending to sit exams in the December sitting for the CIPFA Professional Accountancy Qualification, CIPFA Education and Training Centre (CETC) are offering a comprehensive programme of revision courses for students to attend. These are open to all CIPFA students, are typically two day’s in duration and give students an opportunity to reinforce their knowledge of the module and practice exam technique. The programme of revision courses can be seen on the CETC website: www.cetc.org.uk.
LASAAC has released draft guidance on accounting for the common good in Scotland for consultation. The document has been released on conclusion of the Committee's project which seeks to bring consistency to how the common good is accounted for. Although the guidance is aimed at finance practitioners, LASAAC welcomes comments from all those with an interest in the common good. Comments should be submitted by email by Friday 2nd November 2007 to lasaac@cipfa.org.
Visit www.cipfa.org.uk/scotland/technical/lasaac.cfm for more.
CIPFA in Scotland has been awarded the contract for the Design, Development and Delivery of Financial Management Skills Training in the Scottish Executive. CIPFA in Scotland has previously delivered a number of in-house training courses as well as consultancy assignments for the Executive, and the award of this tender will develop further the working relationship between the two organisations.
CIPFA has conducted a review of the accounting, finance and management mechanisms in relation to infrastructure assets. The report, which is presently being consulted upon, proposes changes which will impact on local authority asset management planning. For more information please click on the following link www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/consultations.cfm
CIPFA in Scotland - Training and Events, 25th October, Glasgow
Process Mapping and Process Benchmarking, 29th October, Glasgow
Whole Life Costing, 30th October, Glasgow
How to get Good Governance within Partnerships, 31st October, Edinburgh
Team Players in Finance – Onwards and Upwards!
18 October 2007, The Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast
Due to its success last year, CIPFA Northern Ireland is running the second Team Players in Finance seminar for finance personnel in the public sector. The seminar is £195 plus VAT per delegate.
For further information and booking, please click on the link above. Alternatively, please contact Emily Kennedy at emily.kennedy@cipfa.org or on 028 9026 6774.
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, nothing can stay the same any longer. 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. Mindsets need to change; new ways of working need to be created; restructuring and rationalisation need to be effectively implemented; and people need to work smarter and more flexibly. This seminar will address these issues and is £295 plus VAT per delegate.
For further information and booking, please click on the link above. Alternatively, please contact Emily Kennedy at emily.kennedy@cipfa.org or on 028 9026 6774
The theme for this year’s CIPFA Wales Annual Conference “Times they are a’ changing” will reflect on the new challenges that a coalition government will pose 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 with spectacular views out to sea, Venue Cymru promises to be an ideal location for this year’s Conference. Contact maria.jones@cipfa.org for further details or look out for information on the conference programme and arrangements for the Annual Dinner at www.cipfa.org.uk/wales over the next few weeks.
CIPFA Wales looks forward to welcoming you to Llandudno.
1 October
This new series of briefings for members launches with the following events on Project Management in the Autumn. More detailed information about these and other events in the series and a booking form will shortly be available on http://www.cipfa.org.uk/regions. Please get in touch on 020 7543 5781 if you’d like to know more ahead of this.
- 1 October - Bristol (Express by Holiday Inn Bristol North)
CIPFA is participating in the 10th Finance Directors’ Forum taking place from 31 October - 3 November 2007 on board P&O’s Aurora. This unique event allows up to 200 senior finance professionals to meet and network with prospective suppliers and peers, participate in a first class conference programme and keep abreast of key issues.
Attendance is by invitation only and is free of charge. Delegates can:
- Build their own bespoke conference agenda, including CPD accredited sessions
- Benefit from unrivalled networking opportunities with other FDs
- Select from a wide range of suppliers to discuss their products and services at one to one meetings.
Delegates identify who they want to meet with in advance through an online booking system.
CIPFA will be speaking at the event and members of our staff will be on hand to discuss issues with members throughout the two full days on board.
A small number of places are still available. To register your interest, contact the delegate manager, Joe Rutter on 020 8487 2277. Full details at: www.fdforum.com
Defra is inviting public sector finance professionals to comment on the proposed Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme. The CRC is a new emissions trading scheme targeting large non-energy intensive public and private sector organisations, such as banks, supermarkets, government departments and local authorities, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and encouraging energy efficiency. The system will be auction-based and will require organisations to purchase and retire allowances corresponding with their annual carbon emissions.
The consultation is running until 9 October 2007. Additional background information, the consultation paper and a Regulatory Impact Assessment can be accessed from the Defra website.
Further questions can be directed to sally.comber@defra.gsi.gov.uk or telephone 0207 238 4714.
Global Leadership Conference – Call for Papers
John Rayment and Jonathan Smith, CIPFA lecturers at Anglia Ruskin University are organising a Global Leadership Conference, to be held in March 2008. The organisers are now calling for outline proposals for papers and other contributions e.g. guest speakers, lecturers, text books, papers, and lecture and topic notes. They are also keen to receive views on the scope and content of the programme from individuals and from other universities interested in collaboration.
If you would like to know more, or are interested in taking part, please email John Rayment (j.j.rayment@anglia.ac.uk) or Jonathan Smith (jonathan.smith@anglia.ac.uk).
For further information visit www.cipfa.org.uk/acipfal
12-13 October 2007, London
 Sponsored by CIPFA, the UK's biggest recruitment and volunteering event for the charity, not-for-profit and social enterprise sectors, moves into the spotlight this October 12th and 13th at The Business Design Centre, Islington, London.
Over 150 organisations will exhibit including Action for Blind People, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, VSO, RSPB, Centrepoint, and many others from the social housing, arts and public sector. The event offers advice and practical tips to achieving your dream job through 70 free career development seminars.
For your free ticket to the best jobs and volunteering opportunities in the not-for-profit sector, visit www.forum3.co.uk/event or call 0845 603 1419.
To make your CPD even simpler, we have launched a brand new Quick guide to the CLC - the website that manages your CPD learning. Just visit http://learning.cipfa.org.uk and follow the links to the guide.
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