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met stringent criteria, has been awarded self-certification
status.
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strives to provide those professionals who access CPD via its members with a
consistently high level of support.
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substantially towards your continuing professional development. For more details
please visit http://learning.cipfa.org.uk |
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the following categories, please click the appropriate link:
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Supporting
People - 11 May - London
Once again, supporting people programmes face an uncertain
financial future. Last November ODPM issued the long awaited
consultation paper on the future of the project, Creating
Sustainable Communities: Supporting Independence, which
suggested major changes. This event for finance and service
managers looks at the way ahead for this key scheme and
its future financial arrangements. |
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| EVENT
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Local
Area Agreements Conference - 17 May - London
 This
one-day conference will give a policy and financial
overview of developments, together with practical
experiences from senior officers in the field.
As local area agreements are rolled out nationally,
this conference will provide timely and essential
information for all those who will be charged
with maximising their potential for local citizens. |
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Developments
in Education Finance - 24 May - London
 Reflecting
on the white paper, this seminar considers key themes in
the changing world of education finance and looks at successful
models and examples of good practice from which delegates
will be able to implement practical changes in the workplace. |
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Practice-based
Commissioning: Ensuring Good Practice - 5 June - London
 This
event takes an in-depth look at the main drivers of Practice-based
Commissioning and offers practical guidance on what PCTs
should be working on to deliver an efficient service. |
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 The
CIPFA Local Authority Capital Conference - 7 June - London
Building upon CIPFA’s work over recent years to establish
the Prudential Code for capital finance, this year’s
conference will examine all the current and forthcoming
developments, as well as exploring ways in which the Code
is now being used in new and innovative ways throughout
local government. |
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Current
Developments in Further & Higher Education Finance - 9 June
- London
 This
event will provide delegates with up-to-date information
on the main issues confronting organisations and will highlight
the challenges that are likely to arise in the future. It
will look specifically at the advantages of diversifying
income streams and alternative sources of revenue. |
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Introduction
to Housing Finance - 29 June - London
 This
seminar is an entry-level event which introduces the key
issues impacting on the finance function in local authority
housing departments. With a mixture of well grounded sessions
from practitioners and funding and advisory bodies, the
programme considers all the key business aspects of housing
funding.
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If you would like to view the programme for
any of the above conferences and seminars click on the event
title or email courses@cipfa.org
to request a hard copy. Information on how to book attendance
on any of CIPFA’s events can be found on CIPFA
shop. |
Central
Government Finance Developments 2006 – June – London
This seminar will present those attending with key information
regarding technical issues and management of central government
finance. Picking up on the concerns surrounding the Departmental
Capability Reviews, policy setters and experienced practitioners
will give advice on how to provide best value in this huge sector.
The
CIPFA/ISACA IT Audit Update: The Importance of Information Resilience
– 5 & 6 July – Birmingham
This major event will provide a valuable update on current IT
audit issues and should appeal to all those responsible for managing
IT audit as well as to practitioners across both the public and
private sectors. Designed as two linked days, delegates may choose
to attend either or both days.
The
CIPFA Social Care Conference 2006: Social Care in Transition –
6 & 7 July – Southampton
The theme for the event this year is ‘Social Care in Transition’.
It will be chaired by Richard Harbord, renowned Chairman of CIPFA’s
Social Services Panel, and the programme has been designed by
that Panel’s social care finance experts who lead CIPFA’s
work in this area.
For further information on any of the training courses listed
below please click
here.
- Accounting Standards for the Public Sector
- Basic Bookkeeping
- Choosing and Using Strategic Performance Indicators
- Contract Audit
- Economic Appraisal and Developing a Business Case
- Effective Audit Committees
- Essentials for Project Management
- European Funding Regulations
- Finance for Non-Financial Managers
- Fraud Awareness for Grants Officers
- Grant Funding in the Public Sector
- Introduction to Internal Audit
- Managing Small Projects
- On Board
- Performance Measurement Using the Balanced Scorecard
- Process Mapping and Process Benchmarking
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