Whether you work in housing, health, or public service delivery, you need to understand how to work with local government. As national politicians talk of the benefits and desire of decentralising power to more local structures, there is no better time for you to get to grips with the growing importance of cities and towns across England.
This Connect Training course will provide you with the key components for understanding how to work with local government, including:
- an overview of how local government works, where policy comes from and who makes decisions
- the different roles of mayors, councillors, executive members and officers
- the key structures in the new local government landscape including Combined Authorities and City Deals
- a guide to new roles and responsibilities including Health and Wellbeing Boards and Local Enterprise Partnerships
- where next for local government post 2015? Devolution or delegation
- understanding local politics and how best to influence local government decisions and strategies
Delivered by Connect’s experienced consultant trainers, who have considerable experience of working in and around local government, this course is a hands-on, practically focused session with plenty of time for questions and discussion.