Advanced
Once you have reached Foundation and Core, and for those Councillors who are really keen, you can specialise in areas of training to reach Advanced.
You can complete as many or, as little, of the various courses under the
Advanced
stages as you wish and there's no timeframe for completion.
Download the
Councillor Development Framework Workbook
to keep track of your progress. When you've completed a stage, email a copy to
mreilly@northantscalc.gov.uk to claim your certificate.
The following is not an exhaustive list:
Pick one of the following Year End courses relevant to your council:
Year-end & Audit - Income & Expenditure accounts
Year-end & Audit - Receipts & Payments accounts (over £25,000)
Year-end & transparency - councils under £25,000
Pick one of the following VAT courses relevant to your council:
VAT for VAT registered councils
VAT for unregistered councils (VAT126)
VAT - Partial exemption
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and S106
Responding to Planning Applications
The Good Councillor's Guide to Neighbourhood Planning
(Ask your clerk to download these from the members knowledge base A-Z)
Data Protection for Councillors
Freedom of Information for Councils
GDPR (E-Learning)
Freedom of Information (E-Learning)
Pick the Transparency Code relevant to your council
Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities (For councils with an annual turnover of less than £25,000 and between £25,000-£200,000)
Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (For councils with an annual turnover exceeding £200,000)
If you've already attended these courses and would like to claim your status, please fill in the form below and we'll send you your certificate:
Click below to return to the main Councillor Development Framework page:
