Introduction for New Councillors

This online interactive course is designed for newly elected councillors who need to understand their new role. Learn at your own pace from home using the various sections as guides in your role as a Councillor in your first few weeks, prior to attending more detailed training. This is a prelude to the Councillor Essentials training course.

What you will discover

Appropriate legislation and guidance for the role
The different roles within the council
All about meetings
Finance and employment
Planning and elections

Suitable Audience

This course is ideal for newly elected councillors to give a brief understanding of being a councillor.

Topics include:

Legislation that applies and where to go for guidance
Code of Conduct
Council governance and duties and powers
Being a Councillor
Meetings, Agendas and Minutes
Understanding the financial responsibility of a council
The Council as an employer
Planning and Election processes

Benefits

By the end you should have an initial understanding of the role of a councillor, and how the council operates, which will assist in navigating the first few weeks prior to undertaking new councillor training.