A variety of courses including (but not limited to) Communications, Social media and Data protection.
£35 +VAT per course.
Training & Events
Training and Events directly from OALC
Our training courses are becoming increasingly popular and are often fully booked well in advance.
Please complete your online booking as soon as you can. Telephone or email bookings will NOT be accepted.
Other Training Opportunities
A wide range of finance training sessions including Audit, Year-end and VAT designed for local council clerks, officers and councillors.
£35 +VAT per course.
Qualifications and webinars focussed on local council administration, including ILCA, FILCA & CILCA.
Prices vary. See SLCC website.
OALC Training and Events
AI IN ACTION: PRACTICAL SKILLS TO WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER
Unlock the potential of artificial intelligence in this 2.5-hour interactive workshop. Designed for council clerks, this session provides practical skills to simplify your workload and save time. Learn how to use tools like ChatGPT and Claude to draft reports, summarise meetings, create visuals, and manage correspondence. We’ll also cover GDPR compliance, ethical AI use, and tips for crafting effe
Date
Wednesday 11th of December 2024
Location
Online (Zoom)
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £55.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £110.00 + VAT
FREE NEW CLERKS' WORKSHOP
An informal workshop for new clerks (in post less than twelve months) to give an overview of the work of parish councils and a Clerk/RFO. There will be the opportunity to network with other new clerks and to ask lots of questions! This is being offered free of charge to new clerks of our member councils.The workshop will run from 10.00am - 2.00pm with a break for lunch. ...
Date
Tuesday 17th of December 2024
Location
OALC Office, Wallingford Town Hall, Market Square, Wallingford OX10 0EG
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £0.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £110.00 + VAT
LEADING YOUR COUNCIL
This brand new course with experienced trainer and parish councillor, Alison Sercombe, will cover skills and techniques for leading your council.
Date
Thursday 9th of January 2025
Location
Beckley Village Hall, Woodperry Road, Oxford OX3 9UZ
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £60.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £120.00 + VAT
EFFECTIVE AGENDAS AND ACCURATE MINUTES
This training course will provide a concise overview of minuting issues and good practice pointers, including agendas and meeting procedures. Whilst it will be particularly beneficial to new clerks, all clerks and councillors are welcome to attend to brush up their knowledge and procedures.This session will run online from 10:00am - 12:00pm....
Date
Monday 27th of January 2025
Location
Online (Zoom)
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £50.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £100.00 + VAT
PREPARING FOR YEAR END AND AUDIT
A blended learning session covering the statutory requirements for town and parish councils, responsibilities and timescales
Date
Thursday 6th of February 2025
Location
Online (Zoom)
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £50.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £100.00 + VAT
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Our ever popular course for new councillors, clerks and those just wanting a refresher.
Date
Wednesday 26th of February 2025
Location
Chesterton Community Centre, 2 Geminus Road, Chesterton, Oxon OX26 1BJ
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £110.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £220.00 + VAT
EXPERIENCED CLERK REFRESHER
A refresher course for town and parish clerks who have served for a number of years, to cover a range of topics as well as networking opportunities with other clerks.
Date
Tuesday 4th of March 2025
Location
Online (Zoom)
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £60.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £120.00 + VAT
ROUTINE INSPECTION OF PLAY AREAS
This is a one day course aimed at those who are responsible for the Routine (daily to weekly) inspections of play areas. SYLLABUS The benefits of play Injuries occurring on playgrounds Legal responsibilities Inspection techniques for basic equipment types The inspection procedures of their verifying employer A Certificate of Training will be issued to all participants who comp...
Date
Wednesday 2nd of April 2025
Location
Kennington Village Hall, Kennington Road, Kennington OX1 5PG
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £150.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £300.00 + VAT
Cancellation Policy
We require a minimum of 14 days' written notice for cancellations. Where the required notice is given no charge will be incurred by the council. However, where notice is less than 14 days the full cost of the place will be incurred. Additionally, non-attendance without cancellation notice will incur the full cost of the course booking.
If necessary, other delegates may attend in the place of the original attendee should they be unable to attend.
As the majority of our courses are online we recognise technical difficulties may occur. It is therefore vital that if you have a problem you make contact with us immediately at info@oalc.org.uk or by phone on 0751 9367709 or 0774 6943076. Failure to make contact at the time of the course will be treated as non-attendance without notice and your council will be charged the full cost of the course.
Late payment
OALC invoices should be paid within 28 days of the invoice date. We do understand that councils usually meet monthly so authorisation for payment may take longer than 28 days. However, if payment isn’t made within 3 months from the date of invoice a late payment fee of £20 (+VAT) will be additionally invoiced to the council.
We urge all clerks to bring this information to the attention of their councillors and staff