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
INTERNAL CONTROLS & PRECEPT AND BUDGET SETTING
This session is aimed at officers and councillors of parish & town councils, who are involved in preparing, approving and monitoring budgets. Run by Steve Parkinson, OALC Finance, Audit and VAT consultantTopics include:• setting a budget and precept• Contingencies and reserves• how the council tax base affects the budget• Inflation• budget monitoringBy the end...
Date
Thursday 17th of October 2024
Location
Abingdon Old Magistrate's Court, Abingdon Guild Hall, Abbey Close, Abingdon OX14 3JD
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £60.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £120.00 + VAT
NEW FINANCIAL REGULATIONS AND VAT FOR CLERKS AND RFOS (AND COUNCILLORS)
Find out how to use the new model Financial Regulations and how these can be adapted to your council.
Date
Thursday 17th of October 2024
Location
Abingdon Old Magistrate's Court, Abingdon Guild Hall, Abbey Close, Abingdon OX14 3JD
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £55.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £110.00 + VAT
PLANNING - HOW LOCAL COUNCILS FIT INTO THE PLANNING SYSTEM, EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS
This half day training event for clerks and councillors has been specially designed for member councils who want to respond appropriately to planning applications which come before them.Phil Shaw from West Oxfordshire District Council will lead the training. He will give a general overview of how parish councils fit into the planning system and practical advice on how to respond to typical ...
Date
Monday 11th of November 2024
Location
Woodgreen Offices, West Oxfordshire District Council, Witney, OX28 1NB
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £60.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £120.00 + VAT
NALC LEGAL UPDATE
Free Legal Update from NALC solicitor, Gary Barker.
Date
Wednesday 20th of November 2024
Location
Online (Zoom)
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £0.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £70.00 + VAT
PARISH PROS (FOR EXPERIENCED COUNCILLORS)
A refresher course for town and parish councillors who have served for a number of years and to cover a range of topics as well as networking breaks with other councillors.
Date
Tuesday 3rd of December 2024
Location
Wootton & Dry Sandford Community Centre, Lamborough Hill, Wootton, Abingdon OX13 6DA
Price per Delegate
Member Council: £60.00 + VAT
Non-Member Council: £120.00 + 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
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