Courses
E-Learning Courses are available at any time and undertaken independently at your convenience. To sign-up please email sue@haptc.org.uk. Once processed you will receive joining instructions and your council will be issued with an invoice. Registration on this course will last 12 months.
Most are £14/person/session available to members only
Topics currently available:
- Anti-Bribery Essentials
- Customer Services Essentials
- Cyber User Awareness
- Data Protection Essentials GDPR
- Dementia Awareness
- Display Screen Equipment Workstation Assessments
- Environmental Awareness Essentials
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
- Fire Safety Essentials
- Health and Safety
- Home Working Essentials
- Information Security Awareness
- Introduction to Parish, Town and Community Councils
- Introduction to Planning for Parish, Town and Community Councils
- Modern Slavery Essentials
- Personal Safety Essentials
- Phishing
- Resilience
- Stress Management
- Team Leadership Essentials
- Time Management Essentials
- Understanding Precepts
Finance Webinars from Steve Parkinson
£30; 1.5 hours
Session leader: Steve Parkinson, The Parkinson Partnership LLP
Steve is a former Town Clerk & an accountant with 30 years' experience in public sector finance, who specialises in advice & training for the local council sector.
Sessions are interactive. You will need a device with a reasonable screen size such as a PC, laptop or tablet to be able to participate fully. Your booking confirmation will contain a link to the online event. Please ensure that you log in at least 10 minutes before the session starts, make sure that your screen name includes your first and last names.
- Budgeting for Clerks and Finance Staff (Seasonal)
- Budgeting for Councillors (Seasonal)
- Contracts and Procurement
- Finance for Councillors
- Internal Controls
- Role of the Internal Audit
- Transparency and Publication for Councils under £25,000
- VAT for VAT Registered Councils
- VAT for Unregistered Councils (VAT126)
- Year End Accounts and Audit (Seasonal)
The full schedule of courses covering a wide variety of topics currently available is listed in our electronic bulletin or please contact the office.
The following is a list of the basic core courses that HAPTC puts on at various times.
Venues
Generic Course Feedback Form
Generic course feedback form (MS Word, 160 Kb)
We always appreciate your feedback; this form can be downloaded and completed and emailed to sue@haptc.org.uk
Cancellation Policy
Please inform us immediately if you are unable to attend; there might be a reserve list. Member cancellations within 48 hours (2 full working days) of the course will be invoiced in full; non-members must give at least a full working week notice. This is to cover preparation and other costs (any handouts will be posted to the Clerk). You are of course welcome to find someone else to take your place. If we are able to reallocate at late notice we will inform you that the invoice is void.
Bespoke Sessions Tailored for your Council
Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA)
SLCC Courses for Clerks
For further details, please contact the SLCC Hertfordshire Branch Secretary or see the national website:
HAPTC carefully selects speakers at its events in the belief that they will present accurate, reliable and appropriate information and views. Unless specifically stated, HAPTC does not necessarily endorse, approve, guarantee or certify the accuracy, reliability, appropriateness or other aspect of the information and views of speakers. Any opinions provided by the speaker do not necessarily represent the views of HAPTC or its members. Reference to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trade mark or otherwise does not imply or constitute an endorsement, recommendation or other support from HAPTC or its members.