Personal Development

Councils are increasing their investment in the training and development of councillors. Many are working towards or have received an award under the Welsh Charter for Member Support and Development which recognises good practice in member training development and support. A variety of local, regional and national training and development opportunities are on offer. Your council should be able to provide you with a list of training sessions that are available in-house. These may be of three types: knowledge based learning (e.g. finance), role skills (e.g. chairing skills), or personal development (e.g. leadership skills). If something is not available locally ask about the possibility of travelling to a regional or national venue or ask for a special session to be run in-house if others share your training need.

Many councils are offering members the opportunity to develop personal development plans (a requirement of the Charter) to assess and meet their training needs and help them grow into and develop their roles. Ask for advice and support in this area.

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