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Proposed series of events from network research – your views needed.

Our recent network development research identified a need for skills training related to those generic skills identified in the Egan Review into skills for sustainable communities, and a further training need to develop a greater understanding of sustainable communities.

We would now like to gauge your interest into a number of potential learning events across the region. These would start in the autumn and run over the following 12 months.

We would also like to find out where in the region you would most like to attend such events, we are proposing potential venues in Bristol, Plymouth, Taunton and Blandford Forum.

We would be very grateful if you could look at the details below and indicate those events in which you think you or your colleagues would be interested? This will help enormously in our planning. We are not looking for any definite commitment to attendance at this stage.


Learning events based around the generic skills identified by the Egan Review into skills for sustainable communities

Please tick one option where you have a preference, and ignore any other questions. Finally, click the "Vote" button at the end.

#1: Making The Most of Meetings

We all spend time in meetings and therefore it needs to be time well spent. For meetings to be successful we need to understand how to organise, run and meet the objectives in a realistic time frame.  Yes 
 No 

#2: Successful Presentations

What makes a presentation successful? It is all in the planning and the delivery style. We intend to show how to deliver a professional presentation.  Yes 
 No 

#3: Effective Communication

The quality of decisions is linked to the quality of communication. A good communicator is essential for those who aspire to move into management or for those who have recently taken on a managerial or supervisory role.  Yes 
 No 

#4: Conflict Resolution

Conflict is a matter of fact in many workplaces however; it is not necessarily a bad thing. Providing the conflict is resolved it can lead to robust decisions being taken and becomes a valuable skill for any manager.  Yes 
 No 

#5: Team Working

Good team working is essential for engaging, motivating and developing a team culture.  Yes 
 No 

#6: Partnership Working

This seminar will help to build and develop productive relationships. You will understand the dimensions, motivations and dynamics of multi disciplinary partnerships and learn how to apply simple techniques to achieve great results. We will look at what makes for a good partnership and how we make it happen.  Yes 
 No 

#7: Project Management

As the challenges in work become greater so becomes the need to develop a logical plan to ensure outcomes are achieved in the most resource efficient way. Look at developing an understanding of the project management cycle.  Yes 
 No 

#8: Break Through Thinking

The need to be creative and effective in problem solving is explored, and looking at increasing the empowerment and confidence of the individual.  Yes 
 No 

#9: Sustainable Communities

An opportunity to discuss the concept of sustainable communities and identify roles and skills required to promote its success.  Yes 
 No 

#10: Learning event on skills to give a wider understanding - Facilitation of Action Learning

To provide a good insight into best practice and allow for the development of useful tools and concepts that can support the facilitator.  Yes 
 No 

#11: Skills for Commissioning

Looking to the future there is an increasing trend to secure funding and work contracts via the commissioning route. Are you interested in learning the skills to help secure these funds and contracts or an update in this skill area?  Yes 
 No 

#12: Venue Preference

What is your preferred venue?  Bristol 
 Plymouth 
 Taunton 
 Blandford Forum 

#13: Best Practice Seminars

It is also our intention to run a series of Best Practice Seminars – more details to follow later. Please indicate if you would be interested in Best Practice Seminars?  Yes 
 No 

#14: Length of Session

Please can you feedback whether you consider a half day course efficient use of your time or would you prefer a whole day.  Half Day preferred 
 Whole Day preferred 

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Thank you for your time with this survey. We will let you know the results in our next newsletter.

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