Advanced

Once you have reached Foundation and Core, and for those Councillors who are really keen, you can specialise in areas of training to reach Advanced. You can complete as many or, as little, of the various courses under the Advanced stages as you wish and there's no timeframe for completion. The following is not an exhaustive list:

Finance

• Internal controls
• Internal and external audits
• An intro to VAT
• Contracts and Procurement

Planning

• Community infrastructure Levy (CIL) and S106
• Neighbourhood Planning
• The Good Councillor's Guide to Neighbourhood Planning
• Community Emergency Plan Workshop

Employment Law

• Appraisal training
• Disciplinary/ grievance handling

Regulatory

• GDPR
• FOI
• Transparency code
• The Good Councillors Guide to Cyber Security

Other

• Common Land and Village Greens
• Parish Mapping
• The Good Councillors guide to Transport Planning
• The Good Councillors guide to Community Business
• Allotment Management
• Playground Management and Inspection
• Risk Assessment