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THE WORKINGS OF GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENT AND THE CIVIL SERVICE

ESSENTIAL GROUNDING PROGRAMMES FOR SENIOR ENTRANTS

Foundation Programme for Senior Entrants

For newly-appointed senior staff in the public sector, including secondees and those from the private sector on short-term or exchange contracts. This programme will help you understand the workings of the Civil Service and how your job and organisation fit into the wider workings of government. You’ll understand more about the issues and challenges involved in working in government and get practical guidance on how to deal with them; and you’ll have the chance to identify skills or knowledge that you may need to develop further.

Programme Director Graham Davey

Code Length Price

SEPS 2 days £950

Venue Dates

London 10-11 May 10, 28-29 Oct 10

For further information Barbara Thompson 01344 634 150, gtn 3803 4150 barbara.thompson@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/seps

ESSENTIAL GROUNDING PROGRAMMES FOR EXTERNAL ENTRANTS TO THE SCS

Working in Government

For all newly-appointed senior civil servants recruited externally to the Civil Service. This programme will help you understand the formal and informal systems of the Civil Service. You will learn about the key elements, players and processes within the framework of government and Parliament and the major issues affecting the Civil Service.

Programme Director Paul Grant and Christopher Jary

Code Length Price

WIG 2 days £1,390

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 7-8 Jul 10, 30 Sep-1 Oct 10, 6-7 Dec 10, 15-16 Feb 11

London 21-22 Mar 11

For further information Denise Smith 01344 634 770, gtn 3803 4770 denise.smith@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/wig


SKILLS FOR WORKING WITH MINISTERS AND PARLIAMENT

The programmes in this section focus on the skills needed for working with Ministers and Parliament. They cover communication, briefing and writing, highly specialised training for Private Office staff, Parliamentary business and legislation.

MINISTERIAL WORK, COMMUNICATION, BRIEFING AND WRITING

Effective Speech Writing

For those who write speeches of any kind for any speaker. Through a combination of theory and practice, this programme enables you to tailor your drafts to the speaker, audience, subject and occasion. It covers how to make facts memorable, how to use statistics and, above all, how to make speeches interesting.

‘ Excellent programme – just excellent. I enjoyed it throughout. The tutors were superb and I now feel much more confident about writing speeches.’

Programme Director Christopher Jary

Code Length Price

EFSP 2 days £950

Venue Dates

London 7-8 Jun 10, 11-12 Oct 10, 28-29 Mar 11

For further information Rebecca Claridge 01344 634 264 rebecca.claridge@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/efsp

Communicating Policy

This two-and-a-half-day course teaches the skills needed to communicate policy to ministers, colleagues and the public, including drafting submissions, letters and replies to PQs and briefing orally and presenting a case at meetings.

The course equips you with the practical skills and understanding needed to work effectively around ministers and in a policy environment.

This course is run on demand and is particularly valuable when run on-site, tailored to the requirements of individual departments and agencies.

Programme Director Christopher Jary

For further information Avril Elliott 01344 634 289, gtn 3803 4289 avril.elliott@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/cpol