Page 40


KEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS

PARTNERSHIP AND CONTRACTS

Partnership and Collaborative Working

For anyone in the public sector who is involved in partnerships or other forms of joint working with other organisations. This programme will help you identify opportunities for collaborative working and improve the likelihood of successful outcomes. With the help of practical examples and consultation with people from other organisations, you’ll explore forming, building and sustaining partnerships, and identifying and overcoming barriers.

Programme Director Graham Vale

Code Length Price

PW2 2 days £875

Venue Dates

Sunningdale 5-6 Jul 10, 8-9 Mar 11

For further information Sarah Roberts 01344 634 029, gtn 3803 4029 sarah.roberts@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/pw2

Cross-Government Working

Skills and principles

You are aware of the potential of systems thinking in public sector work and want to learn more.

You want to be more systematic and methodical in tackling complex challenges. You want to be able to keep perspective and not lose it.

You want to be clearer and quicker at spotting when a project has fallen into a futile failure loop and come up with creative ideas to break a deadlock.

You are willing to explore and question your own potential to close off creative insights

Built around cases you bring from your own professional practice we aim to show you that you can get better at ‘joined-up’ working.

Programme Directors Adrian Robertson and Charlotte Revely

Code Length Price

SDJU 2 days £750

Venue Dates

London 2-3 Dec 10

For further information Lucy Padfield 01344 634 619, gtn 3803 4619 lucy.padfield@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/sdju

Managing Contracts: Developing Specifications

An effective Specification of Requirement is a critical stage in the development of successful service delivery.

This interactive one-day workshop is designed to assist individuals, teams and organisations in drafting effective performance and output-based specifications.

Programme Director Steve Shaljean-Tilley

Code Length Price

MCSP 1 day £450

Venue Dates

London 20 May 10, 23 Jun 10, 27 Oct 10, 30 Mar 11

For further information Liz Jackman 01344 634 585, gtn 3803 4585 liz.jackman@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/mcsp

Managing Contracts:

Legal Aspects

This one-day programme will explore the legal implications of contracting for the delivery of services from the point of view of both client and contractor.

It is designed to give you a grounding in the legal aspects of a contract.

The content will be based on two case studies and pre-course reading is required.

Programme Director Steve Shaljean-Tilley

Code Length Price

MCLA 1 day £450

Venue Dates

London 27 Apr 10, 21 Jun 10, 12 Oct 10, 24 Mar 11

For further information Liz Jackman 01344 634 585, gtn 3803 4585 liz.jackman@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/mcla

Managing Contracts: Commercial Awareness

This one-day programme will explore the functions of the commercial marketplace and the relationship with the public sector.

This workshop will use a computer-based business simulation to examine the flow of funds through a commercial organisation and how the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts inform business decisions.

Programme Director Steve Shaljean-Tilley

Code Length Price

MCCA 1 day £450

Venue Dates

London 18 May 10, 21 Sep 10, 28 Feb 11

For further information Liz Jackman 01344 634 585, gtn 3803 4585 liz.jackman@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/mcca

Service-Level Agreements

For those managing some part of an inter-organisational relationship in which services are the currency; those negotiating, drafting, implementing and maintaining Service-Level Agreements (SLAs); and those who want to see how SLAs can be used to improve a service. Themes covered include drafting an SLA, exploring issues, identifying measures for individual services, monitoring performance, and negotiating and reviewing SLAs.

This course runs on demand. Please contact

Liz Jackman for further information.

Programme Director Steve Shaljean-Tilley

For further information Liz Jackman 01344 634 585, gtn 3803 4585 liz.jackman@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/sla

Delivery Through Agencies and Sponsored Bodies

For managers in departments, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and agencies. This programme explores the relationship and interaction between these public bodies.

Themes covered include roles and the management framework within which they operate; the principles and practice of the financial relationships and NDPB/agency operations; performance measurement; the latest policy; the perspectives and working relationships of the staff in different types of organisation; and the management of the interface between them.

Programme Director Peter Daffern

Code Length Price

EFAN 2 days £815

Venue Dates

London 24-25 May 10, 24-25 Jan 11

For further information Janice Law 01344 634 844, gtn 3803 4844 janice.law@nationalschool.gsi.gov.uk nationalschool.gov.uk/efan


And also...

…our Virtual School offers a wealth of e-learning programmes, services and access to online communities and much of it is free. To find out more and to register go to nationalschool.gov.uk/virtualschool