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Book your place on one of our training courses below:

Advanced Contract Management (CPD)
Advanced Contract Management (CPD)

 TUE 17/03/26 + WED 18/03/26     

  10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]

Advanced Parks Management: Sustainable Finance (CPD)
Advanced Parks Management: Sustainable Finance (CPD)

 TUES 10/03/26 + WED 11/03/26

 09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Biodiversity Net Gain for Local Authority Parks and Green Spaces
Biodiversity Net Gain for Local Authority Parks and Green Spaces

 THU 05/03/2026

 09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Carbon Literacy
Carbon Literacy

We deliver a full suite of Carbon Literacy courses

Climate Adaption: Advanced Soil Management
Climate Adaption: Advanced Soil Management

 THURS 19/03/26, TUES 24/03/26 & THURS 26/03/26

 09:30 - 12:30 [THREE HALF DAYS]

5 SPACES LEFT

Climate Adaption: Urban Green Spaces
Climate Adaption: Urban Green Spaces

 TUES 17/03/26

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Coaching and Mentoring Skills
Coaching and Mentoring Skills

 WED 25/03/2026

 09:30 - 13:00 [ONE HALF DAY]

Construction Design and Management Regulations Refresher
Construction Design and Management Regulations Refresher

 TUE 17/03/26 + WED 18/03/26   

 13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Developing and Delivering a Commercial Strategy (CPD)
Developing and Delivering a Commercial Strategy (CPD)
 TUE 17/03/26
 09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
Developing and Managing Service Level Agreements
Developing and Managing Service Level Agreements

 WED 25/02/2026

10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

5 SPACES LEFT

Enhancing Customer Experience on the Frontline
Enhancing Customer Experience on the Frontline

 WED 18/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Health & Safety in Waste and Environmental Services (Pinsent Masons)
Health & Safety in Waste and Environmental Services (Pinsent Masons)

 TUE 17/02/26 + WED 18/02/26   

 09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Health & Safety - Working on Highways and Verges (CPD)
Health & Safety - Working on Highways and Verges (CPD)

 THURS 26/02/26

 09:00 - 16:00

Improving your Written Communication Skills
Improving your Written Communication Skills

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity
Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Introduction to Parks Management (CPD)
Introduction to Parks Management (CPD)

 TUES 03/03/26 

 09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Introduction to Waste Collection and Street Cleansing
Introduction to Waste Collection and Street Cleansing

 WED 04/03/2026   

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]  

Leadership and Management Skills (CPD)
Leadership and Management Skills (CPD)

 TUE 18/03/26 + WED 19/03/26 

 09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Leading a Customer-Focussed Culture in Local Authorities
Leading a Customer-Focussed Culture in Local Authorities

 TUE 24/02/26

 09:30 - 16:00

FULL

 

 NEW DATES COMING SOON

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Legal and Practical Management of Cemeteries (ICCM)
Legal and Practical Management of Cemeteries (ICCM)

 TUES 17/03/26 + WED 18/03/26

 9:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

LGR: Making it Work in Waste Services
LGR: Making it Work in Waste Services

 TUES 17/03/26 + WED 18/03/26

 09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Making Space for Nature in our Burial Grounds and Churchyards
Making Space for Nature in our Burial Grounds and Churchyards

 NEW DATES COMING SOON

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Making the Most from Equality Impact Assessments
Making the Most from Equality Impact Assessments

  TUES 24/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00

Managing Allotments in Local Authorities
Managing Allotments in Local Authorities

 TUES 10/03/26 + WED 11/03/26

 13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Managing Catering Costs for Councils
Managing Catering Costs for Councils

 TUES 03/03/26 + WED 04/03/26

 09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Managing Change in Local Government
Managing Change in Local Government

 TUE 26/05/26 + WED 27/05/26 

 10:00 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Managing Conflict in Local Authorities
Managing Conflict in Local Authorities

 THURS 12/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Managing Programmes in Local Government
Managing Programmes in Local Government

 TUE 10/03/26

 09:30 - 16:30 [ONE FULL DAY]

Non-Executive Director: LATCos and Public Services
Non-Executive Director: LATCos and Public Services

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Plant Biosecurity for Local Authorities
Plant Biosecurity for Local Authorities

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills

 NEW DATE PENDING

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Principles of Contract Management (CPD)
Principles of Contract Management (CPD)

 TUES 03/03/26 

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY] 

Principles of Fleet Management
Principles of Fleet Management

 WED 11/02/26

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

4 SPACES LEFT

Principles of Managing Abandoned and Nuisance Vehicles for Councils
Principles of Managing Abandoned and Nuisance Vehicles for Councils

 THURS 19/03/26

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Project Management in Local Government (CPD)
Project Management in Local Government (CPD)

  THURS 05/03/2026  

  10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]  

Psychometric Testing
Psychometric Testing

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 09:30 - 12:30, plus a 15 minute one to one session

Social Media and Digital Communications for UK Councils
Social Media and Digital Communications for UK Councils

 TUE 10/03/26 + WED 11/03/26

 09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Social Value and the Public Interest Test: Procurement Act 2023
Social Value and the Public Interest Test: Procurement Act 2023

 WED 11/03/26 + THUR 12/03/26

 09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders in Frontline Services (CPD)
Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders in Frontline Services (CPD)

 TUES 24/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Time Management Skills
Time Management Skills

 TUES 17/03/26 

 09:30 - 13:00 [ONE HALF DAY]

Train the Trainer
Train the Trainer

 WED 11/02/2026 + THUR 12/02/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]

Turning Complaints into Compliments
Turning Complaints into Compliments

 THURS 05/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Understanding Bereavement Services (ICCM)
Understanding Bereavement Services (ICCM)

 WED 18/02/26 + THURS 19/02/26 

 09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

FULL

 

 NEW DATES PENDING

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Wildflower Meadows and Grasslands Management for Local Authorities
Wildflower Meadows and Grasslands Management for Local Authorities

 TUE 24/02/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Working with Elected Members to Improve Frontline Services
Working with Elected Members to Improve Frontline Services

 TUE 10/02/26 + WED 11/02/26

 09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]

Working with Volunteers & the Voluntary Sector
Working with Volunteers & the Voluntary Sector

 TUES 24/03/2026

 10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]

Promoting excellence in public services

APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.

 

 

 

 

 

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