All Training Courses
Book your place on one of our training courses below:
- Advanced Contract Management (CPD)
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WED 28/10/26 + THURS 29/10/26
10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]
- Advanced Parks Management: Sustainable Finance (CPD)
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TUES 08/12/26
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Biodiversity Net Gain for Local Authority Parks and Green Spaces
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- Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
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TUES 27/10/26
10:00 - 16:00 (ONE FULL DAY)
- Business Analysis in Council Services
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TUES 02/02/27
09:30 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Carbon Literacy
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We deliver a full suite of Carbon Literacy courses
- Climate Adaptation: Advanced Soil Management
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- Climate Adaptation: Urban Green Spaces
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TUES 24/11/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Coaching and Mentoring Skills
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- Construction Design and Management Regulations Refresher
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TUE 26/01/27 + WED 27/01/27
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Developing and Delivering a Commercial Strategy (CPD)
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- TUES 15/12/2609:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Developing and Managing Service Level Agreements
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TUES 10/11/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Enhancing Customer Experience on the Frontline
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WED 28/10/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Health & Safety in Waste and Environmental Services (Pinsent Masons)
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TUE 26/01/27 + WED 27/01/27
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Health & Safety - Working on Highways and Verges (CPD)
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THURS 22/10/2026
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
FULLTHURS 14/01/2027
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Improving your Written Communication Skills
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- Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity
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- Introduction to Parks Management (CPD)
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THUR 08/10/26
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Introduction to Waste Collection and Street Cleansing
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TUES 03/11/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Leadership and Management Skills (CPD)
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TUES 01/12/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Leading a Customer-Focussed Culture in Local Authorities
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THURS 14/01/27
09:30 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Legal and Practical Management of Cemeteries (ICCM)
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TUES 08/12/26 + WED 09/12/26
9:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- LGR: Making it Work in Parks
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- LGR: Making it Work in Waste Services
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- Local Government Finance for Elected Members
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- Making Space for Nature in our Burial Grounds and Churchyards
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TUES 08/12/26
10:00 - 16:00 (ONE FULL DAY)
- Making the Most from Equality Impact Assessments
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- Managing Abandoned and Nuisance Vehicles for Councils
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TUES 10/11/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Managing Allotments in Local Authorities
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TUES 01/12/26 + WED 02/12/26
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Catering Costs for Councils
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TUES 26/01/27 and WED 27/01/27
09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Change in Local Government
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THURS 10/12/26
10:00 - 16:30 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Managing Conflict in Local Authorities
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FRI 23/10/2026
09:30 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Managing Programmes in Local Government
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THURS 21/01/27
10:00 - 16:30 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Non-Executive Director: LATCos and Public Services
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- Plant Biosecurity for Local Authorities
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- Presentation Skills
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- Principles of Contract Management (CPD)
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THURS 10/12/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Principles of Fleet Management
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TUES 12/01/27
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Project Management in Local Government (CPD)
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THURS 05/11/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- 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
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WED 10/02/27 + THURS 11/02/27
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Social Value and the Public Interest Test: Procurement Act 2023
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TUES 15/12/26 + WED 16/12/26
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders in Frontline Services (CPD)
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- Time Management Skills
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- Train the Trainer
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- Turning Complaints into Compliments
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- Understanding Bereavement Services (ICCM)
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TUE 13/10/26 + WED 14/10/26
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Wildflower Meadows and Grasslands Management for Local Authorities
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TUES 20/10/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Working with Elected Members to Improve Frontline Services
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- Working With Volunteers in Communities
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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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