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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WED 08/07/26 + THURS 09/07/26
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Biodiversity Net Gain for Local Authority Parks and Green Spaces
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TUES 06/10/26
09:00 – 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
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TUES 28/07/26
10:00 - 16:00 (ONE FULL DAY)
- Business Analysis in Council Services
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TUES 08/09/26 + WED 09/09/26
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Carbon Literacy
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We deliver a full suite of Carbon Literacy courses
- Climate Adaptation: Advanced Soil Management
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THURS 23/07/26, WED 29/07/26 & THURS 30/07/26
09:30 - 12:30 [THREE HALF DAYS]
- Climate Adaptation: Urban Green Spaces
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TUES 08/09/26
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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WED 22/07/26 + THURS 23/07/26
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Developing and Delivering a Commercial Strategy (CPD)
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- WED 30/09/2609:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Developing and Managing Service Level Agreements
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TUES 21/07/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Enhancing Customer Experience on the Frontline
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THURS 06/08/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Health & Safety in Waste and Environmental Services (Pinsent Masons)
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WED 22/07/26 + THURS 23/07/26
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
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- Health & Safety - Working on Highways and Verges (CPD)
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THURS 30/07/2026
09:00 - 16:00
- Improving your Written Communication Skills
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- Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity
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THURS 16/07/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- 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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WED 07/10/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Leadership and Management Skills (CPD)
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THUR 10/09/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Leading a Customer-Focussed Culture in Local Authorities
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TUE 08/09/26 + WED 09/09/26
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Legal and Practical Management of Cemeteries (ICCM)
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TUES 04/08/26 + WED 05/08/26
9:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- LGR: Making it Work in Waste Services
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- Local Government Finance for Elected Members
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TUES 06/10/26 + WED 07/10/26
18:00 - 20:30 [TWO EVENING SESSIONS]
- Making Space for Nature in our Burial Grounds and Churchyards
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TUES 07/07/26
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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THURS 08/10/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Managing Allotments in Local Authorities
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WED 08/07/26 + THURS 09/07/26
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Catering Costs for Councils
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THUR 24/09/26 + FRI 25/09/26
09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Change in Local Government
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TUE 08/09/26 + WED 09/09/26
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Conflict in Local Authorities
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TUES 04/08/2026 + WED 05/08/2026
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Programmes in Local Government
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THURS 01/10/2026 + FRI 02/10/2026
10:00 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Non-Executive Director: LATCos and Public Services
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NEW DATES PENDING
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- Plant Biosecurity for Local Authorities
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TUES 21/07/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Presentation Skills
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NEW DATE PENDING
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- Principles of Contract Management (CPD)
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WED 30/09/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Principles of Fleet Management
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TUES 01/09/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Project Management in Local Government (CPD)
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THURS 23/07/2026
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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TUES 22/09/26 + WED 23/09/26
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Social Value and the Public Interest Test: Procurement Act 2023
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TUES 08/09/26
09:30 - 16:30 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders in Frontline Services (CPD)
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TUES 14/07/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Time Management Skills
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- Train the Trainer
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WED 23/09/26 + THUR 24/09/26
10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]
- 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 11/08/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Working with Elected Members to Improve Frontline Services
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- Working with Volunteers & the Voluntary Sector
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TUES 04/08/2026 + WED 05/08/2026
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
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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