Council Members
Welcome to LGA Training’s training offer for Council Members.
This unique offer provides Council Members with pathways to develop personal leadership effectiveness and grow the knowledge and skills they require to perform their duties confidently and competently.
LGA Training provides a comprehensive training package that meets the requirements of the LGA Training Standard for Council Members and an additional series of ongoing professional development opportunities.
Council Member Mandatory Training
To assist all council members to meet their mandatory training requirements, LGA Training offer a Council Member Mandatory Training Program which responds to the legislative requirements and community expectations of council members.
LGA Trainings’ mid-term offer will commence delivery in May 2024 and be available until mid-November 2024. This training is applicable to all council members who were elected in the 2022 local government election. Bookings are now open.
To schedule your mandatory mid-term refresher training, please click here.
Additional post-election training
The ‘LGA Training Standard for Council Members’ also provides guidance relating to the ongoing personal and professional development of council members.
LGA Training schedule a comprehensive list of ‘open’ training programs developed specifically for the training needs of council members. ‘Open’ programs are available for enrolment by all council members and are delivered face to face or live via virtual classroom (LVC). Click here to view a list of non-mandatory post-election training.
If you find a program you would like to attend, but it’s not scheduled, you can click here to express your interest in the program. Your request will be placed on a waiting list, and you will be contacted when LGA Training have enough registrations to schedule a program.
LGA Training also offer training delivered inhouse at your council. The benefit of inhouse training is that it can be cost effective if your council has a minimum of eight council members requiring training and the training can be contextualised to your councils specific training needs. Please click here to request a quote for an in-house training session.
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Course Content
If you have any queries relating to course content, please call Liz O’Flynn on 8224 2044 for further information.
LGA Training look forward to working with you, our valued members, to assist you with all your training needs!
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