Join the Parliamentary Registrar for a training session on how to register Members’ financial interests.
Time: 11:30 – 13:00
Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024
Location: In-Person and Online
Booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2309
Meta are hosting a virtual training for MPs and their staffers to showcase the tools they can use to stay safe and secure across Meta technologies next week Friday 6th Dec at 10h00. As part of this training, they will also cover Meta Support Pros, a dedicated support service to address operational and technical issues as well as address product questions.
To book please RSVP to this event link
A training session provided by the House of Commons, aimed at Member’s staff caseworkers.
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024
Location: Online
Booking essential – https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1918
Casework and correspondence to MPs from resettled refugees in constituencies across the UK has grown in recent years as the number of resettled refugees arriving in the UK has increased, as has the number of constituencies hosting them. This increase was primarily a result of the launch of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) that ran from 2014-2021 and resettled over 20,000 refugees across the UK. The first large scale resettlement programme to the UK in decades.
The VPRS’ successor: the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS) continues to resettle refugees across the UK, and Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) has also been established.
An understanding of what refugee resettlement is, how it works and the rights refugees arriving will enjoy will be of crucial importance to MP’s offices when responding to correspondence. This training is intended to support caseworkers and parliamentary researchers with significant experience already, as well as those who are new to this policy area.
The training will cover:
Time: 12:00
Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024
This online webinar is your chance to learn about the value that PolicyMogul provides for MPs, peers and parliamentary staff.
As well as an overview of the platform’s features, we will highlight some best practices related to getting the most out of the platform. Session includes Q&A.
PolicyMogul is the essential online tool used by UK parliamentarians and their teams to stay up to date with the latest political updates and intelligence related to their work and responsibilities.
For full details and to register, please visit https://about.policymogul.com/parliament/
There are two “How to be a Select Committee Member” events taking place this week. If your Member has recently been elected to a Select Committee, they are strongly encouraged to attend.
Wednesday 23 October 2024, 10am – 10.50am (Macmillan Room, Portcullis House).
Tuesday 29 October 2024, 10 – 10.50am (Macmillan Room, Portcullis House).
The sessions will cover:
Members can register to attend these events, by completing this short online form.
There are also two events for staff coming up: “How to support your Member with select committee work”. These will be really useful if your Member has recently been appointed to a Select Committee.
These 40-minute sessions will cover:
Are you going to be supporting a Member serving on a select committee? Or, do you simply want to understand more about how select committees work?
The Select Committee Team is offering training for Members’ staff on ‘how to support your Member with select committee work’. This is a virtual event, which will be held on Microsoft Teams, and is open to all Members’ staff, whether you are based in Westminster or in the constituency.
This 40-minute session will consist of a short presentation from committee staff with the remaining time left for questions. We will cover:
• What are select committees and how do they work?
• How to support a Member who is serving on a select committee?
• Q&A – ask us anything!
There are currently two dates available:
• Wednesday 30 October 2pm to 2.45pm
• Tuesday 5 November 11.30am-12.15pm
Sign-up via Act – Course: How To Support Your Member With Select Committee Work (learningpool.com)
More dates will be added if there is sufficient demand, please use the waitlist function to indicate your interest if you are unable to attend either of the two dates advertised.
This training session will be delivered by Protect, a UK independent whistleblowing charity and legal advice centre.
Members of Parliament are designated in the law as people to whom whistleblowers can disclose information about wrongdoing, risks and malpractice. This training aims to help MPs and their staff who may receive concerns understand their role in the process, the protections available and the risks to whistleblowers who may have taken a big step in speaking up.
Time: 10:00
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024
Location: Online via Teams
Booking and further information: https://parliament.learningpool.com/enrol/index.php?id=2290
The Benefits Training Company produces a monthly newscast which features three of their benefits experts discussing the latest benefits news stories including changes to legislation, DWP announcements, relevant case law and guidance. There are links to the sources of the items discussed, and some that aren’t discussed if they think they might help.
In this month’s Benefits Newscast, David, Will and Sarah discuss extrapolating from non-PIP activities; Means-testing winter fuel payments; UC managed migration & passporting; UC managed migration current issues & resources; Carer’s allowance & averaging earnings.
You can also access previous newscasts on their website: https://www.benefitstraining.co.uk/benefits-newscast/
Two new dates for Caseworker Software Training have become available to sign-up to on ACT (3 and 10 October).
Please note, these sessions are for staff of newly elected Members only at this time. Sessions for staff of returned Members will be organised in due course.
Sign-up via the link: Course: Caseworker Software Training for MPs’ Staff (learningpool.com)
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 12 September 2024
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams
The September 2024 forum will be a Q&A on prisons issues. It will be led by Jacqui Beard from the Library’s Home Affairs Section.
To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=16700