training

Caseworker Discussion Forum – Finding data about your constituency

Standard

Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Date: Thursday 7 November 2024
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams

The November 2024 forum will focus on finding data about your constituency.

Get an introduction to the constituency statistics provided by the Library, and how we can help you find data about postcodes and locations of services in your constituency.

We will be joined by Carl Baker and Cassie Barton from the Library’s Social & General Statistics team.

To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=17907

‘How to be a Select Committee Member’ – Training Events

Standard

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:

  • practical aspects of committee work, such as the inquiry process and how committees make decisions;
  • meeting procedure and etiquette;
  • and information about the support from specialist teams available.

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. 

  • Wednesday 30 October 2pm to 2.45pm 
  • Tuesday 5 November 11.30am-12.15pm 

These 40-minute sessions 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! 

    To sign up, book via Act.  

Select Committee training session

Standard

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. 

Whistleblowing Training for MPs and MPs’ Staff

Standard

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

October Benefits Newscast

Standard

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/

Free PolicyMogul Webinars

Standard

PolicyMogul is hosting two webinars to introduce parliamentary users to its platform. You can learn more about it, and sign up for the webinars here: https://about.policymogul.com/parliament/

Sessions, including a Q&A will take place on:

  • Friday 11th October, 12:00
  • Tuesday 15th October, 16:00

You can read a bit more about PolicyMogul here: https://w4mp.org/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/policymogul-a-free-political-monitoring-and-research-platform/

Q&A on prisons issues – Caseworker Discussion Forum

Standard

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

Caseworker Forum Q&A Sessions

Standard

If you’re an MP’s staff member with responsibility for casework, you may be interested in joining the online Caseworker Form, organised by the Members’ and Members’ Staff Services Team. To join, please email [email protected] from your parliamentary email account, giving the details of who you work for, and they will add you.

Each month, there is a Caseworker Forum Q&A session led by the House of Commons Library, which discusses topics of interest to MPs’ staff. To view the upcoming schedule and sign up for the sessions, please see here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953

NHS organisations and their inter-relationships – Caseworker Discussion Forum

Standard

Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 13 June 2024
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams

The June 2024 forum will be on the topic of NHS organisations and their inter-relationships. It will be led by Tom Powell from the Library’s Social Policy Section.

Please go here to book: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=16699