Training
The main resource for training for Members’ Staff is The Members’ Services Team.
Courses take place online, on the Parliamentary Estate and regionally, and if a course of interest is not available at a convenient location or date, they will endeavour to accommodate specific requirements, subject to sufficient demand (12 delegates and above).
Courses are free of charge to all Members’ staff who are paid through IPSA’s staffing allowance and travel costs to training events can be met from the expenses scheme administered by IPSA.
The full course catalogue is available via Act – the Parliamentary learning management system. Some courses are advertised as being for House staff, but MPs’ staff can still sign up for some of them, such as some of the courses from Parliamentary Digital. If in doubt, please do contact L&D for advice.
If you see a course you’d like to do, but there isn’t a session advertised yet, please do put yourself on the waiting list so that the MST knows that people are interested. This will also ensure that you get a notification of when a session is available.
email: MST@parliament.uk
House of Commons Library
The House of Commons Library arranges inductions, training and events for MPs and MPs’ staff. Visit the Library’s website to find out more.
To receive information on all upcoming Commons Library training courses and events, sign up for email updates for MPs’ staff and bookmark the Library’s ACT page.
Training for Members’ Staff
The Members’ Services Team, along with Teams across the House of Commons, provides a wide range of training, learning and development activities that have been developed to support Members’ staff in their different roles and responsibilities. To see the dates of courses coming up soon, view the Monthly Training Bulletin. You can also find all the…
Caseworker Discussion Q&A: Update from the Members’ Services Team
Time: 14:00Date: Thursday 17 August 2023Location: Online via Teams Update from the Members’ Services Team, including: It is nearly one year since the Casework Discussion Forum launched. We would like to use this session to gather your feedback about the Forum, suggestions on how it can be improved, and ideas for what topics you would…
Caseworker Discussion Q&A – Constituents and dealing with debt
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Thursday 20 July 2023Location: Online via MS Teams England and Wales focus, signposting organisations in Scotland and NI With Lorraine Conway from the Library’s Home Affairs Section To book and view other Caseworker Discussion Q&A sessions, please visit ACT: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5177
MP Staff Training: Understanding Stalking & Harassment
Time: 14:00 – 15:30Date: Tuesday 8 August 2023Location: Online via TeamsOpen to: all Member’s staff. This course is being run in conjunction with the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC). The session will cover: To book, please visit this link https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2084
Members Staff Induction
Welcome to Parliament. The new joiner induction sessions are now available to book via the ACT portal if you have a new joiner in your office, please share with them. Time: 10:00 – 11:30Date: Thursday 7 December 2023Location: Online via MS TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=3240 Time: 10:00 – 11:30Date: Thursday 11 January 2024Location: Online via MS TeamsBooking:…
For love nor money? Protect yourself and others from economic abuse
Health and Wellbeing event Rachael Partleton is a campaigner, advocate, and survivor of economic abuse. You will discover: the subtle warning signs of economic abuse and it’s devastating impact; the differences between purely financial compared with economic abuse; what we can do to protect ourselves, and how to help others and learn how to guard…
Managing Workplace Stress for MPs Staff – new training course
A brand new training course from the Members’ Services Team. The first presentation will be on Tuesday 13 June 2023. For further information and booking, please visit https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2059 (parliamentary network account required) Course Overview
Apple webinar
On Thursday 18 May from 9:30-10:30am, Apple are running a webinar for Parliament to demo how you can use the built-in features to set up your device preferences. Here you can learn some incredible accessibility features to help customer your iOS device, such as your iPhone or iPad. This session will cover features on the below areas: There…
Training: Accessing Publications: Select Committee Reports & Government Publications
Wednesday, 29 Mar 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 Online via MS TeamsContact: Iliyan Nanchev, 0207 219 0486, nanchevi@parliament.uk Join this Vote Office talk to learn how you can access select committee reports, government papers and other publication material relevant to your work as Members’ staff. Find out more about how the Topical Updates newsletter can keep you…
Introduction to PolicyMogul – webinar
Webinar for parliamentary teams Date: Wednesday, 8 March 2023Time: 2.00pm – 2.45pmVenue: Online This online webinar is your chance to learn about the value that PolicyMogul provides for parliamentarians and their 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…