Training
The main resource for training for Members’ Staff is The Members and Members’ Staff 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 MMSST knows that people are interested. This will also ensure that you get a notification of when a session is available.
email: mmsst@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.
Library talk – Local government reorganisation: Vantage point summer 2026
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 9 July 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=9728 This talk will analyse the decisions made on local government reorganisation in March 2026, and the implications of any developments since. It will then reiterate the timetable for the implementation of the policy. It will also trace the implications for Government decisions on the…
Bank of England: Setting interest rates and the Monetary Policy Committee
Training session with the Bank of England Time: 13:00 – 15:00Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026Location: ParliamentFurther information and booking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2339 Inflation, Setting Interest Rates & the MPC Join Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Megan Greene, for a Lunch & Learn followed by Q&A on how the Bank of England sets interest rates to meet the 2% inflation target.
Caseworker Discussion Forum – Travel, visas, citizenship
Time: 1400Date: Tuesday 7 July 2026Location: Online via MS Teams With Melanie Gower for the Commons Library. For booking and further information, please see ACT.
Library/NAO talk: Unlocking land for housing
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 2 July 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=9857 The government has set a milestone to deliver 1.5 million new homes over this Parliament to July 2029. This will require building more than 300,000 homes per annum on average, a level of housebuilding that was last achieved in the 1960s. The government says…
Library/NAO talk: Access to Work scheme
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 25 June 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=9875 Access to Work is a demand-led grant scheme to help people get, or stay in, work if they have a physical or mental health condition or disability. Funding may pay for things like specialist equipment, support workers such as a British Sign Language interpreter,…
Library talk: The NATO Summit 2026
The NATO summit will take place in Ankara on 7 and 8 July. Join Library experts from our International Affairs and Defence team to find out more about the key topics for discussion and what we might expect from the Summit. Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: 18 June 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=10108
Library Talk: Representation of the People Bill
Need a refresher on the Representation of the People Bill? As the bill is carried over into the next parliamentary session, this talk can help you get the facts on the main points of the bill, key changes at committee and more. Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026Location: Online via TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=9727
Welcome to Parliament (Members’ Staff Induction)
Welcome to Parliament. The new joiner induction sessions are available to book via the ACT portal. If you have a new joiner in your office, please share with them. This session will welcome you to being part of the Parliamentary community and cover essential information from key House services that will help you to settle…
Caseworker Discussion Forum – SEND reform in England
Time: 1030Date: Thursday 11 June 2026Location: Online via Teams With Nerys Roberts and Rob Long from the Commons Library For booking and further information, please see ACT.
Evidence Week 2026 – from 6 July 2026
Bitesize online training sessions for parliamentary staff, provided by the UK’s leading experts including the House of Commons Library, ONS and OSR. For more information and registration for these sessions, please visit the Evidence Week website Monday 6 JulyModern information warfare 14:00 – 14:45 (online)How to combat disinformation in the digital age with the House of Commons Library. Tuesday 7 JulyUse, understand and present…