Vote Office Training
Join the Vote Office to learn more about its role in Parliament and develop your understanding of parliamentary business papers, publications and government reports. There are three online sessions covering different aspect of the Vote Office’s work. Each session lasts for thirty minutes. Introduction to the Vote Office: Monday 25 March 2024 at 1-1.30pmVote Office…
Data Protection for House of Commons Members and their Staff
This short online course is designed to give learners an overview of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To find out more and enrol, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1344
Local government finance for caseworkers – Caseworker Discussion Forum
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Thursday 21 March 2024Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams The March 2024 forum will be on the topic of Local government finance for caseworkers. We will be joined by Mark Sandford from the Library’s Parliament and Constitution Centre and Phil Brien from our Economic Policy and Statistics Section. To book, click here:…
Welcome to Parliament (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. 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…
CV Writing for Members’ Staff
Available to all Members’ Staff: Course Overview Most of the sessions are now fully booked, but there are still spaces for 26 March 2024 from 09:30 to 11:30. You can also join the wait-list for future sessions. To sign up or join the wait-list, please go to ACT: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2109 and log in using your Parliamentary…
Constituency Casework Data and Dissolution
The ICO is hosting a webinar for Members’ staff on Constituency Casework Data and Dissolution on Thursday 7 March from 2pm. There will be an open Q&A session where you can ask any questions on this subject. To attend, please visit this page and then follow the link to register: https://parlinet.parliament.uk/information-resources/news-newsletters-notices/news/2024/february/preparing-casework-for-dissolution/
CV Writing for Members’ Staff
House of Commons Training Session Course Overview Sessions available on: To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2109
Common employment law disputes – Caseworker Discussion Forum
Time: 14:30 – 15:30Date: Thursday 22 February 2024Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams The February 2024 forum will be on the topic of Common employment law disputes. We will be joined by Patrick Brione from the Library’s Business and Transport Section. To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=16610
Boundary changes – how to find data about new constituencies – Caseworker Discussion Forum
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Thursday 18 January 2024Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams The January 2024 forum will be on the topic of Boundary changes: how to find data about new constituencies. We will be joined by staff from the Library’s Social and General Statistics Section. To sign up, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=16606
All-Staff Q&A Session December: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Q&A
Please join the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Advocacy Team, who will raise awareness of Disability Services, to support your constituents. The Team will cover the Access to Work (ATW) grant which supports people with a health condition or a disability to get into and retain work. If you have a question you would…
Training: Dealing with Cases of Domestic Abuse
Time: 10:00 – 16:00Date: 16 January 2024Location: Online via Teams For full details and booking, please visit https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2068
Training: Managing Your Social Media Profile
This is a two-day, in-person course. This course is about how to get the best out of social media and will have a particular focus on using video as a powerful way of engage and also explore how to manage negative comments and link you to some Parliamentary resources that can support you. This is a practical…
Caseworker Discussion Q&A – Dealing with domestic abuse cases
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Thursday 16 November 2023Location: Online via MS Teams With Sally Lipscombe from the Library’s Home Affairs Section and Hannah Cromarty from the Social Policy Section. To book and view other Caseworker Discussion Q&A sessions, please visit ACT: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5177
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
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…
New Office Manager Getting Started Workshop
Join the Members’ HR Advice Service for this two-hour course. Suitable for new and existing Office Managers who would like to build knowledge and seek guidance to support them in their role of managing an MPs’ Office. Time: 10:00 – 12:00Date: Thursday 16 March 2023Location: Online via MS Teams Book on ACT: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1279
Make the Most of the Commons Library
Join the Library Team for a short session to learn how the Library can support your work. These sessions are ideal for those who have recently started working for a Member or if you simply want a refresher in how to use Library resources. The resources they cover will help you in your policy, research…
Six Week Mindfulness Course for Members’ Staff
Six Week Mindfulness Course for Members’ Staff Time: 12:00 – 13:00First Session: Tuesday 28 FebruaryLocation: Online via ZoomBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5496 Develop skills to help you manage stress, handle pressure and build resilience through this six-week virtual mindfulness course.
Vote Office: Training for Members’ Staff
Members’ staff are invited to learn more about the Vote Office and the services it offers to support their work. Introduction to the Vote Office Time: 11:30 – 12:15Date: Monday 30 January 2023Location: Virtual, MS TeamsBooking: contact x3631, vote_office@parliament.uk This virtual session will provide an introduction of how the Vote Office helps Members’ offices to navigate…
Casework Discussion Forum – Wellbeing – looking after yourself and others
Time: 10:30 – 11:30Date: Thursday 26 January 2023Location: Online The Library, in conjunction with the Members’ Services Team, is pleased to invite you to the Casework Discussion Forum which will take place virtually each month. Wellbeing – looking after yourself and othersLed by the Member Services Team. Booking required: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5177
Members’ Staff Induction
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available. https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/ The Members’ Services Team (MST) invites all new Members’ Staff to join us for a 90-minute online Welcome to Parliament induction session on Tuesday 7 February 2023 from…
Domestic Abuse Awareness
All MP’s Staff Q&A Session Time: 10:00 – 11:00Date: Thursday 2 February 2023Location: Online via MS TeamsBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=5505 We are delighted to welcome Natasha Saunders who will be joining us for our February All Staff Q&A Session. Natasha is a law changer, conversation starter and motivational speaker but it hasn’t always been that way. After…
Commonwealth Parliamentary Academy
FREE online courses for parliamentary and MPs’ staff with CPA Parliamentary Academy Learning and striving for excellence should be a lifelong objective. With this in mind, the CPA has designed the CPA Parliamentary Academy: A Centre of Excellence for Commonwealth Parliaments. The CPA Parliamentary Academy provides a central learning hub for Commonwealth Parliamentarians, Clerks and…