CALC have partnered with Breakthrough Communications, who offer a wide range of communications and information governance training sessions designed for local council clerks, officers and councillors. Course titles include:

Council Communications and Community Engagement - 6 courses

1. Communicating with your community Part 1: Creating a communications strategy
2. Communicating with your community Part 2: Creating a communications strategy
3. How to recruit and retain more diverse pool of local councillors
4. How councils can more effectively engage with young people in their communities
5. Getting the most from local and regional media
6. Crisis communications for local councils

Interpersonal Skills and Communication Skills - 2 courses

1. Dealing with difficult people and conversations in our local councils
2. Councillors training: chairing council and public meetings effectively

Social Media and Digital Communications - 3 courses

1. Social Media Part 1: Getting started with social media for local councils
2. Social media Part 2: Advanced social media strategies and tactics for local councils
3. Councillors training: Social media skills for parish and town councillors

Data Protection and Freedom of Information - 5 courses

1. Data Protection for councils Part 1: Foundations and theory
2. Data protection for councils Part 2: Accountability and lawfulness
3. Data protection for councils Part 3: Dealing with data subject rights and information security
4. Freedom of Information for local councils: obligations, procedures and exemptions
5. Councillors training: Data protection training for parish and town councillors

Councils will be invoiced by CALC at £30 plus VAT per delegate, per course.

Each course lasts 2 hours, is delivered via the Zoom online platform and is available on multiple dates.

One week's notice of cancellation required.

Sessions must be booked direct with Breakthrough via the link below, where currently available dates will be shown.

For course details and to make bookings please visit:

County Association Training Events - Breakthrough Communications (breakthroughcomms.co.uk)