Health Care Reform: The challenge for councillors, constituents and services
North West Employers- Lancaster- This session will explore the changes to health care and present key challenges for councillors.
View ArticleWelfare Reform: The impact on communities and demand for local services
North West Employers- St Helens- This session will explore the intricacies of the changes to the welfare system and discussion will deliberate what these changes mean for communities and the role of...
View ArticleEconomic Stewardship: Creating local economies that benefit local people
North West Employers- Manchester- This session will explore and examine local economies and the role that councillors are and should play, ensuring effective economic stewardship.
View ArticleSocial Growth and Civil Society: the changing relationship
North West Employers- Manchester- The voluntary and community sectors are a key part of participative democracy and deliver many local services. The financial pressures are creating new challenges for...
View ArticleMeasuring social and economic impact
This course will look to introduce delegates to the various tools which can be utilised to measure economic and social impact.
View ArticleLocal Multiplier 3 (LM3)
This course will enable delegates to use LM3 to calculate the impact of public expenditure on their local economy.
View ArticleCost benefit analysis
This course is designed to give delegates and organisations an introduction to the process of Cost Benefit Analysis.
View ArticleSocial Return on Investment (SROI) training
Two day accredited SROI training offered by nef consulting in Manchester
View ArticleSustainable Procurement: Maximising the benefits of public spending
Edinburgh, Holyrood Magazine- the focus of the agenda will be improving sustainable procurement and maximizing value for money on a ‘whole life’ basis.
View ArticleEqualities and Welfare Reform Launch
Housing Diversity Network and CLES event sharing key findings from research with housing providers exploring the equalities impact of the welfare reforms.
View ArticleLocalism: The beginning of a new era
North West Employers- Warrington- This session will explore the fundamental elements of the act and work through the challenges as regards neighbourhood right to bid, build and challenge, as well as...
View ArticleGovernance: Exploring new approaches
North West Employers- Wigan- There are now many models and new forms of governance models. This work will generally explore the changing relationship between representative and participative governance...
View ArticleCapita’s National City Deals Conference: Unlocking the economic potential of...
Neil McInroy, Chief Executive of CLES is chairing this Capita conference in Manchester.
View ArticleManchester: towards a just city
Urban Forums, a series of panel discussions on contemporary challenges facing cities.
View ArticleSmart towns 2013
SMART TOWNS 2013 is the first event to look at what urban areas outside of the core cities can learn from the global 'SMART CITIES' movement. Make your town more inclusive, connected and resilient.
View ArticleSocial Return on Investment (SROI) training
Two day accredited SROI training offered by nef consulting in Manchester
View ArticleNew Start event: Creating a 21st Century Commons
New Start and Shared Assets event- Can we create a ’21st Century Commons’ that delivers social, economic and environmental benefits to communities?
View ArticleUnderstanding how to measure how public spend circulates in local economies
Manchester- The learning event will be practical and will introduce you to the principles of LM3, the data required to undertake the analysis, and take you step-by step through a real example.
View ArticleNew Start event: How can councils help create a sharing economy in their...
New Start and The People Who Share event- This event will discuss the input of local councils into the development of sharing systems and barriers to progress
View ArticleMeasuring health and well-being
Manchester- This CLES learning event will introduce participants to ways of measuring health and well-being. As local authorities take greater responsibility for public health they will be required to...
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