VIEW, CHECK AVAILABLITY AND BOOK FINANCE COURSES Please ensure you keep the booking confirmation email from The Parkinson Partnership - this contains the Zoom code needed to join the training session.
The typical courses run and available are as follows:
Finance for Councillors - councillors only, to give a greater understanding of their duties with regard to the council’s finances. Courses are available most months.
Internal Controls - this session will give councillors and clerks an understanding of the need for internal controls and how they work, with practical examples and case studies. Courses are available most months.
VAT for unregistered councils - for clerks, finance staff and councillors from councils that are not VAT registered, but reclaim VAT on form VAT126. This session explains how VAT affects local councils. Essential for any council contemplating major building projects. Courses run monthly.
VAT for VAT registered councils - for clerks, finance staff and councillors from councils that are VAT registered, who wish to develop their knowledge (VAT registered councils have a 9-digit registration number, submit quarterly VAT returns online and charge VAT on taxable sales. If your council submits a VAT126 claim, it is not VAT registered. This session explains when and how VAT registered local councils charge VAT, when they can reclaim it and when they can't. Essential for any council contemplating major building projects. Courses run bi-monthly.
** NEW** VAT - Partial Exemption - for clerks, finance staff and councillors of councils that lease or hire out land and buildings such as village halls, community centres, meeting rooms, sports facilities who need to understand when their council is at risk of not being able to reclaim VAT. Next date 22 November 2022.
Transparency and publication for small councils under £25,000 for officers and councillors that want to understand how to comply with the requirements of the transparency code and the Freedom of Information Act. This session introduces that concepts of transparency and the publication of information, showing how it links to and overlaps audit requirements. Courses are available most months.
The role of Internal Audit - for councillors and officers wanting to understand the role of the internal auditor and how to appoint one (please not this is NOT a training session for people who want to undertake internal audits). This session explains the role of the internal auditor in providing assurance to the council that it has sound financial controls Courses run infrequently - keep an eye out for dates released in DAPTC's e-newsletters and on our website
Contracts & Procurement - for anyone involved in procuring goods and services, preparing tender or entering into contract on behalf of local councils. This session is an introduction to the basics of procurement for local councils - inviting quotes, producing specifications and tender documentation, achieving competition and value for money, managing contracts. Next dates 8 September and 8 November 2022 - places fill quickly.
Year-end Accounts & Audits - for officers who want to understand how to prepare their councils' Annual Governance & Accountability Return and comply with the requirements of the audit process. Courses available during January to April