Consultative Committees

Rights, Roles & Responsibilities

Price: $693 incl GST
Duration: 9am-3.30pm

This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of Consultative Committees in the Local Government context.

The course is based on the requirements of the Local Government Act, the Local Government (State) Award and internationally accepted meeting procedures.

Note: Some pre-course reading is essential for this course.

Who should attend?
All managers and staff involved in Consultative Committees.

Outcomes

• To refresh your understanding of the consultative process and agree on some protocols, if required, for your committee operations
• Understand roles, rights and duties of the committee members and the decision-making process
• To ensure correct processes both inside and outside the meeting room are followed
• To apply effective communication skills and resolve conflict
• To enable people involved in committees as a member and/or chairperson to identify ways of improving the effectiveness of their operations
• Implement positive consultative processes in working together and dealing with conflict and negativity in meetings
• To give inexperienced participants increased confidence in their ability to participate, present a case and conduct meetings in the future.

Process
The facilitator will use group discussions, council case studies and Local Government oriented examples, to help you transfer your learning to the workplace.

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