Local Government

Local government has and continues to undergo considerable change. The current government's decentralisation agenda has seen local government re-emerge as a key player. For example, the government is giving local councils more power to decide how to spend public money in their areas so that they can meet local people's needs. This all comes against a backdrop of a tough fiscal environment, where greater emphasis is being placed on the workforce's ability to work in a more efficient, effective and productive manner with increasingly tight resources. Key to the success of the on-going reforms will be developing staff with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in this manner. Salford Proffessional Development has been working with a number of local authorities to prepare their staff for the future, and our courses focus on quality and will help your staff to achieve the desired outcomes.

Salford Professional Development are committed to providing high quality training that also takes in to account the commercial needs of your industry. Our short courses can help you further your knowledge and achieve your career goals, meaning you can feel confident in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

A key factor in the success of any organisation is the skills, knowledge & experience of its workforce. Salford Professional Development has been created in partnership with the University of Salford to provide short courses for local government. Drawing upon the university's 100 year history of educational excellence, Salford Professional Development delivers high quality courses that meet the needs of any organisation and its workforce.

Our focus is on interdisciplinary learning that is flexible, current to practice and competitively priced. We provide courses that combine expert teaching with the practical application of skills in a learning environment designed to foster a positive experience that all those attending can take back with them to the workplace.

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Training tailored for you

Continued professional development training can be beneficial for employees at all stages of their career, from recently appointed employees to Chief Executives. Our training packages attract people from across the country and from a range of organisations from across the public, private and voluntary and community sectors, proving valuable for all those willing to continue their professional development.

Courses designed and delivered by expert professionals and practitioners

We deliver a range of open courses that address all the key areas that are relevant to all those who work within this sphere, namely:  

• New ways of working
• Fraud and error
• Leadership and development
• Effective customer services
• Asset and estate management
• Resilient network
• Road safety
• Economic development
• Cultural change
• ….and many more