All Training Courses
Book your place on one of our training courses below:
- Advanced Contract Management (CPD)
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TUE 02/12/25 + WED 03/12/25
10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]
- Advanced Parks Management: Sustainable Finance (CPD)
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TUES 09/12/25 + WED 10/12/25
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Biodiversity Net Gain for Local Authority Parks and Green Spaces
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THU 04/12/2025
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016
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TUE 13/01/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Carbon Literacy
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We deliver a full suite of Carbon Literacy courses
- Coaching and Mentoring Skills
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WED 25/03/2026
09:30 - 13:00 [ONE HALF DAY]
- Construction Design and Management Regulations Refresher
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WED 26/11/25 + THURS 27/11/25
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
4 SPACES LEFT
- Developing and Delivering a Commercial Strategy (CPD)
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- WED 17/12/2509:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Developing and Managing Service Level Agreements
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WED 26/11/2025
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Enhancing Customer Experience on the Frontline
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THURS 26/02/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Health & Safety in Waste and Environmental Services (Pinsent Masons)
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WED 26/11/25 + THURS 27/11/25
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Health & Safety - Working on Highways and Verges (CPD)
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TUES 25/11/2025
09:00 - 16:00
- Improving your Written Communication Skills
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- Inclusive Decision Making in Practice: Completing Equality Impact Assessments
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THU 29/01/2026
10:00 - 16:00
- Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity
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TUES 27/01/2026 + WED 28/01/2026
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Introduction to Parks Management (CPD)
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TUES 02/12/2025
09:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
4 SPACES LEFT
- Introduction to Waste Collection and Street Cleansing
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WED 04/02/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Leadership and Management Skills (CPD)
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TUE 18/11/25 + WED 19/11/25
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Leading a Customer-Focussed Culture in Local Authorities
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TUE 02/12/25 + WED 03/12/25
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Legal and Practical Management of Cemeteries (ICCM)
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TUES 17/03/26 + WED 18/03/26
9.30 - 12.30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Making Space for Nature in our Burial Grounds and Churchyards
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TUE 03/02/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Managing Allotments in Local Authorities
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TUES 09/12/25 + WED 10/12/25
13:00 - 16:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Catering Costs for Councils
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- Managing Change in Local Government
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TUE 11/11/25 + WED 12/11/25
09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Managing Programmes in Local Government
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TUE 16/12/25 + WED 17/12/25
09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Non-Executive Director: LATCos and Public Services
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TUES 20/01/2026 + WED 21/01/2026
09:30 - 13:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Plant Biosecurity for Local Authorities
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TUE 24/03/26
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Presentation Skills
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- Principles of Contract Management (CPD)
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WED 19/11/25
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Principles of Fleet Management
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WED 26/11/25
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Principles of Managing Abandoned and Nuisance Vehicles for Councils
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THURS 04/12/25
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Project Management in Local Government (CPD)
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TUES 11/11/2025
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Psychometric Testing
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09:30 - 12:30, plus a 15 minute one to one session
- Social Media and Digital Communications for UK Councils
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TUE 18/11/25 + WED 19/11/25
09:00 - 12:00 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Social Value and the Public Interest Test: Procurement Act 2023
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TUES 02/12/25 + WED 03/12/25
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders in Frontline Services (CPD)
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WED 12/11/2025
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
FULL
- Time Management Skills
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TUES 17/03/26
09:30 - 13:00 [ONE HALF DAY]
- Train the Trainer
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TUES 16/12/2025 + WED 17/12/2025
10:00 - 16:00 [TWO FULL DAYS]
- Turning Complaints into Compliments
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[Register your interest]- Understanding Bereavement Services (ICCM)
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WED 18/02/26 + THURS 19/02/26
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Wildflower Meadows and Grasslands Management for Local Authorities
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TUE 24/02/2026
10:00 - 16:00 [ONE FULL DAY]
- Working with Elected Members to Improve Frontline Services
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TUE 10/02/26 + WED 11/02/26
09:30 - 12:30 [TWO HALF DAYS]
- Working with Volunteers & the Voluntary Sector
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Promoting excellence in public services
APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) is a not for profit unincorporated association working with over 300 councils throughout the UK. Promoting excellence in public services, APSE is the foremost specialist in local authority frontline services, hosting a network for frontline service providers in areas such as waste and refuse collection, parks and environmental services, cemeteries and crematorium, environmental health, leisure, school meals, cleaning, housing and building maintenance.
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