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Homelessness in the East of England
East of England LGA's Housing Project Team has produced a special briefing into Homelessness that looks at some trends in the rise in homelessness and repossessions across councils in the East of England.
It sets this information in the context of the wide range of policy and benefit changes that are being introduced by the Government, and identifies some of the key questions that councils will need to grapple with over how to deliver housing and related services over the next few years.
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E-Learning
The project will deliver a free e-learning platform to each local authority across the East of England.
The contract for the East of England e-learning project has now been awarded to Creative Learning Services/Anglia Ruskin University. It will last for 18 months during which time authorities expect to save approximately £2.5m through:
- collaborative procurement of e-learning
- collaborative production and sharing of e-learning materials
- saving on the cost of premises, trainer time, lost working time, travel and subsistence through less face to face training
- delivering more cost effective training using e-learning.
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Beyond the Basics - Free climate change training for planners across the East of England
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has been commissioned by Sustainability East to deliver climate change skills training for local authority planners and elected members across the East of England.
This project is being developed as part of the Climate Change Skills Fund programme, and managed by Sustainability East on behalf of Improvement East.
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| Community Live Sites for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
The London 2012 Organising Committee have released a Community Live Site celebration guide for local authorities.
The Community Live Site programme is part of the way London 2012 will engage with the whole of the UK and help create local celebrations at Games time next year. Live Sites are big screens and event spaces in urban centres offering live information, video, news and community events. Details can be found at the following link http://www.london2012.com/live-sites.
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London 2012 Look Book published for local authorities
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), The Greater London Authority (GLA) and The Government Olympic Executive (GOE) has outlined the options for villages, towns and cities across the UK to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games in their communities with the publication of a Look Book.
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Career Changer Conference - From Public to Private Employment
Date: 14th October 2011, 9.00am - 4.30pm
Venue: Hertfordshire Development Centre, Robertson House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage SG1 2FQ
The East of England Local Government Association is pleased to invite you to a conference designed to help public sector workers transition into private sector employment.
This conference is for you if:
- You are leaving the public sector and want to find employment in the private sector or start your own private enterprise
- Are a professional HR advisor to employees who wish to move into the private sector
- Are an Elected Member or Officer with an interest in how the private sector might offer work to public sector workers
- Are a private sector employer looking to recruit public sector workers with key skills and experience
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Portfolio-Holder Networks
The Portfolio-Holder Networks enable councils,
through their political leadership, the opportunity to collaborate on a
number of important areas of policy. Further details on the range,
purpose and operation of these network can be found here.
These
meetings are exclusively for councillors with a responsibility for the
particular area of focus and there is no charge for attendance.
Dates and details of future network events can be found here.
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East of England Brussels Office
The
European Team, based in Brussels, helps councils and other partners
engage with Europe, signposting potential partnership opportunities,
providing key information and obtaining increased access to European
funding. To find out more visit: www.east-of-england.eu
Employers' Services
Employers' Services provides
a range of tailored human resources, learning and development and
organisational development support to local councils and the wider
public and voluntary sector. To find out more visit: www.eelga.gov.uk or contact: valerie.seaman@eelga.gov.uk
Improvement East
Improvement East is the Improvement and Efficiency Partnership for all 58 local and fire and rescue authorities in the East of England to help deliver better services for local people as efficiently as possible. To find out more visit: www.improvementeast.gov.uk
Strategic Support
Strategic
Support works to maintain and improve the liaison between member
councils and Government Departments/agencies and facilitates engagement
in the transition processes of key policy areas (for example sector self
regulation, economic development or public health). There are also a
range of externally funded campaigns and projects which sit within this
function of the Association. To find out more visit: www.eelga.gov.uk
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