Training Programmes
In-house Training for Planning Support Staff
TRA regards the support staff in planning - administrative staff, clerical staff, receptionists, technicians etc - as a vital part of the service. For many years we have focused on the special training needs of these staff.
As well as a large number of inter-authority training events, we also offer all our workshops for planning support staff on an in-house basis.
Our in-house training provides a unique opportunity for local authorities to provide training matched to their requirements, run at or near their premises, in a systematic and cost-effective way. Where an individual authority does not have sufficient staff to run a workshop for themselves, it is often possible to arrange sessions for a group of neighbouring authorities.
The training takes the form of workshops with a limited number of participants (maximum 20) and an interactive, participatory style with discussion and case studies.
Current workshops
The following are examples of workshops currently on offer:
- The Basics of Planning for Administrative Staff
- The Basics of Planning for Frontline Staff
- Reception Framework and Skills
- Permitted Development
- The Essential Elements of Development Control Support
- Supporting the Development Control function: a workshop for experienced technical and administrative staff
- Supporting the Historic Environment Regime.
A flier providing basic information on this series can be downloaded in PDF format.
Bespoke workshops
We are also happy to consider designing bespoke/tailored workshops for specific clients (although this may involve an additional cost). Topics covered in bespoke workshops developed and delivered recently have included:
- Validation
- Fees for planning and other applications (half day)
- Completing Development Control Returns PS1 and PS2 (half day).
