Events And Conferences

Local Government RPA Communication Workshop

29th September 2006 at 10:00 AM until 29th September 2006 at 12:45 PM

Location:

Craigavon Civic Centre

Local Government RPA Communication Workshop
Friday 29 September 2006

This session aimed to brief the nominated RPA communicators. Speakers from central and local government discussed what would be expected of the group and participants had the opportunity to question the speakers, talk of their own organisations experiences in communicating with staff, effective (and ineffective) methods and tools currently used and share best practice with each other.

To view the speakers notes and presentation please click on the programme below.

10.00am Registration and Coffee

10.30am Welcome and Introductions

10.40am The Need for Effective Communications

Colm Shannon, Deputy Director, Executive Information Service

11.00am Understanding the Communications Challenge

John Dempsey, Chair, SOLACE NI

11.15am Questions

11.30am Making Communication Work

Diana Stewart, Project Officer, Local Government Staff Commission NI

An opportunity for participants to identify their organisation's context and needs; how they might manage communication issues and the implementation of the RPA and requests for further information.

12.15pm Plenary - Feedback and Issues for the Future

12.45pm Lunch and Close

A report of workshop outcomes will be available shortly. The next workshop will be held in February 2007 – lookout for details in the near future.

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