Training and Support for Council Members

Midas has been training and supporting councillors from across the political spectrum since the company was founded. Our consultants come from a range of political backgrounds, so we can provide an appropriate trainer or coach to suit you and your situation.

We specialise in tailor made training and coaching programmes. That means we adapt the event we run for you to suit your needs.

Read more about Coaching for Council Members

For more information about our training and coaching programmes, email Midas today, send us an enquiry form or telephone us on +44 (0)845 468 0235

Here are some examples of workshops that we have run successfully in the past for council members. We are developing new courses all the time, so please contact us if you are interested in topics not mentioned here.

• Effective communication
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Public speaking
• Media skills
• Coping as a new councillor
• Cultivating leadership skills
• Essential mentoring skills for council members
• Effective questioning
• Chairing skills
• Stress and time management

• Building a positive working relationship with officers
• Communicating across party boundaries
• Scrutiny skills
• Effective and rapid reading
• Team building days for council groups
• Council Group Awaydays
• Strategic planning sessions
• Executive coaching for members

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To start planning your training, email Midas today, send us an enquiry form or telephone us on +44 (0)845 468 0235

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