Renfrewshire Council

What training and courses there are

Many of our courses are online on our iLearn online learning platform that you can do in your own time. There are 7 mandatory training courses that all Council employees must do. 

Other courses and training are in-person and have scheduled dates.

Courses and training include:

• Compliance training in data protection, information sharing, information security, records management, and surveillance legislation (RIPSA)
• Health, safety, and wellbeing including looking after your own or other's mental health and wellbeing
• Employee skills and People management courses 
• Courses in communication, digital skills, emotional intelligence, living our values, prioritising and scheduling, unconscious bias, change environments, virtual teams
• Courses in coaching, communication skills, challenging conversations, influencing, Our Values, meetings, virtual teams, finance, business continuity, managing change, conflict, discipline and grievance, supporting attendance, partnership and joint working, recruitment and selection. 

How to register for a course

To register, you must get agreement from your manager first. If they give approval for you to sign up for the course, you can register your interest by completing the course nomination form. If a course doesn't have a confirmed date, you can still complete the form and put your name on the waiting list for that course.

You can look at the details including dates for each course. You can also email us at orgdev.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk for dates and details of specific courses.

If a course doesn't have a confirmed date, you can put your name on the waiting list for that course. Speak to your manager first and then complete the course nomination form to register your interest.

Mandatory training courses

There are 7 mandatory training courses that everyone working at the council must complete:  

• Equality, diversity and inclusion awareness - this replaces the former Equality and Diversity Awareness module 
• Cyber security - how to spot a phish 
• Living Our Values 
• Information security awareness 
• Introduction to Freedom of Information (FOI) 
• Introduction to GDPR 
• Display Screen Equipment (DSE).

You can do all these courses on iLearn. To see your progress on iLearn, go to My Learning Pathways and select Reopen to refresh your mandatory course list.

Digital skills courses

There are a wide range of digital skills courses and learning at every level including:

• Basic digital skills course for Council staff
• Microsoft 365 learning
• Microsoft Excel beginner and intermediate courses for staff
• Delivering effective presentations
• How we store, share, and collaborate on files
• Presenting data to inform and create impact

Recruitment and selection course

This course is mandatory for all Council employees taking part on a recruitment panel. Delivered on Microsoft Teams, the course covers recruitment and selection best practice, the shortlisting process, and interview considerations. 

See the full details and next course dates for the Recruitment and Selection Course. 

Managing discipline and grievance course

Delivered on Microsoft Teams, the course covers the approach to discipline and grievance situations, behaviours required as a manager when dealing with these issues, and the opportunity to practice your approach to these situations using scenarios.

See the full details and next course dates for the Managing discipline and grievance course.

Supporting attendance course for managers

Delivered on Microsoft Teams, the course covers the behaviours required as a manager when dealing with absence issues, how to have an effective return-to-work interview, and practice your approach to these situations using scenarios. 

See the full details and next course dates for the Supporting Attendance course.

Employee skills courses

Browse our courses in employee skills, including communication skills, emotional intelligence, living our values, retirement, prioritising and scheduling, unconscious bias, change environments, and virtual teams.

People management courses

Browse our courses in people management, including coaching, communication skills, challenging conversations, influencing, our values, meetings, virtual teams, finance, business continuity, and more.

Compliance courses

Find out more about compliance training available for data protection, information sharing, information security, records management and surveillance legislation (RIPSA).

Health, safety and wellbeing courses

Learn what health, safety and wellbeing courses you can do, including workplace training and looking after your own or other's mental health and wellbeing.

iLearn 

How to log in to iLearn, our online learning platform, if you forget your iLearn password, what to do if you are having problems using iLearn, online learning guides.