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Personnel and Training Services in Denbighshire County Council are provided and delivered at a corporate and devolved level.  The role of Corporate Personnel (central) and Training is to:-
ROLE OF CORPORATE PERSONNEL
Contact No. 01824.712533

• Determining strategic direction.
• Defining key values and standards for agreement by Management Team.
• Evolving and developing relevant and co-ordinated personnel and training policies.
• Monitoring and auditing consistent application of corporate policies.
• Briefing and training staff in the application of new policy.
• Providing creative impetus at a strategic level.
• Advising directorate Personnel Officers (DPO'S)/Officers in Directorates with responsibility for Personnel on the implementation of corporate policies and providing functional support and guidance in carrying out their role.
• Providing a mechanism for sharing positive personnel practices and experiences across the council.
• Carrying out those functions that can only sensibly be provided corporately, e.g. the corporate negotiating machinery with the unions and corporate equalities initiatives.

ROLE OF CORPORATE TRAINING
Contact No. 01824.712537

• Identifying organisational training needs (as part of the human resource planning process).
• Defining corporate standards, evaluating them and reporting to Management Team.
• Formulating and leading on Corporate Development Programmes.
• Developing new skills with staff to meet future organisational needs.
• Advising on best practice and monitoring quality of training.
• Co-ordinating Investors In People.
  Providing a forum for Directorate Training Officers.
• Delivering and managing corporate training courses in partnership with selected external providers where appropriate.
• Providing consultancy service.
• Co-ordinating and organising, within the Council, workplace work experience with schools, colleges and universities.