With such significant political changes in the recent elections, many councils will be reviewing how they support and prepare their new Members and senior spokespeople for the communication challenges ahead.
Whether your council has had a change in control, a new leadership team, different portfolio holders, or become a council with no overall control, this period of change can be a valuable time to embrace learning and development opportunities for your political leadership teams, new councillors, executives, and senior officers.
Our BBC-experienced media trainers can help your councillors get up to speed quickly, equipping them with the skills they need to handle demanding journalists, challenging interviews, and high-profile issues with confidence.
Our most popular courses for local government are:
Media Awareness for Councillors – This is the perfect induction for new members. They will learn everything they need to know, from understanding how journalists work and handling media enquiries, to working effectively with your Communications team.
Media Interview Skills training – Cabinet Members, Chairs, and other key spokespeople will develop their skills easily and quickly as they work through a series of challenging media interviews, which we record and playback for analysis.
Social Media Training – This course will ensure that new councillors understand the key principles of councillor conduct on social media.
Media Training and Public Speaking – This combined course will empower your key spokespeople and Cabinet Members with the skills they need to deliver consistently clear messages to the media, partners, stakeholders, and the general public.
Our 2026 Brochure has all our current courses.
We will tailor our training to your council and the individuals on each course to make the training relevant and engaging. We can deliver our courses in your premises, using our cameras and equipment.
Whether you are planning media training, crisis media training, or need to raise the media awareness of new councillors, do get in touch.
Email or call us to discuss your tailored training on 01628 474154.