Councillor Pat Watters, COSLA President and Chair of the Improvement Service Board was guest of honour at a ceremony at Paisley Town Hall in April to recognise and reward Renfrewshire Council's contribution and achievements in a number of projects entered for the 2009 COSLA Excellence Awards.
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| Back row (L to R, Renfrewshire Council unless stated): Stacy Hays, Richard MacKenzie, Martin Brown (Improvement Service), Joyce Mclean, Bill Pearson (SQA on secondment to the Improvement Service), Michael Moran Front row (L-R): Cllr Iain Nicholson, Steven McNab, Pat Watters (COSLA President & Chair of the Improvement Service Board), Elaine McCue |
Judges at the COSLA Excellence Awards were impressed by the range and quality of Renfrewshire Council's projects and the Council received five silver and three bronze awards. The Council also chose to recognise a joint Improvement Service/Renfrewshire Council project - the Customer Service Professional Qualifications. This SQA-certificated qualification, developed by a consortium of Scottish councils under the Improvement Service and Renfrewshire Council's lead, was recognised as a positive example of effective shared services and collaborative working in practice. Representatives of the project team from Renfrewshire Council, the Improvement Service and SQA (pictured) were presented the award by Councillor Watters.
Renfrewshire Council leader, Derek Mackay, and Chief Executive, David Martin, also attended. Each acknowledged the outstanding achievements of Renfrewshire's projects and urged on all concerned to even better success at the 2010 COSLA Excellence Awards.
