A strategy for developing elected members' skills has been published by the Improvement Service.
The National Elected Member Development Strategy for Scottish local government was developed by the Improvement Service working with other stakeholder. It sets out how more focused and structured support arrangements can be put in place for elected members leading government through a period of considerable change.The strategy outlines how councils, the Improvement Service and other partners can work together to establish development programmes and other opportunities for elected members to develop their political, leadership and governance skills. It also briefly describes the next steps.
The strategy is available to download now in the Library.
