SOLGM Opus Business School Events

The SOLGM Opus Business School exists to deliver you professional development programmes that are specific to local government. These training programmes and courses are especially designed for the local government sector with significant input from practitioners and experts in local government.

The programmes are designed to build your skills and capability in specific areas of competence to support your career growth in the local government sector.

Accelerate your career in local government

Below is a list of our ongoing courses.  Scroll down to the month the programme or the course is scheduled.

Current Business School Events

September 2010

• 2010 RMA Hearing Administrator Training - Wellington

  15 September 2010 - 16 September 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This two day training course is designed to update and refresh the skills of experienced Resource Management Act (RMA) Hearing Administrators, as well as to teach these skills to staff new to this role, more...

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• SOLGM Team Leaders' Course

  20 September 2010 - 24 September 2010

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October 2010

• Managing Customer Relationships - Rotorua 2010

  6 October 2010

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• 2010 Introduction to Policy Development for Local Government

  18 October 2010 - 19 October 2010

  8:30 am - 4:30 pm

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• 2010 Local Government Rating Seminar

  28 October 2010 - 29 October 2010

  8:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 2010

• Political Management Leadership: Negotiating the Overlap

  16 November 2010

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• 2010 RMA Planning Technicians Training - Wellington

  17 November 2010 - 18 November 2010

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This two day training programme fills a gap in the local government RMA/planning sector, more...

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• 2010 Who's Afraid of the RMA? Wellington

  19 November 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This one day training programme is designed to meet the needs of anyone who wants a basic understanding of the Resource Management Act (RMA). More ...

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• Community Consultation Skills Workshop

  30 November 2010 - 1 December 2010

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March 2011

• 2011 Local Government EA-PA Development Seminar

  24 March 2011 - 25 March 2011

Past Business School Events

August 2010

• 2010 Local Government Community Plan Conference

  26 August 2010 - 27 August 2010

July 2010

• Negotiating and Managing Conflict

  22 July 2010 - 23 July 2010

• 2010 Local Government Committee Advisors Conference

  12 July 2010 - 13 July 2010

June 2010

• The Productivity Toolbox - Help for people under pressure

  30 June 2010

• Managing Customer Relationships - Wellington 2010

  29 June 2010

• 2010 Local Government Chief Executives Forum

  18 June 2010

• 2010 Local Government HR Conference

  14 June 2010 - 15 June 2010

  8:30 am - 4:00 pm

• 2010 Who's Afraid of the RMA? Dunedin

  4 June 2010

  8:30 am - 4:30 pm

  This one day training programme is designed to meet the needs of anyone who wants a basic understanding of the Resource Management Act (RMA). More ...

May 2010

• 2010 Local Government Communication Forum

  24 May 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 Career Development for Aspiring Local Government CEOs

  21 May 2010

  9:00 am - 4:30 pm

• Systems thinking for solving complex problems - Auckland

  21 May 2010

• 2010 Finance for New Finance Staff

  17 May 2010 - 18 May 2010

  9:00 am - 4:30 pm

April 2010

• 2010 Local Government EA-PA Development Seminar

  29 April 2010 - 30 April 2010

• 2010 SOLGM Local Government Financial Management Seminar

  12 April 2010 - 13 April 2010

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

• SOLGM Leadership Course for Middle Tier Local Government Managers

  12 April 2010 - 14 April 2010

March 2010

• 2010 LG KnowHow Decision Making - Dunedin

  26 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 Who's Afraid of the RMA? Auckland - WORKSHOP FULL

  22 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This one day training programme is designed to meet the needs of anyone who wants a basic understanding of the Resource Management Act (RMA). More ...

• 2010 LG KnowHow Financial Governance 101 - Westland

  19 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Asset Management - Rotorua

  19 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Financial Governance 101 - Taupo

  15 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Decision Making - Tauranga

  12 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Decision Making - Wellington

  8 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Financial Governance 101 - Masterton

  5 March 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

February 2010

• 2010 LG KnowHow Decision Making - Thames Coromandel

  26 February 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Asset Management - Christchurch

  22 February 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Financial Governance 101 - Gisborne

  17 February 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• 2010 Electoral Officers' and Electoral Officials' Forum: In preparation for the 2010 Local Authority Elections - Day 2

  12 February 2010

  8:30 am - 3:15 pm

• 2010 LG KnowHow Financial Governance 101 - New Plymouth

  12 February 2010

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

December 2009

• TAFM Forum - Palmerston North

  7 December 2009

• TAFM Forum - Christchurch

  3 December 2009

• TAFM Forum - Hamilton

  1 December 2009

November 2009

• 2009 LG101: An Introduction to Local Government for Central Government Policy Advisors

  27 November 2009

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  This event is now closed for registrations. Should you wish to be placed on a waiting list email fmcdonald@solgm.org.nz with your name, business title, organisation, and contact details.

• Systems Thinking for Solving Complex Problems - Christchurch

  26 November 2009

  8:30 am - 12:30 pm

  This workshop will introduce ‘systems thinking’ as a tool for helping central and local government work better together and address complex problems. Led by Professor Kambiz Maani, an internationally renowned expert in systems thinking and sustainable strategies, you will learn how to use systems thinking as a tool for multi-dimensional, multi-stakeholder decision making at local and national levels  more

• Hot Topics in Risk Management in Local Government 2009

  23 November 2009

  8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Strategic Compliance - A Toolkit for Regulatory Managers (Wellington)

  10 November 2009

  8:00 am - 4:30 pm

• Electoral Officers' and Electoral Officials' Forum - In preparation for the 2010 Local Authority Elections

  5 November 2009 - 6 November 2009

  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm