Carbon literacy training for senior councillors and staff
Case reference FOI2023/00088
Published 15 February 2023
Request
I would like information about your council's carbon literacy training in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions: a. Have all senior management received carbon literacy training or equivalent since 1st January 2019? Please state the type of training.
b. Have all current councillors in the cabinet or committee chairs received carbon literacy training or equivalent since being elected? Please state the type of training.
This training could be from the Carbon Literacy Organisation or another organisation, university or in-house. We want to know the number of people who have attended the training. We don't need to know the number of staff that have received a certificate of completion or attendance.
Response
I would like information about your council's carbon literacy training in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following questions: a. Have all senior management received carbon literacy training or equivalent since 1st January 2019? Please state the type of training.
Most of the senior management board attended an all-day member training session which was held on 21 October 2019. The number of senior managers who attended is not recorded. A separate training session for senior management has not been held, but officers have carried out numerous briefings and workshops for senior managers on carbon projects, and the performance of the citizen assembly.
There is also an e-learning module on climate change which is available for all staff. The number of senior managers who have completed this module is not recorded.
b. Have all current councillors in the cabinet or committee chairs received carbon literacy training or equivalent since being elected? Please state the type of training.
This training could be from the Carbon Literacy Organisation or another organisation, university or in-house. We want to know the number of people who have attended the training. We don't need to know the number of staff that have received a certificate of completion or attendance.
Yes, an all-day full members session was held on 21 October 2019, the number of councillors who attended that session is not recorded. Further training sessions took place on 13 June 2022, which had 28 attendees and on 15 June 2022, which had 19 attendees.
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