We are having our first week off since we began the Friday Webinar Service in May (Grovestock preparation required). Here however is our program for the remainder of September.

Sessions all commence at 1pm, carry a CPD point for each participant in your firm, and cost £60 per session. If you want to purchase all 3 courses the reduced rate is £120.

September Courses are as follows:

11th September Where Now for the CDS

With BVT plans in limbo, except for in the "pilot" areas, the Ministry of Justice has now entered the fray with proposals for new "administratively" set rates for Police Station work and further changes to the CC Litigators Fee. This course will outline these proposals, refresh delegates understanding of the BVT timetable and process and consider recent changes to the CCLF.

18th September Doing Staff Appraisals

With old fashioned auditing back on the agenda the prospect of having to provide central records for inspection is once again a real possibility. Arguably annual staff appraisals represents the most important element of the "Managing People" section of SQM. This is also probably the most difficult and, if mishandled, potentially damaging mandatory requirement in the standard. The course will take you through the simple and effective system JRS have encouraged client firms to use for a number of years.

25th September Civil Procurement 2010 an Update

The 6-month delay to the proposed 2010 Civil Bid Round has added a degree of uncertainty to the process. Whilst area specific "Procurement Plans" are filtering through precise guidance on other elements of the process. We have scheduled this session to be able to bring civil firms an update on progress and to outline the new information now available to us.