CIPFA - The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
CIPFA - The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Events and Training

All our events can be attended by PIN subscribers using their pre-paid places. If you are not a subscriber, you are still welcome, however before you book at the non-subscriber rate, you may wish to consider joining to take advantage of membership benefits straight away.

Use of Pre–Paid Delegate Places By Members of the Performance Improvement Network
All the events listed here can be attended by CIPFA PIN Members using their pre-paid allocation of places (i.e. free places). Once all of your allocated free places have been ‘spent’, Members will be charged for additional delegate places at the Subscriber rate. (as detailed for each individual Course, on the schedule below)

For more information about CIPFA Performance Improvement Network (PIN) events please contact Kneeley Ward on 020 8667 8192 or Kneeley.Ward@cipfa.org.uk.

To book your event online now and/or check out you pre-purchased places, click the appropriate 'book online' button below. A manual booking form is available for any non-subscribers in the Private Sector* or for anyone wishing to pay by credit card. Alternatively you can call 0208 667 8510.

* Private Sector non-subscriber price is £495 per person

Date Location Places remaining on Event Non-subscriber Price(£) Subscriber Price(£)  
Network Events

Building A Better Balanced Scorecard

30 Nov 10 Edinburgh 25 £295 £

Capital Procurement

25 Nov 10 Glasgow 15 £295 £

Service Reduction Planning

14 Sep 10 London 24 £375 £325
15 Sep 10 Manchester 26 £375 £325
22 Sep 10 Exeter 23 £375 £325
23 Sep 10 Birmingham 24 £375 £325
28 Sep 10 Cardiff 17 £375 £325
30 Sep 10 London, 19 £375 £325
5 Oct 10 York 19 £375 £325
6 Oct 10 Dunblane 10 £375 £325

Lean Thinking

6 Oct 10 Glasgow 9 £295 £

Management Of Performance At Organisational Level

5 Oct 10 Glasgow 11 £295 £295

PIN - Driving Cost Reductions

3 Nov 10 London, 18 £310 £260
4 Nov 10 Leeds 20 £310 £260

PIN - How to prevent Procurement Fraud

18 Nov 10 Glasgow 20 £310 £260

PIN - Practical Tender Evaluations

12 Oct 10 London 20 £310 £260

PIN - Shared Services and Total Place

14 Sep 10 Birmingham 19 £310 £260
15 Sep 10 Manchester 14 £310 £260
21 Sep 10 London, 10 £310 £260
22 Sep 10 York 7 £310 £260

Service Level Agreements

7 Dec 10 Edinburgh 15 £295 £
Seminars & Conferences

Facing the cuts: A CIPFA Special Public Finance Summit
8 Sep 10 London 71 £470 £425

Income Generation: The powers and potential
16 Sep 10 London 12 £360 £260
Training Courses

An Introduction to Lean and Systems Thinking
9 Dec 10 London 19 £310 £310

Building a Better Balanced Scorecard
19 Nov 10 London 20 £310 £310
1 Dec 10 Manchester 19 £310 £310

Developing and Managing Teams
30 Sep 10 London 15 £310 £310
25 Nov 10 Cardiff 20 £310 £310

Influencing Skills
16 Sep 10 London 20 £310 £310

Introduction to Coaching

7 Oct 10 London 20 £310 £310

Introduction to NHS Finance
19 Oct 10 London 18 £310 £310

Leading and Managing Change
9 Sep 10 London 17 £310 £310
30 Nov 10 Birmingham 19 £310 £310

Management of Performance at the Organisational Level
21 Sep 10 London 15 £310 £310
17 Nov 10 York 19 £310 £310
3 Dec 10 London 20 £310 £310

Managing People
14 Oct 10 London 16 £310 £310

Preparing your Budget - The Challenge for Front Line Managers
21 Sep 10 London 18 £310 £310
22 Sep 10 Manchester 20 £310 £310

Understanding Central Government Finance
13 Oct 10 York 20 £310 £310

*Please note that online booking will close 48 HOURS prior to each event. Bookings can be made after this time by phoning 020 8667 8510.

Our event programmes have been developed following detailed consultation with subscribers and other key external stakeholders, in order to provide everyone involved in strategic performance management, procurement or efficiency with quality learning opportunities and the chance to network and learn from others in the sector and outside.

Details of all of our events between now and April 2011 are available in our Service Plan Download our Service Plan here.

Our annual plan is flexible to meet changing needs. Please contact the PIN team to discuss our programme or to recommend topics and speakers.

For more information about Performance Improvement Network (PIN) events, please contact Cliff Dalton, Performance Advisor on:

Your Event Confirmation

Once you have booked onto the event, you will receive confirmation by email. Invoices will be sent by post where necessary or through BACS. PIN subscribers will gain full access to the presentations, notes, handouts and materials relating to all the events.