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Local CIPD Branch Events - Do you attend?

Chloe

Good morning,  I am trying to find if people out there value the events that the local CIPD branches hold,  I have been part of the committee for our local group for sometime now and am finding it increasingly frustrating,  we hold around 8 events a year on a wide variety of topics, but find that we have an average attendance of around 15 people attend each one.  

We are also finding it incredibly difficult to find people who are willing to volunteer to join the committee, which means much bigger workload for the few that have joined, and also I worry that we are not putting on events on topics that are interesting to those who are new to HR, we do ask for ideas from all those that attend, but very few people are even willing to contribute these!

There is also very little recognition from CIPD for the work that the volunteers do (not even a Christmas Card!)

I would be interested in getting your feedback,  

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  • Hi Chloe, I do try and get to as many events as I can. I'm a member of the South East Wales branch and there has been LOTS of work done recently to encourage the Wales branches to work together and offer a wide range of events. One factor for me which has been particularly key to encouraging me to attend has been some of the more 'practical' angles to the topics featured. Incidentally I have raised this with my branch committee. Previously some events have been rather lacking on how to practically apply the learning and facts to the workplace so I'm clear on what to do but not how if faced with opposition. Also, some events have been delivered by suppliers who, naturally, are hoping to get some business leads - don't blame them - however this means there is only a taster rather than more in-depth material to digest and take away. One event I attended was based around having difficult conversations, great topic! However the first half of the presentation (45 mintues) was spent describing what a difficult conversation looks like. Hang on, I work in HR, don't you think I know that??!?! So the event didn't really match my expectations since the supplier wasn't going to give away their secrets without making me pay for them. For me - and this may be a personal preference - the events I have enjoyed the most have involved key speakers, such as John McGurk, Peter Honey and Rob Briner. Really excellent evenings. In terms of event feedback our forms always include a section asking for ideas for future events (no doubt you do the same) so hopefully that may give you a steer on what the members are looking for.
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  • Hi Chloe, I do try and get to as many events as I can. I'm a member of the South East Wales branch and there has been LOTS of work done recently to encourage the Wales branches to work together and offer a wide range of events. One factor for me which has been particularly key to encouraging me to attend has been some of the more 'practical' angles to the topics featured. Incidentally I have raised this with my branch committee. Previously some events have been rather lacking on how to practically apply the learning and facts to the workplace so I'm clear on what to do but not how if faced with opposition. Also, some events have been delivered by suppliers who, naturally, are hoping to get some business leads - don't blame them - however this means there is only a taster rather than more in-depth material to digest and take away. One event I attended was based around having difficult conversations, great topic! However the first half of the presentation (45 mintues) was spent describing what a difficult conversation looks like. Hang on, I work in HR, don't you think I know that??!?! So the event didn't really match my expectations since the supplier wasn't going to give away their secrets without making me pay for them. For me - and this may be a personal preference - the events I have enjoyed the most have involved key speakers, such as John McGurk, Peter Honey and Rob Briner. Really excellent evenings. In terms of event feedback our forms always include a section asking for ideas for future events (no doubt you do the same) so hopefully that may give you a steer on what the members are looking for.
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