A full day course fully developed and delivered by Jonathan Peel.

Outline of the course:

09:30 Setting the European Scene- Background and Introduction to the EU, its history, rationale and growth. The key European Institutions, Division of powers between the Institutions and how they interrelate Accessing EU information, Influencing the EU - operating at an EU level, Why we also need to be active at UK level, Qs and As.

11:00 Working with the European Commission- Commissioners and their Cabinets- and when to involve them. The key Directorates General, How to operate within the Commission at official level, Dealing with forthcoming legislation, Responding to Commissions action/dealing with a crisis, Discussion/Qs and As.

12:00 Guest Speaker

14:00 Working with the European Parliament and other EU bodies- EESC and Council of the Regions, How the European Parliament operates- Committees, Rapporteurs etc, EP procedures and timing, How and when to approach MEPs, Working with UK MEPs and their effectiveness, Do and dont's! Getting the inside edge, Ethics, Experiences of course attendees, Working with MEPs from other Member States, Latter stages of legislation.

15:20 Working with the Council of ministers- How the Council operates, UKREP and Whitehall, Approaching other MS Permanent Representatives, working through other Member States and at EU level, Qs and As.

15:40: The Future and Conclusions- Key issues on the horizon, Economic and  monetary integration, how much bigger can it all get? Can we ignore the EU an go it alone? General discussion and final Qs and As.

£305 member of PRCA, £370 non member of PRCA

Public Affairs Delivery

11th may 2010 08:45-14:00

A half day course based on the delivery of a public affairs strategy. The first two sessions of this course are in the process of being developed by the practitioners as detailed, the second two sessions have been developed and are delivered by Rona Macdonald.
Outline of course:
09:00 Procedure
09:45 Working with other Communications Strands
11:15 Managing the Messag
12:15 Public Affairs Tools
13:15 Lunch
Speakers: Lionel Zetter, Ian Twin and Rona Macdonald

£210 member of PRCA, £255 non member of PRCA

Public Affairs Development

29th June 2010 08:45-14:00

A half day course focusing on the planning and development of a public affairs strategy. The first two sessions of this course have been developed and are delivered by Rona Macdonald (Head of Public Affairs for Oil & Gas UK); the second 2 sessions are in the process of being developed by the practitioners as detailed.
Outline of course:
09:00 Introduction
09:45 Your Key Audiences
11:15 Integrated Public Relations
12:15 Where to go key information
13:15 Lunch
Speakers: Rona Macdonald, Lionel Zetter and guest speaker

£210 member of PRCA, £255 non member of PRCA

Public Affairs Audiences

1st June 2010 08:45-14:00

A new half day course based on previous Public Affairs Audiences full day focusing on the key external stakeholders. All sessions have been developed and are delivered by a range of practitioners such as those listed below.
Outline of course:
09:00 Polling and Other Tools
09:45 Think Tanks
11:15 A Politician’s Perspective
12:15 Media
13:15 Lunch