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Book your place now on this popular workshop: Financial awareness for the uninitiated 15 April, LAHQ, London This day has been designed for those new to financial/budget responsibilities. How will this event help you? It will introduce you to financial and business concepts and jargon and will clarify how budgeting and professional roles integrate in a modern organisation. By the end of the day you will be able to: * understand the financial planning processes of organisations * judge the interaction of your professional and financial roles * understand what is meant by a cost centre and cost centre management * understand and use basic financial jargon * understand the purpose and uses of Service Level Agreements and internal trading (cross charging) arrangements * use budgeting principles in designating financial categories and targets for that part of the materials fund for which you are responsible. Who will benefit form attending? Those moving into management of library/information services, newly qualified library/information professionals or those re-entering the profession after a career break. Features The programme will be fine tuned according to the needs of those attending. A pre-course questionnaire will be sent to you before the event to determine which subject areas you would like to see covered and this will be used to inform the final programme on the day. Programme 9.00 Registration and coffee Programme will include: Financial planning at organisational level * Service planning * Service planning cycle * Organisational objectives * Budget links to organisational objectives 11.15 Coffee Implementing the objectives - the cost centre management approach * Different models of managing service units * Line by line and bottom line cost centre management approaches * Bottom line cost centre management techniques and responsibilities 1.0 Lunch Materials fund management - policy and practice * Introductory budgeting approaches for the inexperienced assistant librarian for use in material fund management 3.15 Tea Action planning * Tutor facilitated planning - you choose action you want to take at work and start to plan its implementation * Areas to consider will include: Your role in your organisation's budgeting arrangements * Understanding/clarifying senior officers and organisational expectations of participants * Exploring initial materials * Fund management policies and implementation plans Comments from previous participants: "Very clear and entertaining delivery with excellent use of examples". "The content was extremely relevant and pitched at just the right level". Fees LA Personal members £145 plus VAT (£25.37) £170.37 LA Institutional members £173 plus VAT (£30.27) £203.27 Non members £203 plus VAT (£35.52) £238.52 LA Student/unwaged members £25 plus VAT (£4.37) £29.37 To book your place please call Professional Development on 0171 636 7543 ext. 288/9 or email [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%