About the seminar

Do you recognise the need to change the way we work together in the Public Sector? Are you trying to implement change at an operational level? Do you want to learn from the experiences of public sector colleagues? Then read on..!

Public Services in Wales are continuing to face significant changes and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The fact is we are all facing challenging times and no single organisation has the answers. However, using new legislation, working more collaboratively with other organisations, adapting different cultures and learning we can identify the means to utilise the resources we have in very different ways.

This seminar is about how Public Services need to work better together to enable, support and improve the wellbeing of citizens in Wales. This is underpinned by the principles of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act and the Social Services and Wellbeing Act.

This seminar will share real life experiences of people who have been, and are currently, users of Public Services. They will share their stories and the impact the services have had on their lives and their perspectives as a user of services. By hearing their perspectives, delegates will have the opportunity to think about what this means in practice within their own organisations, and how they work with others to achieve quality life for citizens.

In advance of the seminar, we encourage delegates to think about challenges they are facing within their own organisations that would benefit peer discussion. In particular, to think about 

• Partnership working
• Collaboration
• Behaviour and Culture change
• Scaling up
• Skills and resources
• Leadership and management

Walking away from this seminar, delegates will be equipped with the tools and skills to help overcome the barriers to successful collaboration. There will be the opportunity to develop a virtual network of like-minded colleagues who will be able to offer support and guidance built from their experience of introducing service improvements through collaboration in its widest sense.

Who is the seminar aimed at  

This seminar is aimed all public and third sector organisations in Wales, in particular, senior and middle managers in the following areas:

• Local Government- Social Services, Housing, Education
• Health 
• Police Authorities
• Fire and Rescue Authorities
• Housing
• Social Enterprises
• National Park Authorities
• Central Government bodies

If you would like to secure a delegate place or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the seminar, please email good.practice@audit.wales