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The National Community of Practice for Public Sector
Communication Professionals
Cymuned Ymarfer Genedlaethol Cyfathrebwyr Proffesiynol yn y Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus
Sara Moseley (Chair| Cadeirydd) Gethin While (Project Manager | Rheolwr Prosiect)
10.12.12 ,Llandrindod
CommsCymru,the public service communicators’ network in Wales, is supported and facilitated by the Communications Directorate of the Welsh Government.
“We aim to make the most of the advantages we have as a small joined up country with a government which values public services and connects with citizens”.
Background• In existence since October 2010 • Enabling professionals across all sectors to work together to
build capacity and capability • Members from a variety of areas of professional activity and
levels of seniority• ALL public sector communications and engagement
professionals are eligible:• Central Government• Emergency and Security services (“Blue Lights”)• Education (HE & FE)• Health, Local Government• 3rd Sector
FREE!
Membership
• Predominantly central government, agencies and local• government
• Growth areas HEI, FE and 3rd Sector membership (20<)
• More than half of membership work in SE Wales (215 in Cardiff)
• Oriented for regular scientific market research, assessing skills needs, expectations and sub-sectoral characteristics and types of current professional knowledge
Priorities
• Decrease the learning curve of new members to our profession
• Respond more rapidly to citizen needs and inquiries
• Reduce unnecessary revision and prevent "reinventions of the wheel"
• Spawn new ideas for products and services
Events
31 January 2013 - Know-How-Session: Master Class with Richard Sambrook
February/March
Know-How Session: Welsh Language & Digital Channels TBC (2 site) / Cardiff Uni Corporate Comms Team
Members Skills Survey
15 April 2013 - CommsCymru Spring Conference - 1 ONS , Newport
24 April 2013 - CommsCymru Spring Conference 2 – Llandudno
LGComms Academy – 21-23 May 2013, Cardiff
CommsCymru Autumn Conferences – October 2013
Training • Accreditation Frameworks and Proofs• Longer-term Programmatic approach:
– Spring & Autumn Conferences– Know-How Sessions– Subsector partnerships events
Capitalising on departmental training initiatives
for follow-on offers to broader public sector
comms community e.g. Comms Directorate & GCN
GCN Courses running in Cardiff over next quarter
Strategic Approach to Comms • Planning and Implementing Evaluation • Digital PR and media Management - • Other GCN courses possible
• Collaboration with Participation Cymru!
Regional activities
CHANNELS
• Ebulletins & circulars
www.commscymru.info/
Twitter: @CommsCymru
(113 followers)
• www.facebook.com/CommsCymru
• Partner digital channels
Partnerships
• Government Communications Network• LGComms• Participation Cymru/ PEWG• PSMW & Academi Wales• HEIs• Other potentials: Sector Skills Councils, CIPR, CIM,
Cyswllt, Cyfrwng etc; Non-UK (Ireland), WCVA
Aims: Unique fusion of practice, research and learning
Vibrant and sustainable network of news hubs in Wales
Research and learning of world wide interest
How: Research, mapping and monitoring Networking and advice Training Outreach
Who: Emma Meese
Sara Moseley Prof Richard Sambrook Prof Justing Lewis Dr Andy Williams Prof Ian Hargreaves Prof Justin Lewis Glynn Mottersehead Prof Duncan Bloy
Opportunities: Projects and support Training Resource base Publications and events