CIPD WNews 62:CIPD West News

You’veBeenFramedJohn SingletonAyrshire Group Vice ChairAfter beginning my working career in the Post Office, I left tostudy a degree in Business Studies at Glasgow Tech (now theCaledonian University), and it was only in the honours yearthat I selected the labour studies option (partly to avoid themarketing and accountancy options!) which pointed metowards a career in HR - the rest is history!I moved around a bit to begin with, working briefly for aninternational airline, an FE college and a contract cateringcompany, but have been at South Ayrshire Council and itspredecessor for over 17 years now, having started on a 9 monthtemporary contract! I've got a generalist HR role, but spend a lotof time on recruitment, HR systems and restructuring issues.I recently took up a temporary part time lecturing role, teachingan employee relations module on an HRM degree course, andreally enjoyed the challenge of passing on my knowledgeand experience of the theory and practice of ER, in a way whichenthused the students about the importance of the history andcurrent best practice in ER.I owe a lot to my first boss at the Council, who encouraged meto upgrade to full membership as soon as I could, and introducedme to what was then called the Ayrshire Personnel Group.I've been on the Committee of what is now the CIPD AyrshireGeographical Group ever since, including a stint as chair, duringa period of rapid and exciting change, and get a tremendousbuzz (not to mention great personal CPD!) from organisingand facilitating development events for local members andparticipating in WOS Branch activities as a Committee member.Now a Chartered Fellow, I'm also an external moderator forCertificate courses, ensuring that centres and students aremeeting CIPD academic standards of delivery,assessment andachievement, and have given advice to local students andmembers on membership and upgrading.I am convinced that my active involvement with CIPD locallyand nationally has helped my personal, professional and careerdevelopment, and I really enjoy the networking and knowledgegained from attending events – I've formed many lastingfriendships and had the privelege of learning from somefantastically skilled and dedicated practitioners. My advicewould be – get involved! – the more you put in to yourmembership, the more you'll get out of it.If you want to be in this section, please get in touch:clovis.westnews@yahoo.co.uk>>>>>>>>>>>Making the mostof online journalswww.cipd.co.uk/journalsWe’ve selected around 350 full-text journals on a wide rangeof HR, management and training topics to create our onlinejournals collection. Here are some tips to help you get thebest from them.How to find our online journalsFrom the CIPD website home page, click the InformationResources link on the left-hand side, then the Onlinejournals link.How to searchYou can search the content of an individual journal byclicking its title in our ‘Journals by A-Z list’ and then ‘Searchwithin this publication’ (above the ‘All Issues’ column).To search across all available titles on all subjects, first clickany title in our A-Z list, and then ‘New search’ in the bluetoolbar at the top of the page – the search page will appear.To restrict your search to the 350 or so full-text titles thatwe’ve selected, click the box labelled ‘Management, HR andTraining titles only’ on the left-hand side of the search page.Refining your searchYou can further refine your search from the results page.Results by date are shown in reverse chronological order.If you have a large number of hits, you may find it useful torestrict your search by year. To do this, click the slidingtoolbar in ‘Limit your results’ on the right-hand side andthen on ‘update results’.Alternatively, you can click on ‘sort by’ to arrange yourresults by relevance rather than by date.Go to ‘Narrow Results by’ on the left hand side for furthersuggestions on making your results more relevant.AbstractsYou can read short summaries of articles from the results listif you hover your mouse over the magnifying glass icon atthe end of article titles.Extra tip! How to compile your own database of useful articlesFirstly you’ll need to create an account. You can do this byclicking any journal title in the alphabetical list, then on‘Sign in to My EBSCOhost’ on the blue toolbar and finally on‘I’m a new user’ to add your details.At the end of each article in the results list there’s an ‘add tofolder’ link. Once you’ve registered you can click these linksto add articles to your personal folder. You can also deletearticles when you no longer need them.You’ll need to sign in each time you want to access yourfolder.Need any more help?> Click Ask-A-Librarian on the blue toolbar or try the shortonline tutorial about the search athttp://support.epnet.com/training/flash_videos/basic_search_corp/basic_search_corp.htmSteve Corbett s.corbett@cipd.co.ukCIPD Library and Information Services6

Public Service Leadership CourseUniversity of the West of ScotlandUniversity of the West of Scotland (UWS) recently held its firstAward Ceremony for its sector-leading Diploma in Public ServiceLeadership.On 27 January 2009, 22 students were awarded the Diploma inPublic Service Leadership at the University’s West of ScotlandManagement Centre in Ayr.The part-time one year Diploma, which is the only one of itskind in the Scottish university sector, is delivered at theUniversity’s Ayr and Hamilton campuses. The programmeis accredited by the Chartered Management Institute anddelivered in conjunction with experienced public sectormanagers/trainers from Learning & Development Associates.The graduating students (pictured here) from SPT, Sacro, ArmyPersonnel Centre, North Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council,Dumfries & Galloway Fire and Rescue, and Strathclyde Fire andRescue received their Diplomas from Martin McGahon of theInstitute and John Turner, Dean of UWS Business School.Commenting on his experience, Clive Farron, Deputy SupportManager, SPT, said: “I feel I benefited from listening to the otherdelegates on the programme and learning about the methodsadopted in their organisations to resolve common businessissues. This peer-learning was a result of the delegates comingfrom a wide range of public sector, non-profit makingorganisations and the voluntary sector.”Derek Wilson, Watch Manager, Dumfries & Galloway Fire &Rescue, added: “I have seen substantial improvement in myteam management skills by implementing what I have learnedon this course.”Speaking at the Award Ceremony, Karen Kennedy of UWSBusiness School, said: “We are delighted to see our first intakeof students graduate from this course and become the first inScotland to hold this prestigious Chartered ManagementInstitute accredited qualification.”“Not only is this course critical for the personal development forthose in managerial positions, but the subsequent improvementsintroduced to participating organisations will ultimately resultin more efficient public services provision.”The Diploma in Public Service Leadership seeks to develop andenhance leadership and management skills of those working inthe public and voluntary sectors by covering topics such as:planning the delivery of public service projects, managingchange, leading and achieving service performance, planning tomeet customer requirements, and contributing to the financialefficiency in public services. The course challenges currentpractice through work-based assessments focusing on practicalbusiness problems and provides an opportunity to focus onpersonal and organisational development needs.Further information about UWS’ Diploma in Public ServiceLeadership is available on www.uws.ac.uk/dpslFor further information contact:Niall Gordon (Senior Marketing Co-ordinator – PR)Corporate Marketing, University of the West of ScotlandTel: 0141 848 3726 / 07764 285 882Optimise yourperformanceExecutive MBAMSc ManagementDiploma in PublicService LeadershipDiploma in Management& LeadershipDiploma in FirstLine ManagementUWS Business School helps organisations and theirpeople to optimise performance and achieve theirpotential. Key features of our executive programmesare real-world emphasis, bespoke content, flexibledelivery and our commitment to service excellence.UWS Business SchoolCraigie House,Craigie Park, Ayr, KA8 0SST: 01292 886400 F: 01292 886401E: managementcentre@uws.ac.ukwww.uws.ac.uk/managementcentre7

UsefulContactsGovernance GroupDonald Gordon, Chair, Head of Governance Group, chair-wscipd@tiscali.co.uk 01505 329979Sheila Lamont, Vice Chair, Secretary, Rep to Scottish Partnership, Joint Head - Central SIG sheila@lamontassociates.co.uk 01355 302768Chris Bradshaw, Vice Chair, Policy Adviser, chris.bradshaw@uws.ac.uk 0141 848 3580Colin Brack, Treasurer, colin_brack@slc.co.uk 0141 306 2162Communications GroupCharlotte Noble, Web Editor, charlotte.noble@ntlworld.com 0141 339 2965Clovis Silva, WestNews Editor, clovis.westnews@yahoo.co.uk 07968 346297Central SIG\Events GroupCatherine Anderson, Chair of Facilitations Group, Joint Head of Central SIG, c.anderson@lib.gla.ac.uk 07776 368626Sunila MacKinnon, Chair of Employee Relations Group, sunilamac@tiscali.co.uk 07753 622332Gillian McIlroy, Employee Relations Group, gillian.mcilroy@scottishpower.com 01698 396315Allan Mooney, T & D Group Chair, allanmooney@hotmail.com 07769 917435Roslyn Purss, T & D Group Secretary, rpurss@museum.gla.ac.uk 0141 330 4384Peter Clark, Ayrshire Group Chair, pclark51@googlemail.com 01294 219970John Singleton, Ayrshire Group Vice Chair, john.singleton@south-ayrshire.gov.uk 01292 842461Christine Cochrane, Ayrshire Group Secretary, christine.p.cochrane@gsk.com 01294 842415Anne Scagell, Ayrshire Group Treasurer, anne.scagell@virgin.net 01259 214668Laurence Brelin, Committee Member, laurence.brelin@lineone.net 0141 357 3865Gail Millar, Committee Member, millar_gail@hotmail.com 01292 268860Education GroupKelly Anne McDougall, Membership Adviser, kellyannevallely@hotmail.com 01698 304283Connie Hendry, CPD Adviser, connie.hendry@scra.gsi.gov.uk 01786 459585Administration SupportSuzanne Best, Branch Administrator, wscipd@fsmail.net 01786 813913Design: cactus www.cactushq.comMembershipUpgradesCongratulations to the following memberswho have successfully achieved upgrades:JANUARY 2009To Chartered MemberMrs Laura BoyceDr Martin Neil GibbonsMs Carol NicolMs Katherine Szepel-GolekMiss Nicola Jane YoungMiss Lynne HarveyMr Brian Christopher RaffertyMiss Sonya Renea AlexanderMrs Anne BairdMrs Fay Elizabeth BallMrs Jean BennettMrs Dorothy Ann BlaneMrs Anne Isobel BrownMiss Angela ColthartMiss Angela CooperMr James DoranMiss Anne DouglasMiss Kathryn Rose EdgeleyMrs Lindsay FalconerMrs Lesley FinlayMs Jennifer Wilson FinnMiss Laura FitzsimmonsMs Alison Jay FreearMs Patricia FriskeyMiss Amanda Lesley GardinerMiss Jill GaultMr Christopher GilesnanMs Angela GrantMr Brian GreeneMr Peter HennesseyMiss Ann Marie HillcoatMiss Rachel Anne HowieMrs Elaine HughesMiss Lisa HymanMiss Jennifer Kmita DawsonMrs Lisa LawsonMr Daniel LogueMiss Carolyn Lisa McDonaldMrs Irene Fraser MainsMrs Janice Elizabeth MarinelliMrs Hazel Mairi McCullaghMrs Karen McFarlaneMr Richard McKenzieMs Julie McLaughlanMrs Fiona Gail McOmishMiss Rona McPhersonMrs Jayne MillerMiss Gay Elizabeth AnneMitchellMiss Dorothy Jane MooreMr Scott John NeilsonMrs Saima NevinMs Ann Marie NicholsonMiss Lynsey Sarah OrrMiss Susan PerryMiss Elaine Hamilton StewartMiss Veronica S TagueMrs Ann WalkerMs Caroline WilsonMiss Fiona WilsonFEBRUARY 2009To Chartered MemberMr Tom GillespieTo Chartered FellowMrs Judith Margaret PettigrewMrs Angela D’AndreaThe comments and opinions expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect those of the CIPD or the CIPD West of Scotland Branch.