Certificate in Local Council Administration 

Reminders - information - FAQs

Welcome to our brand new reminder - information and FAQ page in relation to CiLCA.  We will be building up information and guidance on this page over the next 12 months as part of ongoing development of our CiLCA support offer.

Reminders

              Reference page 18 in the Portfolio Guide.  

              Under the heading of each unit you will see its credit value and the number of learning outcomes (LOs) covered.   Each LO sets out the evidence you must provide to show that you have met the criteria and provides guidance to help you appreciate what is expected.  Do refer to the explanation of annotations.  Several words have specific meanings which are used in the Guidance:

              "may" = means that something is permitted
              "can" or "could" = mean that you have a choice
              "should" = means that something is good or best practice
              "must" = refers to something that is required by law

              Name the council when asked to relate the task to a specified council and note your role to all council documents.
               

              ALWAYS double check the question and the guidance - get out a marker pen and highlight and/or underline the clues to help you make sure you provide all that is being asked for.

              Follow instructions closely and keep to the point - avoid including material that is not required and make sure you keep to the word limits and use a concise writing style.


              The Portfolio Guide on page 8 gives you all the information on word county including some tips on how to manage tight limits by using bullet points or tables.
              Page 8 provides information how annotations work.  We usually recommend using the "comment tool" in word - here is a short video on how to do this which also includes how to use the footnote toll when quoting legislation.  See also Layout.
              In Unit 1 we provide you with some templates to help you set out your work.  Here is a link as a reminder or in case you are starting CiLCA in a different order.  Here is another link to our guidance on layout, referencing etc.,
              The Portfolio Guide on page 13 has a list of general resources and in the SALC introductory session we signpost to essential reading so that you can prepare for your studies.  In addition at our support workshops we provide links, where relevant, to aid your research.

              Here is a link to a summary document we have compiled to assist with this further.