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

• LinkedIn

• 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