The Academy is designed to respond to the unique and expanding pressures being placed on elected Members to provide political, organisational and community leadership.
Graduates take part in a three-module course looking at each of the areas.
The Academy equips them with the necessary skills to competently tackle leadership issues. This figure is substantially higher than the number of women councillors in leadership positions. The Local Government Act has given local councils and elected Members a critical power to promote the economic, social and environmental well being of their local communities. The Leadership Academy will train Members to respond to this challenge. Hilary Armstrong MP, Minister for Local Government and the Regions launched the Academy on 9th February 2000.