Chairing Skills in Regulation

This Chairing Skills training programme for Professional Regulators covers the following areas:

• Understanding your role as Chair and what is involved,
• Understanding the Terms of Reference/statutory role of the Committee/Board,
• The overriding duty to act in the public interest,
• Working effectively with the executive staff,
• Managing the work of the Committee/Board,
• Understanding the statutory criteria for decisions,
• Managing conflict of interest scenarios,
• Chairing meetings effectively,
• Understanding how groups work and how collective decisions are made,
• Knowing when to seek external advice,
• Identifying and managing the influence of unconscious bias,
• Ensuring there is clear rationale for decisions made,
• Identifying when members require training and ensuring training is provided.