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Chairing skills in regulation
Essential Chairing Skills for Regulators: Tips and Techniques
Online / In Person
Variable
About this course
Enhance your chairing skills with this comprehensive course for regulators. Learn how to effectively lead meetings, manage conflicts, and make informed decisions.
Course syllabus
This Chairing Skills training programme for Professional Regulators covers the following areas:
- Understanding your role as Chair and what is involved.
- The overriding duty to act in the public interest.
- Understanding the terms of reference/statutory role of the committee/board.
- 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 a clear rationale for decisions made.
- Identifying when members require training and ensuring training is provided.
Meet the trainer – Anthony Kennelly
Solicitor, BA, LLM
Anthony is a qualified solicitor and has been a part-time Programme Developer and Trainer with La Touche Training since September 2023. Anthony previously worked at leading commercial law firms and as...
Read BioPractical training with small groups to ensure quality.
Our training sessions are not lectures—they're practical, interactive experiences. The small group format allows every attendee to ask questions, take part in discussions involving practical exercises and role-plays.
This method of training allows attendees to put the skills learned into practice immediately. Course participants benefit from the focused attention and guidance of an independent expert.
Effective Chairing Skills for Regulators
FAQs
Chairing skills training in regulation helps professionals develop the knowledge and practical skills required to chair hearings, meetings and regulatory proceedings fairly, efficiently and confidently. The course focuses on procedural fairness, decision-making and effective meeting management.
This course is suitable for regulatory panel chairs, committee members, investigators, legal professionals, public sector managers and anyone responsible for overseeing hearings, disciplinary meetings or formal decision-making processes.
Effective chairing helps ensure hearings are conducted fairly, professionally and efficiently. Strong chairing skills maintain structure during proceedings and help all participants understand the process and expectations.
Participants learn how to manage hearings, control proceedings, communicate clearly, handle difficult situations, maintain impartiality, support fair procedures and guide panel discussions towards balanced decisions.
Good chairing practices help ensure all participants are heard, evidence is considered appropriately and procedures are followed consistently. This supports transparency, accountability and confidence in the outcome of hearings or investigations.
Yes. Training helps chairs manage challenging behaviours, emotional situations and procedural disputes calmly and professionally while maintaining control of proceedings and ensuring respectful communication.
Yes. The skills taught are valuable for any professional responsible for leading formal meetings, disciplinary procedures, appeals, governance committees or workplace investigations where fairness and structure are important.
