Branch Training
(Extract from RBL Membership Training Policy October 2023) The following courses are considered to be essential learning:
- Branch Treasurers must attend the Treasurer course within three months of taking up the role.
- Branch Chairs must attend the Branch Management course within three months of taking up the role.
- Branch Secretaries should attend the Branch Management course but within three months of taking up the role they must complete the Data Protection module of it, available as standalone training on the Training Portal (see below).
The County Training Officer (CTO) is Roy Bingham who is available via Greaterlondon.CTO@rbl.community
All Branch Officers and Committee Members are expected to participate in role-specific training every two years to ensure they remain informed and effective in their duties. Comprehensive descriptions of each role can be found in the Membership Handbook.
Training Delivery
The new training portal called Discover is now available to all members and all training (with the exception of Standard Bearers) has to be booked using this system.
Using Discover
Members create a personal training account on Discover where they select their County and/or branch positions (i.e. Chair, Secretary, Treasurer etc). The system will then provide access to the courses relevant to their role. Once their registration has been confirmed, members can then start to book training. A guide on registration booking courses is available as follows:
It should be noted that training can be on-line (individually done at your own pace), face-to-face (delivered by RBL L&D Team or CTOs in a suitable location) or as a webinar (where you join on-line as a group with other members) or a combination of some or all of these - this is explained in each Course Prospectus (below).
Courses Currently Available
The following prospectus provides details of all course content and other requirements which members should read before registering and booking on Discover:
Updated List of Courses available (June 2025)
For a summary of the courses, this guide is available:
Membership Course Offerings (February 2025)
Please note that other on-line courses are being added from time to time.
Locally-Run Courses Available
The following courses are run by various counties - please note these still have to be booked on Discover:
Branch Management Parts 2 and 3 now being run on-line using MS Teams:
All those attending the above courses must have completed Part 1 of the Branch Management course on Discover before attending.
BCS Registration and Training
Full details of BCS guidance and policy is now contained on the RBL website and BCS Portal via the following LINK.
MAP & Microsoft 365 Training
Branch officers who have been provided with an rbl.community login and who are competent IT users may wish to use a series of self-teach resources which are available below instead of attending MAP and Microsoft 365 training:
Microsoft 365 and Folders
Downloading a File from MAP
A New Users Guide to MAP (Nov 2024)
Support for RBL website design and maintenance (using Umbraco) is provided by a series of YouTube videos via this link. If required, further support and advice can be be requested by email from Greaterlondon.CTO@rbl.community
Recruitment
The District Chair & The membership Engagement Officer (MEO) normally carries some leaflets and some BCS cards when they visits branches.
Any branches which are not due to visit and in need of stock can contact the MEO or the District Chair via email (below) or by phone and supplies will either be posted or dropped off.
The point for us all to remember is that we are all recruitment officers not just the person with the title
CONTACT: Greaterlondon.Chairman@rbl.community for recruitment queries.
