Principles met

  • We will develop systems that enable citizens to be equal partners in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.
  • We will embrace innovation in how we work with local communities to drive positive change.
  • We will capture and ‘expand’ the experience and learning from individual projects and approaches in order to encourage broader application of co-operative principles within individual member Councils and across the Network.
  • As a membership organisation, we will make this statement of our principles operational by: • Co-operation among members: Our members work together to help each other implement our values, sharing experiences and learning. • Openness of membership: Full, Associate and Affiliate Membership is open to any qualifying Council, organisation or individual who shares our values and is committed to putting them into action. • Co-production of the Network’s work: Members help shape the Network’s work programme and the content of events and written products. • Action-focused: The network is a vehicle for helping councils translate co-operative values and principles into policy and practice. •Membership-based: The network is majority funded by modest membership subscriptions from its member Councils, Associates and Affiliates. •Non-party-political: Members share the belief that working co-operatively within and across communities holds the key to tackling today’s challenges.

CCIN members will soon be able to benefit from three new training modules created by the Co-operative College. The modules have been created following in-depth collaboration between CCIN stakeholders and the College and are designed to address specific training needs while appealing to a wide range of CCIN members.

With over 100 years of experience in delivering innovative training solutions across complex organisations, and a proven track-record of co-designing impactful training with CCIN, the College is the perfect partner to develop this new suite of training materials that will ensure the network continues to go from strength to strength.

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