1. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Business Planning & the CFOA Website Joy Flanagan Programme Officer

2. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Business Plan 2009 – 2010 Clarity of national programme of work Organised by Directorate and Workstreams Contact Information Essential to FRSs & Members Structure Charts to be Front Page of each Directorate 1 hard copy to each FRS Electronic Version available on the website

3. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service HR Directorate Structure

4. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Employee Development HR Director Employee Development Workstream Skills for Justice (NOS and vocationally related qualifications) National Leadership Programme National Learning and Development Strategy Practitioner awareness of SSC and Skills for Business Network Qualifications National Occupational Standards IPDS Learning and Development Managers Forum

5. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Employee Resourcing HR Director Employee Resourcing Workstream National Firefighter Selection Tests Fitness Standards Occupational Health Disability Discrimination Act Graduate and High Potential Scheme

6. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Employee Relations HR Director Employee Relations Workstream Employee Recognition and Reward Pensions Industrial Relations Employment Legislation Conditions of Service Human Resources Practitioners Forum

7. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Project Plans Live and interactive on the website Updatable by Project or Activity Owner Updates for Board easier to collate Accessible at meetings for reference Standard Agenda Item?

8. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Project Plan Template Objective 3.2Status  Contribute to the development of a Sector Qualifications Strategy (SQS) ensuring that the product meets the business need of the Fire & Rescue Service Deliverable  Recognised and documented framework of Qualifications Risks  Fragmented approach to learning and development leading to inconsistent standards, wasted effort and increase vulnerability Activities Owner/TeamStart DateEnd DateProgress Support development of a SQS Project Board RHApr 2009Jun 2009 Production of a Sector Qualifications Strategy CSApr 2009Sep 2009

9. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Project Status Easy to read symbols represent status of project Still clear if only available in black & white Project Ongoing with known issues being resolved  Project ongoing with unresolved issues  Project Halted  Project Complete

10. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Project Plan Summary Easy Access overview of Projects by directorate Useful for quick reference and access on the website

11. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service CFOA Workflow CFOA Board UK FRSs FRS Regions CFOA National Committees / National Working Groups

12. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Communication Issues Perception is that CFOA is for Chiefs and Senior Fire Officers only Nationally useful information is available already and more to be developed CFOA not promoted to officers and practitioners in all FRSs as a source of information

13. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service CFOA Website Developments - Proposals Joy Flanagan Programme Officer

14. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service CFOA Website Home Page Access to website via audience type:website –General Public –Fire & Rescue Service –CFOA Member –Devolved Administration –Region

15. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service General Public Fire and Rescue Service HQs information Advice on Home Safety Assessments and how to arrange one (direct to FRS) General information about recruitment and careers in the FRS Advice for businesses on RRO Access to public documents and guidance Links to useful sites – Fire Gateway

16. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Fire & Rescue Service User FRS Contact Information –Email Distribution Lists –Location Maps –Message / Bulletin Boards (Future Development) Workstreams (Directorates) –Contact Details –Project Plans Document Library –Policies –Guidance –Circulars Hot Topics Good Practice Case Studies Vacancies Events News CFOA Communities Toolkits, e.g. CAA/ LAA Useful Links Potential Website

17. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service Directorates / Workstream Pages Directorate / Workstream Structure & Contacts Project Plans Medium Term Plan - Aims National Board / Committee Agendas, Minutes, Papers Working Area Sub-Groups / Projects Calendar of Events Document Library Useful LinksGood Practice

18. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service CFOA Website Access Access to website available to: –CFOA Members –All staff in a subscribing Fire and Rescue Service Log on with full email address Any problems call CFOA IT Support on 01827 302360

19. The Chief Fire Officers’ Association The professional voice of the UK fire and rescue service CFOA Business Plan & Website Thank you for listening Joy Flanagan CFOA HQ