Training & development
We run regular training sessions to support all MPs and staff to understand IPSA's rules and processes.
IPSA Online
Our IPSA Online training workshops are designed to give MPs and staff confidence in using our expenses, finance and payroll system. They take place every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm using a virtual platform.
If you are an experienced proxy or work for a returned MP, please be aware these sessions are designed to help those unfamiliar with the system.
The two-hour workshops include the following:
an introduction to IPSA Online
expenses
payroll
task manager
MP dashboard
getting help
Date and time: Every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm.
Register for the IPSA Online webinar
Budget Management: Claims, Debt and Spend
An IPSA Account Manager will talk through some additional features of IPSA Online that are not covered in IPSA Online training, and how these features can be used to effectively manage your claims, debt and spend. It will also include some additional tips to make it easier to manage your budgets.
This will include:
This webinar will last between 60 to 90 minutes and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Date and time: This webinar will be held on Wednesday 12 May at 2pm and Thursday 10 June at 2pm.
Register for the Budget Management webinar
Staffing Budget Report
During this session, a member of the Payroll team will talk through the Staffing Budget Report. The session will cover:
how to run and view the Staffing Budget Report
how to understand the Staffing Budget Report
how to make amendments to the Staffing Budget Report
how year-end forms incorporated
how to view expenses made against the Staffing Budget
This session will not cover the COVID staffing budget. For queries related to the COVID staffing budget, please see our Coronavirus FAQs or book a call with a member of the Payroll team.
Date and time: These webinars will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10.30am throughout the year.
Register for the Staffing Budget webinar
Reconciling your Payment Card
An IPSA Account Manager will talk through how to reconcile your payment card.
The session will last between 45 and 60 minutes and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Date and time: These webinars will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10am throughout the year.
Register for the Payment Card webinar
Property Registration, Management and Amendment
An IPSA Account Manager will talk through the requirements for paying rent for MPs’ offices and accommodation, including submitting forms and, importantly, the supporting documentation needed so your property amendment and registration forms can be processed effectively.
We’re keen to help you register properties, make changes and arrange rent payments as quickly as we can.
The session will last between 45 and 60 minutes and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Date and time: These webinars will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at various times throughout the year.
Register for the Property Registration, Management and Amendment webinar
If you have feedback or suggestions regarding training, please email communications@theipsa.org.uk.