I'm very sorry that I've not blogged for a couple of weeks. Like a lot of others I took some time off at half term and have been catching up ever since. It always feels manic just before and just after a break these days!
In the couple of weeks since I last blogged we had the first staff meeting of my tenure. It was good to get an understanding of what staff expect from me and to keep up to date on all the work that is going on. It also provided an opportunity for me to begin to set out my vision for the organisation, which will see us become much more member led.
We have also cracked on with a couple of key decisions for TSI. Firstly we have made the appointments to the Codes Approval Board and I look forward to working with the candidates – they will be announced at the official conference launch next week. Other decisions around our application for chartered status mean that we will be looking towards this year's AGM to make the appropriate amendments to our rules and by-laws.
My introductory meetings have continued at a pace with meetings at the Office of Fair Trading, Citizens Advice and Electrical Safety Council amongst others.
I have had a couple of meetings with Graham Jukes from the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health. One looking at how we maintain the Home Authority database and one focusing on how we ensure professional standards when local government decides to outsource regulatory services. It is clear that as we go forward there will be a real need for our organisations to work closely together to help shape our professions.
