Training from Other Providers
A list of training and events that may be relevant to your organisation is shown on this page. Scroll down for the whole list or jump to the month in which it will be held. Alternatively, view non-date-specific courses or information about other training providers here.
For information about training courses tailored specifically for the VCS, visit GAVCA's own training pages.
February 2010
FREE Specialist Social Enterprise Business Support coming your way…
Social Enterprise Works have been busy supporting the development of established third sector organisations in Bristol, West of England, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, from our office in Bristol.
Due to high demand we have made the radical decision to escape our cosy office in Bristol and travel to your area.
Funded by Business Link, we can support existing Social Enterprises who have a constitution or legal structure and have the equivalent of one paid full time employee.
If you fit the bill, we can offer you FREE specialist support from a SFEDI accredited business adviser.
Interested? Then call Sam Anders on 0117 9070080 to book a one hour meeting on one of the following dates:
Gloucester – The Resource Centre
Thursday 11 February
Tuesday 2 March
Bath – The Percy Centre
Wednesday 3 March
In addition we have set up two more dates in Bristol:
Bristol – The Coach House
Tuesday 16 February
Tuesday 16 March
For further information you can email sam@socialenterpriseworks.org or take a peek at our website www.socialenterpriseworks.org
Severn Wye Energy Agency: Energy Ambassadors Scheme
Did you know that an estimated 12% of households in the South West are either as risk of or living in Fuel Poverty? Some of the most vulnerable households are:
- Those on a limited income
- Older adults
- Those with long term health conditions
- Those who suffer from mental ill health
- Those with young children
- Unemployed individuals
- Immigrants to the U.K
Want to expand your knowledge base and help your clients? Come and join SWEA for some free training and become an Energy Ambassador to become part of a Europe wide project and offer your clients practical advice and find out how to make referrals enabling clients to access advice and grants to help them combat Fuel Poverty.
Choose from 4 dates:
- 17 February– 10am to 2pm Barton, Gloucester
- 18 February– 10am to 2pm Highnam, Gloucester
- 24 February 9am to 1pm Municipal Offices, Cheltenham
- 25 February 2pm to 5pm Highnam, Gloucester
For more information contact jon.clarke@swea.co.uk tel: 01452 835060 or mob: 07814970119. A booking form can be downloaded here.
Free Workshops from the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation
The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) is holding a number of events around the region for practitioners and workers:
- South West Forum of National Infrastructure Workers: 22 February, 10.00 to 12.00 at the Albemarle Centre, Albemarle Road, Taunton, TA1 1BA. Follow this link to book or find out more.
- Mentoring & Befriending South West Information Exchange Forum: Taunton 5 March 2010, Bristol 12 March 2010, Plymouth 19 March 2010 and Salisbury 26 March 2010. Follow this link to find out more.
- A Regional Networking Opportunity for Peer Mentoring Coordinators: 11 February 2010, 9.30 to 3.30 at Exeter College, Hele Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4JS. Follow this link for more details.
To find out more about the MBF, visit their website.
Advocacy for children & young people in Family Group Conferences
24 -25 February 2010 – Cheltenham (exact venue tbc)
Cost: £200
This is an opportunity to attend a practical, two day advocacy skills course based on research and learning from the past ten years’ work. Experienced trainer Hilary Horan has set up and managed eight FGC and advocacy services in the South West.
Over the 2 day training you will:
- Increase your understanding and confidence in managing children and young people’s attendance and participation at their FGC
- Consider the role of advocacy for children and young people in FGCs
- Identify ways of ensuring that young people are heard and can participate in plans that are made for them
- Practise and develop skills in communicating with children, applying successful methods of engagement within a short time frame
- Explore issues around boundaries, confidentiality, recording and health and safety in the context of an FGC
- Debate the role of the advocate in private family time
- Share and exchange good practice in this area.
To book a place on this course email: tlcinfosouthwest@barnardos.org.uk
Call Clementine Lloyd on 0117 937 5500 or for more information visit the Barnados TLC website.
Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion Regional Event
Thursday 25 February, 10.00am to 4.00pm
Weston-super-Mare
This free event, organised by Department for Work and Pensions, Third Sector European Network, South West Action on Poverty and South West Forum will:
- Introduce the EY 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion and explain its purpose
- Raise awareness of poverty in the South West particularly in rural and coastal communities
- Highlight current activity to combat poverty within the region
- Explore ways in which action to combat poverty can be increased
Find out more from the South West Forum website.
Survive and Thrive: Preparing the Ground
Friday, February 26, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Reduced public spending means reduced funding. The 'funding fertile' days are over - what plans has your organisation developed to ensure you will flourish on stony ground?
This highly practical and interactive day of workshops masterclasses and networking will use your own real life challenges and provide you with a set of tools to flourish in a changed environment. The day will cover:
- A New Approach to Fundraising - how to make money when there isn't any around!
- The Early Warning Guide - how to read the danger signs and what to do about them
- The Entrepreneurial Board - creating a strong and resourceful board that will thrive in the tough times ahead
Fiona Napier, Chair of Sunlight Development Trust, one of the UK's leading social enterprises will give her unique perspective on managing risk, the story of Sunlight Development Trust and will be available to answer your questions and give her insight into your own challenges.
Places are free to rural community organisations and social enterprises in the South West and are strictly limited. Places are available to those whose job it is to support rural social and community organisations (including Rural Community Councils and Local Authorities) at a cost.
For more information, visit the website of Preparing the Ground.
March 2010
Black South West Network: Leadership Training
Bristol (exact venue tbc)
Thursday 4 March to Thursday 25 March 2010, 9.30am to 4.30pm
Black South West Network (BSWN) will be working in partnership with Learning Curve to offer BSWN members the opportunity to gain formally accredited Institure of Leadership and Management (ILM) units which can be used to form part of the ILM’s level 3 award in First Line Management.
Download a flyer and booking form or visit the BSWN website for more information.
Women Entrepreneurs in Business (WEB) Spring Networking Event
Tuesday 9 March, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
Greenway Hotel in Shurdington, Cheltenham
The event brings an ideal chance for you to make connections, meet prospective clients and practice your networking skills in a friendly and supportive environment. It is a perfect opportunity for all local women either running their own business and also those considering starting out in business and who want to meet other entrepreneurial local business people.
To book your place or to find out more, please call 01242 864200 or email info@glosebs.co.uk
One Day Conference on Forced Marriage, Honour-based Violence and Female Genital Mutilation
Police Headquarters, Waterwells, Gloucester GL2 2AN
Thursday 11 March, 9.00am to 4.30pm
This event brings together a dynamic range of practical and strategic speakers, sharing fresh perspectives on identifying, protecting and supporting victims.
This one day conference is free to delegates, and includes lunch and parking. For more information, download the flyer. Book a place by 22 February 2010.
BME Conference
City Works in Gloucester
Tuesday 16 March, 9.30am to 4pm
Hosted by Gloucestershire VCS Assembly and Linking Communities, this conference will explore issues for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities and will focus on solutions to increase involvement and influence.
Lunch will be provided.
Voluntary and Community Organisations who work with BME communities in Gloucestershire are particularly encouraged to attend.
Full details of the Programme for the day will follow shortly. To express your interest in attending contact HannahG@glosassembly.org.uk. 01452 522 600.
ACEVO Spring Conference 2010
Title: A Joined Up Future for Community Health and Social Care?
Date: 25 March 2010
Location: London
Price: £170*/£190, ACEVO Member Price £150*/£170 (*Book now for these early bird prices available until 25th February 2010)
The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO) Spring conference will examine the co-ordination of health and social care (HSC) services, and the impact of the introduction of a National Care Service.
The conference will cover topics including the development of the Government’s plans for community health services and social care, and what implementation may look like, the likely impact of public spending cuts on HSC services and how HSC services will be regulated under the new joint system to be operated by the Care Quality Commission.
To find out more about the conference, including how to book, visit the ACEVO website at http://www.acevo.org.uk/springconference
Other Training Providers/ Non-dated Courses
Free EduCare training available for not-for-profit organisations
The Safe Network is working together with EduCare to provide free child protection training in the third sector.
Find out more at the SafeNetwork.
BSWN Training
Black SW Network (BSWN) are offering a range of great value training courses across the region.
Download a Word document of the forthcoming courses.
Barnados TLC Training
Barnados TLC have launched their Spring training brochure. Download a copy from http://tinyurl.com/yep3x4z
Free training from Participation Works
Participation Works are holding free workshops in the South West throughout February. This is the last chance to get free training through Participation Works, so visit the website http://www.participationworks.org.uk/events-training and view training events for the South West region for more information.
Courses from Active Gloucestershire
Active Gloucestershire is holding a number of courses as part of the Gloucestershire Sports Training and Education Programme. For more information, visit the Active Gloucestershire website.
ILM Level 5 Award in Leadership & Management Skills
This highly regarded Programme, leading to a nationally recognised qualification, has previously targeted Middle Managers working in the National Probation Service. In line with developments in the Criminal Justice arena it is now being opened up to VCS and HMPS partners in the South West.
The Programme, consisting of 4 workshops (3 x 2 days and 1 x 3 days between November 2009 and March 2010) is co-ordinated by the South West Training Consortium, part of the National Probation Service, and is delivered by Dr Paul Cooper, a management and training consultant who is also a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management. Whilst the Programme was developed within the Probation Service, the subject matter of leadership and management is naturally applicable across NOMS and the VCS.
For further details of the programme please contact Gill Steadman, South West Training Consortium on 01452 551221 or email gill.steadman@gloucestershire.probation.gsi.gov.uk .
VCS organisations should note that, subject to eligibility criteria, substantial contributions to funding can be made available to support participation in this programme, via the SW Leadership & Management Advisory Service (Train to Gain). For further information and to access the LMAS Factsheet, visit www.traintogain.gov.uk
HR Champions - workshops
GAVCA also works in partnership with HR Champions, who offer a number of workshops mostly dealing with leadership and management issues, which can be funded by Gloucester Works. Download their one-page PDF for more details.
Free training from the National Autistic Society
Gloucestershire County Council, through its 'Transforming Short Breaks Pathfinder Project' (part of ‘Aiming High for Disabled Children’) is funding the National Autistic Society (NAS) to deliver training for out of school settings and organisations working with children and young people across Gloucestershire. NAS can provide this training direct to staff in your setting, or you can access the sessions being run round the county.
For more details, contact Rachel Pike/Louise Elliman on 0117 9748400 or email rachel.pike@nas.org.uk
Guideposts Trust offers Relationships and Sexuality Training
September, Stroud and Cheltenham
The course is based on the understanding that people with learning disabilities have the same rights as other adults to develop their sexual identity and to take part in adult relationships. It is also based on the belief that education about sexual matters and relationships helps to protect people from harm or exploitation. The course is delivered by staff who are experienced and have undertaken specific training to ensure that they are equipped to deal with the issues raised in group settings.
The training is divided into three parts, ‘About Myself’, ‘About My Relationships’ and ‘My Sexuality’. Each part consists of twelve weekly sessions, and each session lasts for two hours.
Guideposts Trust also offers a counselling service, which aims to support adults with learning disabilities through the process of understanding the effect of past experiences on current relationships and behaviour in order to bring about change.
For more information about the courses or counselling, please contact Rachel Fitzpatrick, Guideposts Trust, Interact, 6 London Road, Stroud, Glos GL5 2AA. Tel: 01452 410101/07792836129 or email: rfitzpatrick@guidepoststrust.org.uk
Guideposts Trust is a BACP Accredited organisation.
Working with Perpetrators
Sea Change are offering an intensive and in-depth course, to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills to work individually or in a group with perpetrators of violence and abuse.
For more information, visit the Sea Change website for more courses, or call 01242 580702.
Public Policy Exchange Courses and Events
PPE offer a range of courses and events that may be relevant to the VCS. Visit the PPE website for more information about up-coming events.
Gloucestershire Enterprise
A wide range of courses and workshops are available through Gloucestershire Enterprise. Read the latest courses on offer on the Gloucestershire Enterprise website.
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