C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Lord Mayor’s event in support of Cancer Research Wales
2012-03-03 18:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Seaview Building, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EL, Seaview Building, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5EL
Cancer Research Wales needs your support.Please donate generously for this worthy cause. Please bring items to sell: Veg Food, Clean/unwanted clothes.Books in good condition.Toys & Games– complete/unbroken.CDs, DVDs, Bric-a-Brac.Items for RaffleAnd join us to a delicious Dinner and Dance Tickets £5 if booked in advance by 2nd March. £6 on the day.(Children under 8 free)

State of the City Stakeholder Summit
2012-03-05 09:00 - 13:00 | City Hall, Cardiff, City Hall, Cardiff
This is an ideal opportunity to express the needs of your organisation and your concerns about the future of the third sector in Cardiff.
Find out more here.

FREE taster session for women
2012-03-05 09:30 - 23:30 | School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG, School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG
Spend a morning looking at some practical ways of building your confidence, making a big difference to how YOU feel about YOU!
This confidence-building workshop is organised in partnership with the Women’s Workshop. It is also being run on 12 March.

Structured Approach to Autism
2012-03-06 - 2012-03-07 | Newport, Newport
Oncourse Training Team Ltd is offering a 2-day Structured Approach to Autism, Interaction and Communication course (incorporating TEACCH).
This eclectic approach will instruct delegates to respond to the needs of individuals on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD) with a much clearer understanding of the complexities of the condition, thus enabling their clients through a person centred, holistic approach to have more autonomy where possible. This workshop: – introduces the audience to Autism and Asperger Syndrome – identifies the complexities of the disorder – introduces the theory of mind and executive functioning – identifies sensory sensitivities – identifies metabolic factors and diet – explores through practical demonstrations the relevance of body language – identifies a wide range of communication modes – develops an understanding of behaviours that ‘challenge us’ – introduces Functional Communication Training (encourages attendees to read behaviours and replace with positive communication aids) – Introduces Structured Teaching Principles and the TEACCH concept. – enables more positive interactions with individualswith ASD – assists in developing communication styles tailored to individual needs – gives insight into the world view/perspective of ASD – Considers sensory and environmental issues (in-depth explanations and practical demonstrations give detailed reasoning as to why the ‘right’ environment is important to individuals with autism. Demonstrations and scenarios will highlight that sensory issues need to be addressed at all times.
Each workshop is interactive and evolves according to the attendees and there valued input. The Autistic Spectrum is in itself complex; the condition is complicated and unique to every individual. Those attending these open workshops are generally from a variety of agency backgrounds and have differing knowledge bases which always adds an extra dimension to the course.
Please note: if you have large groups of staff requiring this type of specialised training or other specialised training workshops, there are many reductions at the moment in order to help fit in with your training budgets.
Price: £150 (delegates need to bring their own lunch)

International Treatment Effectiveness Programme (ITEP)
2012-03-06 - 2012-03-07 | Cardiff, Cardiff
International Treatment Effectiveness Programme (ITEP) is a mechanism by which quality of drug treatment can be developed and measured in order to improve delivery of treatment services. It uses mind maps as a visual cognitive tool to help clients organise their thoughts and goals easily, by focusing on images and association. ITEP offers clients a visual way to communicate their current behaviour patterns and help them express what they cannot do through words alone. It can be used in care planning and motivational work from the early stages of treatment until the exit stage.

Find out more on the NewLink Wales website.By the end of this NewLink Wales course participants will have:
1. An understanding of the use of free mapping and structured mapping in personal, client work and supervision settings.2. An understanding of the use of mind maps, ways of thinking and cycles, in motivation, bringing about change and the development of care plans.3. An overview of how ITEP fits into the overall Recovery, Engagement and Life Skills (RELS) programme.

Helping Out, Staying Out - C3SC's and VCVS's Health & Social Care Network event
2012-03-06 09:30 - 15:00 | Park Inn Hotel, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, Park Inn Hotel, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff
This event will focus on how the third sector helps to prevent unnecessary and inappropriate hospital admissions and alleviates delayed transfers of care. Speakers include key stakeholders from the third and statutory sectors.This event is free and lunch is provided.Find out more about the event here.

Partnering Probation: Forging Ahead
2012-03-06 11:00 - 15:00 | The SWALEC stadium in Cardiff, The SWALEC stadium in Cardiff
– Find out how your social enterprise could work with Wales Probation
The UK Coalition Government are proposing radical changes to the way adult offender management services will be commissioned and delivered in the future. These changes will create exciting opportunities for social enterprises to become involved as partners and providers of future adult offender management services.
Wales Probation is holding a one day workshop for representatives of Welsh social enterprises who are interested in exploring these partnership and commercial opportunities.
The workshop is being held at the SWALEC stadium in Cardiff. It will be attended by Wales Probation staff as well as representatives from other Probation and Criminal Justice organisations, such as the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), Welsh Prisons and the Probation Association.
Who should attend?
– Social enterprises or firms who are involved in volunteering, supported employment, training or educational provision; – Social enterprises or firms who are interested in getting involved with, or expanding their work with offender rehabilitation; – Organisations who are keen to work with, and potentially supply, Wales Probation
Delegate places are limited and Wales Probation ask that individuals register their interest in attending by providing their contact details using their on-line registration form .
After registering, Wales Probation will then contact you directly with further information about the workshop.
Why should I attend?Delegates will be given the opportunity to: Learn about proposed UK Coalition Government changes to the way adult offender management services will be commissioned and delivered; Discuss potential Wales Probati

Racism in Football - how far have we really come?
2012-03-06 18:00 - 19:00 | National Assembly for Wales, Senedd, Cardiff Bay, National Assembly for Wales, Senedd, Cardiff Bay
Show Racism the Red Card cordially invites you to an event with guest speaker Hugh Lewis AM, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage. FAW Chief Executive Jonathan Ford and a guest from Cardiff Grange Harlequins FC will also be present.
Please RSVP by 24 February.

Effective Partnership Working
2012-03-07 | Forge Fach, Swansea, Forge Fach, Swansea
Partnership working is a common feature, which done well can have huge benefits for all parties involved. This Participation Cymru course looks at how to make partnership working successful, with participants covering a range of aspects, including: looking at individuals’ roles within partnerships, being personally more effective and how to develop relationships within partnerships. Participations will also look at the types and functions of partnerships, techniques for reviewing the purpose and processes of partnerships, ensuring that the partnership is structured in the most effective way and has appropriate objectives.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
– Review and revise the individual’s role in partnerships so that they can decide to carry on, change what they are doing, or withdraw from a partnership – Be personally more effective, working to strengths and developing weaknesses – Ensure that the partnership is structured in the most effective way and has appropriate objectives – Better able to change or refocus the partnership when necessary
Who is this course for?This course is aimed at staff who are involved in partnerships and want to make the relationship more effective.

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens South East Wales Regional Gathering
2012-03-08 09:30 - 15:30 | Llanhilleth Miners Institute, Llanhilleth Miners Institute
This free event is a great opportunity to gain valuable skills, hear inspiring talks from other projects, attend workshops, and meet and share experiences with others involved in community growing projects from all over the region.
The programme includes presentations on recent research into community growing as well as inspiring talks from a local, established project “Routes 2 Life” and well as an opportunity to find out more about the exciting “Valleys Veg” plan.
There will also be workshops on Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers, Working with Willow and a chance to feed into the Valleys Veg concept.
Discover more about this event on their website – and scroll down the page for a location map.
Please book by Thursday 1 March.

Fundraising for International Projects
2012-03-08 09:30 - 17:00 | Tapestri Cafe, Swansea, Tapestri Cafe, Swansea
This Wales Africa Community Links course is suitable for any community link or small development organisation that would like to gain a greater understanding and practical skills in increasing the levels of funds for their organisation through either fundraising or grants. What this course will offer?
How many ways are there to raise funds for your organisation? This course will examine all apsects of preparing a funding application and will provide a practical insight into identifying the most appropriate sources of funding for your organisation. The course will also provide an overview of the current funding climate for international projects and assist you in understanding what influences funders. This course will help you to:Understand funding and how to work towards sustainable fundingGet an overview of funding for international projects in WalesUnderstand different approaches to funding – grants, foundations, community fundraising, online donations, local businessUnderstand how to plan a funding proposal Learn how to write concise and compelling applicationsUnderstand grant funders and build relationships with themCommunicate your work to funders and donors

International Women's Day event
2012-03-08 10:00 - 15:15 | The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay, The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay
Celebrate International Women’s Day – hear from inspirational speakers on the 2012 IWD theme, ‘Women and men united to end violence and domestic abuse against women’.
Discuss how we can challenge the inequalities and attitudes that cause violence against women.
Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales, will also be hosting a lecture in partnership with the British Council. This will be followed by lunch at 13.00.
This event is organised by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes-Wales in partnership with Disability Wales, Hafan Cymru, BAWSO, Age Cymru and National Assembly for Wales.
To reserve a place, please contact Ethne Biggs at the NFWI-Wales Office at the details below.

LLanrumney Jobs and Training Fair
2012-03-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney Avenue, Cardiff CF3 4DN, Eastern Leisure Centre, Llanrumney Avenue, Cardiff CF3 4DN
More than 10 employers will have stands at the Llanrumney Jobs and Training Fair, including Cardiff Council Fostering Service, Cardiff Works, care agencies, the Army, Royal Navy and RAF and Randstad agency.
Find out more about this event here.

Cardiff Sustainable Communities Network meeting
2012-03-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Bute Park Education Centre, Bute Park Education Centre
Do you have a passion for volunteering, the environment or transport? If so, and you’re a non-profit-making group, Cardiff Sustainable Communities Network is for you.
Come along to meet with other organisations with similar interests, and to share ideas and experiences.

Domestic Abuse Awareness
2012-03-09 09:30 - 12:30
The aim of this course is to raise awareness of domestic abuse and its incident rates in society, and to enable participants to feel comfortable when referring individuals to appropriate agencies who can provide help and support.
By the end of the training, participants should have an understanding of what domestic abuse is, how prevalent it is in society and how to confidently refer on to specialist domestic abuse service providers.
Course facilitator: Sandra Holliday, Cardiff Women’s Aid.

Reducing Reoffending in Wales Event
2012-03-09 09:30 - 13:30 | Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff CF10 3AL, Park Plaza Hotel, Cardiff CF10 3AL
This free half day conference hosted by Working Links and Business in the Community will explore the issue of diversity in the workplace and focus on helping employers recruit and retain the most talented staff they can.
It will provide an insight into how businesses can cut through employment red tape, including how hiring
ex-offenders can benefit the workplace. It will also consider what Welsh employers can do to improve the employability skills of people within their local communities and at the same time, benefit their businesses.
What’s in it for you?
This event is a must-attend for HR professionals and senior managers and will provide you with:
 Practical tips on engaging with the employability agenda in order to unlock talent and support business growth
 The opportunity to network with peers and stakeholders within the welfare-to-work and justice systems
 Case studies from companies who have tackled some of the key issues
Key Speakers:
 James Timpson, Managing Director of Timpson and Chair of National Forum for Reducing Reoffending
 Debbie Ryan, Director of Justice, Working Links

CHAPPIE Network Event
2012-03-09 10:00 - 12:30 | ﻿Merthyr Integrated Children’s Centre, ﻿Merthyr Integrated Children's Centre
The title of this Child Accident, Prevention, Practice and Information Exchange (CHAPPIE) Network event is called Resources, Tools and Ideas for Child Safety Week – Helping You Plan & Evaluate Your Events The event will be jointly delivered by Karen McFarlane, Children in Wales and the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT). The aim of the workshop is to help you plan effective child safety activities and to arm you with ideas and resources for your events. These resources will not only be useful for Child Safety Week in June, but for your other child safety activities throughout the year. The workshop will include:
– How to organise your event – what to think about, your target audience, how to market your activity and effective ways to evaluate it – Practical ideas for topics and activities – Resources for your activities, including complete session plans for parenting groups, quizzes, handouts, bilingual child safety literature, and much more – The opportunity to view all of the resources available to you from Wales and the UK – Sharing and learning from the experiences of other practitioners Who should attend?Whether you want to plan a simple poster display or a group session, a ‘one-off’ activity or a programme of child safety, this FREE workshop will help you achieve your goal more easily. Everybody is welcome to attend, whether you are a CHAPPIE member or not. The workshop will be of particular benefit to:
– Flying Start teams – Health Visitors – Children’s Centres – Parenting coordinators – Community First teams – Early years teams – Core aim 6 teams – Public Health practitioners If you feel that this event will be of benefit to a colleague, then please forward the information onto them. How to bookAttendance is FREE. Please contact Children in Wales for a booking form. (Booking forms must be returned by 12 February.)

FREE taster session for women
2012-03-12 09:30 - 23:30 | School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG, School Community Room, Greenway Primary School, Llanstephan Road, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3JG
Spend a morning looking at some practical ways of building your confidence, making a big difference to how YOU feel about YOU!
This confidence-building workshop is organised in partnership with the Women’s Workshop. It is also being run on 5 March.

Families First Commissioning: final specification for second stakeholder session
2012-03-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff International Sports Stadium
This partner stakeholder session is to discuss the draft specifications prepared for the Families First services packages. Read the draft specifications here.
You can feed back your comments at this meeting or by emailing Sara Rogers at the address below by Friday 16 March.

“Sustainable Energy Best Practice in the European Regions”
2012-03-13 | St Asaph, Optic Glyndwr, St Asaph, Optic Glyndwr
Eco Centre Wales is hosting an exciting double seminar on some of the best examples of sustainable energy developments today. Our European guest speakers will present:
Popularising wind farms – Germany
Biomass power plants – The Netherlands
Successful community consultation – England
Shaping a local ‘deep green’ planning policy – Germany
Heat pumps and geothermal energy – Hungary
A wood fired village heating system – France
Large scale energy efficiency improvements – The Netherlands
Welsh marine energy projects – Wales
The free seminars are designed for local and national government officers and statutory bodies but also open to industry and the third sector.
We are hosting one for North Wales’ authorities and repeating it in South Wales so choose the one most convenient to you. Please note there are a couple of minor programme variations. If you are coming for a specific topic, check it is on the programme at your chosen destination.
This is an open invitation so please DO forward on to colleagues and those to whom it may benefit.
To book (deadline February 29th) and find out more see the invite below and visit our website.
This event is funded as part of a European exchange of expertise programme, RETS, Renewable Energies Transfer System and supported by Glyndwr University, OpTIC Centre.

Support Planning for Managers
2012-03-13
BACKGROUND:Support Planning is one of the primary tools used in housing related support. Under Supporting People emphasis is placed on accurate needs assessments, the quality of support plans and the involvement of service users to ensure they receive a service that reflects their needs. TARGET GROUP:This course is intended to benefit:· New line managers in supported housing · Those who wish to review and improve their support planning processes COURSE AIMS:The principal aim of this course is to equip participants with the knowledge and confidence to implement effective support planning in their organisations. COURSE CONTENT:By the end of the course, participants should:· Understand how support planning fits within the Supporting People Framework· Describe the principles underpinning support planning within the current social and political context · Identify the role of the support worker within the support planning process· Identify barriers to participation and how these can be overcome· Develop a person-centred, outcomes approach to support planning · Understand the benefits of support planning to the organisation, support workers and service users ORGANISATIONAL BENEFITS:· Managers aware of good practice in this area · Organisation clear of Supporting People requirements regarding support planning· End result of service users achieving their goals The course will include refreshments. Places will be offered on a first come basis.
Costs: Cymorth members: £45 + VAT Non-members: £65 + VAT
(Including all materials and refreshments)

Citizens Advice - Introduction to debt advice
2012-03-13 09:00 - 2012-03-14 17:00 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Introduction to debt advice (2 day course)

Cardiff Live Music Club
2012-03-13 | Fairwater Conservative Club, Ely Road, Cardiff CF5 2BY, Fairwater Conservative Club, Ely Road, Cardiff CF5 2BY
Cardiff Live Music Club present Ian House
Ian is a young, extremely talented musician and a former Young Theatre Organist of the Year. He is now a product specialist for Yamaha and in this concert he will be playing his Tyros 4 keyboard/organ setup.
Welcome player: Tony Kerr
Ample parking, licensed bar and a warm welcome

Child Protection/Safeguarding
2012-03-14 00:45 - 16:00 | The Salvation Army, Corporation Road, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 7AY, The Salvation Army, Corporation Road, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 7AY
This course is an introduction to child protection and is suitable for anybody working with children or who has contact with children in general. This is a half day course
This course will help you to:– Understand legislation in relation to child protection,– Consider ‘best practice’ in relation to your responsibility for reporting child abuse,– Identify signs of abuse and how to deal with disclosure,– Examine the essential elements of a child protection policy for your organisation.
Please be aware that we can only accept a maximum of two participants per organisation. This course is not open to statutory and private organisations and priority will be given to current full C3SC members. Voluntary organisations that are not currently C3SC members but are based within Cardiff are welcome to apply.

Assertiveness Skills
2012-03-15 | Swansea, Swansea
This 1 day course delivered by Welsh Womens Aid will define assertiveness and help participants understand the implications of using non-assertive behaviour in various situations. Human rights issues and barriers to using assertiveness techniques will be identified.
By the end of the day delegates will understand the influence that peer pressure has on individual behaviour and learn practical assertiveness techniques, leading to the creating of an action plan to implement the techniques.
Costs:WWA members £65 per day, non-members £100 per day10% discount offered when 3 or more places are booked

“Sustainable Energy Best Practice in the European Regions”
2012-03-15 | Swansea University, Swansea University

How to Work with Interpreters
2012-03-15 09:30 - 12:30 | Barnardo’s Cymru Head Office, Trident Court East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD, Barnardo's Cymru Head Office, Trident Court East Moors Road, Cardiff CF24 5TD
Barnardo’s Neville Street Interpreter Service is facilitating a workshop ‘How to Work with Interpreters’. The course is designed for professionals who need to work with interpreters to enable effective communication with non-English speaking clients/service users.
The course covers: – How to brief an interpreter prior to an appointment – Expectations of an interpreter – Time allowance for interpretation – The Do’s and Don’ts when working with an interpreter – Demonstration on how to work with an interpreter – The importance of clear communication and using a trained interpreter

If you are interested in this workshop for members of your staff group but can’t do the advertised date, a package can be tailored to meet your organisation’s specific needs.

Early Support: Next Steps
2012-03-15 10:30 - 15:30 | The Hilton Hotel, Cardiff, The Hilton Hotel, Cardiff
Early Support is the Welsh Government’s mechanism to improve the quality, consistency and co-ordination of services for disabled children under the age of five and their families.
Early Support Wales was launched in 2009; this is an oppotunity to learn from practice and evaluation from the first three years.
It will provide information on the progress, development and successes of Early Support Wales since its launch. In addition, it will outline how Early Support Wales is going to be carried forward into the future.
Who should attend?Early Years practitioners and managersEducational advisors and managersHealth and social care practitioners and managersParents/carersVoluntary organisations
This event is FREE OF CHARGE. (Please note: a cancellation/non-attendance policy will apply.)
Refreshments will be provided

Understanding Domestic Abuse & Related Services
2012-03-19 - 2012-03-20
This is a 2 day course delivered by Welsh Womens Aid, aimed at professionals and volunteers working with women who are experiencing or who have experienced domestic abuse. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the dynamics of domestic abuse
Understand the effects of domestic abuse on those who experience it
Understand the relationship between gender roles and domestic abuse
Understand how domestic abuse affects women from different cultures and backgrounds
Understand the main issues of providing an appropriate and sensitive service to women who experience domestic abuse
Costs: WWA members £65 per day Non members £100 per day

Understanding Children Policy
2012-03-21 | Learning Disability Wales, 41 Lambourne Crescent, Llanishen, Cardiff. CF14 5GG, Learning Disability Wales, 41 Lambourne Crescent, Llanishen, Cardiff. CF14 5GG
This one-day course delivered by Learning Disability Wales will help participants understand the range of policies affecting children and young people in Wales. It will help you understand how your work fits into local and regional policies, and will help you to influence their development.After this course delegates will have knowledge of:
– Key policies affecting Children and Young People – How Welsh Assembly Government policy and reports transfer to work at the Local Authority level – How to influence current and future policy – How children and young people participate in changing policy Designed forAnyone working in projects or organisations that work with children and young people with a learning disability. The course is ideal for those who wish to gain an understanding of national policy and how it translates to those working on the ground.
Booking & FeesMembers £135Non members £156Parents / Carers/ Person with learning disability £51To book please contact Learning Disability Wales
