C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

DUET: Dementia awareness training
2013-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Hospitality Suite, Llandaf Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Hospitality Suite, Llandaf Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University
You’re invited to the DUET (Dignity Understanding Empathy Training) showcase
Dementia is a critical problem that is costing our health and social services millions. With the DUET approach to care, people with Dementia should not be seen as a burden.
• DUET has both quality of life and cost effectiveness at its heart • Fulfils RCN dementia training recommendations • Responds to National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals 2011 • Covers 6 areas of programme for Welsh Government • Focuses on interprofessionalism • Innovative and Creative
Be part of a turning point in the dementia care pathway by putting quality at the heart of care.
Limited spaces. Supper and refreshments provided.

Mental Health Today Wales
2013-05-22 | Newport Centre, Newport Centre
Free to attend / £25 waged Exhibitors announced
– Gwalia – Tracscare – Cardiff University National Centre for Mental Health – Cambian Group – Swansea University – Lighthouse – Gofal – Hafal – Public Health Wales
Keynote speaker announced Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, Chair – Public Health Wales, Director – Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Professor of Public Health Education: School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Further speakers include:
– Phill Chick, Mental Health Development Lead, National Leadership and Innovation Agency – Jan Pickles OBE, Consultancy and Training -Devolved Nations, Hyfforddi ac Ymgynghori – Cymru – Professor Nick Craddock, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University; Director of Mental Health R&D, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
The CPD Certified Conference Programme
– Keynote address: Making wellbeing a reality – Ensuring that service users are full partners in planning their own care – led by Mind Cymru – Reducing stigma and discrimination – led by Hafal – Developing partnership working, integrated provision, and solutions – between health & social care, & voluntary & private sector providers – Early years, child and adolescent mental health – Occupational and work issues for adults with mental health issues – The importance of safe, secure and affordable housing or accommodation and how agencies and service users are working together – led by Gwalia – Money matters – support and advice on managing money and avoiding debt for people with mental ill-health, their families, and professional workers
Workshop sessions
– Peer mentoring, self-support and co-production in the recovery journey – Attachment-based practice, working with adults – Dual diagnosis – Domestic violence – the illusion of love – Understanding Schizophrenia
Bite-size briefing sessions
– Improving physical health – Suicide and self-harm: A progress report – Drug induced psychosis
You can register here.

Refugees in Wales: How to foster diversity and access skills
2013-05-22 09:00 - 12:30 | Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ND, Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ND
FREE Training Workshops for Employers
Want to make the most of the workforce Wales has to offer? Attract specialist skills and experience from a range of backgrounds?
Refugees who come to Wales to seek safety from war and persecution are a diverse group of people with the right to work in the UK. Having worked in everything from finance to retail, business to academia and the trades, refugees bring myriad skill sets to Wales’ workforce. Despite this wide variety of skills and experience, refugee employment levels fall behind national averages.
Attend a free employer workshops to:
· learn how to make the most of the diverse skill pool of refugees living in Wales
· find out how promoting diversity can enhance your business or organisation
· receive clear, practical guidance on right-to-work docs and Home Office requirements
· hear firsthand from refugees working and seeking employment in Wales

C3SC training: Social Media Strategies
2013-05-22 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course provides an introductory guide to creating an effective social media strategy. Including Twitter, Facebook, new and emerging online services. The course looks at defining the message you want to project, writing posts, responding to headers and what not to do. An essential course – we advise early booking.
Ideal for: All organisations looking to maximise the use of online strategies or wishing to refine their existing practice.

‘Big Band: Big Night’
2013-05-24 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH, The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH
As part of Adult Learners’ Week, The Cardiff Story Museum is organising a ‘Big Band: Big Night’ event where they will be reliving the 1940s, 50s, 60s through live music from Imperfect Tenth, adult learners’ group Jazz for Fun and local choir Sororitas. Cardiff Lindy Hop will also be giving a Lindy Hop dance class and local history group Barry at War will be supporting the event with displays and period living historians. Go along in your 1940s / 50s / 60s inspired outfit!
This event is free but ticketed, so please contact me if you are interested in attending.

ME Awareness Day
2013-05-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Portcullis House, 21 Cowbridge Rd East, Canton, Portcullis House, 21 Cowbridge Rd East, Canton
You are invited to this ME Awareness Day. There will be a talk and presentation, Question and Answer session, food to purchase, a variety of stalls to browse and a raffle.
ME Support In Glamorgan was interviewed on Cardiff Radio on Tuesday 7th May. Here’s a link if you’d like to listen:

The Basics of the Equality Act (2010)
2013-05-28 | Newport, Newport
The aim of this Diverse Cymru course is to provide an understanding of the main obligations of employers and service providers under the Equality Act 2010. This course is particularly relevant for employers and service providers from the public, private or voluntary sectors.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Do you have questionnaires or feedback forms gathering dust in your organisation?
2013-05-28 09:30 - 12:30 | People & Work Unit, Enterprise Unit 1, @Loudoun, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW, People & Work Unit, Enterprise Unit 1, @Loudoun, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW
The People and Work Unit can teach you to analyse them. The aim of the training session is to:
– Code the questionnaire – Create an Excel database – Analyse the results
Only basic IT skills needed. Suitable for all organisations and refreshments will be supplied.
Limited number of places available.
Fee: £39

The Carers' Centre for Cardiff & The Vale Summer Bazaar
2013-05-28 11:00 - 14:30 | Mackintosh Community Centre, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW, Mackintosh Community Centre, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW
Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a fantastic bargain – Jewellery, Scarves, Home Made Cakes, Chocolate, Beauty Treatments, Henna Painting, Raffle, Plants, Tea & Coffee.ALL WELCOME

South Wales Neighbourhood Watch Association Cardiff general meeting
2013-05-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Cardiff International Hotel, Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7LD, Cardiff International Hotel, Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7LD
This will be one of the association’s most high profile meetings for some time. The guest speaker will be Mr Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. This will be your chance to listen to him describe his role in this new post, his Police and Crime Reduction Plan and also your opportunity to put any questions relating to this new post to him. Light refreshments will be available from 6.30pm.
Please reply via the South Wales Community Messaging website.

Universal Credit
2013-05-30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Introduced in pathfinder areas from April 2013 and rolled out nationally from October 2013, universal credit (UC) will transform the current means-tested benefits and tax credit systems. This course will look in-depth at the detailed rules, including how entitlement is assessed and the claims and administration procedures. Recommended for those with existing knowledge of the benefits system.Level: IntermediateTutor: Kate SmithVisit http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/advisertraining to find out more.

Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Honour Based Violence and Harassment Risk Assessment Toolkit - half day
2013-05-30 09:30 - 13:00 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Welsh Women’s Aid course will assist officers working within the Domestic Abuse sector learn how to refer domestic abuse victims to the most relevant local services. This course will enable staff to:
– Recognise and respond to the signs of domestic abuse.
– Understand the barriers faced when ‘asking the question’ and managing response to a disclosure.
– Identify a victim’s level of risk using the CAADA Domestic Abuse Stalking and Honour-based Violence (DASH) Risk Identification Checklist.
– Refer a victim to a specialist domestic violence service or Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) so that they can receive the right support.
The introduction and implementation of the new DASH (2009) Model means that for the first time all police services and a large number of partner agencies across the UK will be using a common checklist for identifying and assessing risk, which will save lives. This training course aims at all agencies working in public protection with a responsibility for identifying high risk victims and high risk perpetrators and will provide an outline for referrals.
Fee: £45 (member) / £60 (non member)

C3SC training: Community Fundraising
2013-05-30 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course looks at how to use your community for funding. Exploring such issues as running fundraising events, connecting with communities to increase funding, and issues surrounding the sustainability of such funding.
Ideal for: New, small or medium organisations who wish to diversify their funding or increase their income.

Listening Skills (Welsh Women's Aid course)
2013-05-30 13:30 - 17:00 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
Listening is one of the most important skills you can have as a worker operating in the Domestic Abuse sector. How well you listen has a major impact on the support you offer victims of domestic abuse, sector professionals and your relationships with others. It also would have an impact on the effectiveness of your services to others.
This half-day Welsh Women’s Aid workshop will introduce participants to what is good listening and what skills we need to demonstrate active listening to our client group working with domestic abuse and sexual violence cases. This course is for new members of staff, as well as staff looking for a refresher in listening skills. And how to deal with crisis calls.
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

C3SC training: Online Fundraising
2013-05-30 17:00 - 20:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
One of our popular courses, this year we’ve put more sessions on to meet demand. Covering how best to get the internet and social media to help produce income in the form of fundraising. Attendees will learn about the processes, websites and applications and tools to ensure their organisation makes the most of the internet.
Ideal for: All organisations looking to understand more around online fundraising.

Would you like to handle conflict better?
2013-05-31 - 2013-06-02 | Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB, Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB
‘Alternatives to Violence Project’ is holding this friendly weekend workshop to help you handle conflict better and build more positive relationships.
Visit www.avpbritain.org.uk to find out more about Alternatives to Violence Project.

Wales: a sustainable food nation conference
2013-06-04 09:00 - 16:45 | Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
In association with Cardiff University and The Waterloo Foundation, and supported by Cardiff Food Council, Soil Association, Cynnal Cymru, Organic Centre Wales, Cardiff City Council, Public Health Wales, Welsh Local Government Association, Cardiff Riverside Market, Natural Resources Wales.

Conference Chair: Peter Davies, Sustainable Development Commissioner for Wales

Food has always been a defining characteristic of Wales, its economy and environment. Our food culture and the systems that support it also lie at the heart of some of the greatest challenges facing our country today, from an epidemic of obesity and diet-related ill-health to the ever-burgeoning threats of climate change and resource depletion.
With growing recognition of the central role food can play in our response to sustainable development, environment, planning and welfare reform legislation, as well as its vital role in creating jobs and prosperity, this one day conference will consider how Wales can become a truly sustainable food nation. Bringing together representatives from all key sectors, the event will explore the obstacles and opportunities for action, showcase innovation and promote a new level collaboration on healthy and sustainable food, from national policy to local practice.

Conference tickets are:
– £56 for IWA members – £70 for non-members – £95 for a conference place and 1 years IWA membership, which includes unlimited digital access to all IWA publications
For a full conference programme please click on the following link http://www.iwa.org.uk/en/events/view/216

C3SC Training - Results Based Accountability
2013-06-04 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices,Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices,Brunel House, Cardiff
Provides a summary of the increasingly used reporting methods that looks at impact your organisation is having. Covering the basic of RBA, and how you can start using to measure your organisations performance, this course is perfect to meet the increasing demands from funders for RBA’s use.
Ideal for: Any organisation that receives grant funding, or aspires to do so and wishes to learn about RBA.
– ·“Excellent; could do again” – ·“It’s quite a complicated topic but I now have a better understanding as a result” – ·“Well presented, difficult topic” – ·“It was informative”

C3SC Training Monitoring & Evaluating your organisation's work
2013-06-04 17:00 - 20:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Please note that this course has been postponed until further notice
Content: Looking at how best to consider how your project is doing against its commitments, this course will explore how best to measure your organisations performance.
Ideal for: Organisation’s looking to take on new projects, or enter tendered service provision.
– “Positive learning experience and useful concepts presented” – “Engagement level of activities were good”

Refugees in Wales: How to foster diversity and access skills
2013-06-05 09:00 - 12:30 | Castle Room, The Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport NP20 1UH, Castle Room, The Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport NP20 1UH

Come Outside! Cardiff West Network Event
2013-06-05 10:00 - 13:00 | The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BQ, The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BQ
Workshop: 10am – 1pm Buffet lunch: 1 – 2 pm

Now you’ve got some names...
2013-06-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA
An Institute of Fundraising course for fundraisers new to major donor work or wanting to know what to do next once they have done research on potential donors and ‘have some names’.
£20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact

Celebrating Volunteer Week 2013 - exhibition showcase
2013-06-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay
FREE eventCelebrating volunteers and their organisations in Cardiff who make a difference to the city’s social, economic and environmental prospects.
The showcase will feature:
– New volunteering opportunities – Celebrating volunteers – Raising awareness of the benefits of volunteering
Everyone is welcome. Find out more here.

C3SC Training - Individual Giving
2013-06-06 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Please note that this course has been postponed and will be rescheduled soon
Content: This essential course looks at how to create an effective strategy to target individual giving, including pay roll giving, fundraising, monthly donations and funding drives. This course provides advice around the legal aspects and charitable reporting requirements.
Ideal for: Those organisations who wish to introduce or increase individual fundraising.
New Course

Advanced social media for e-participation
2013-06-07 | CAVS – Mount Voluntary Action Centre, Carmarthen, CAVS - Mount Voluntary Action Centre, Carmarthen
Aim:
For participants to enhance the way they currently use social media to engage with service users and communities.

Content:
If you’re already using social media to engage with communities and service users but would like to know how to improve your content and reach, get some top tips and new ideas, this session is for you!

Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
– Discuss social media / web 2.0 – Develop a communications plan including social media and a social media schedule which meets their organisation’s needs – Implement strategies to mitigate risks of using social media – Use social media to make the right connections – Utilise management apps to become more efficient – Utilise Twitter, Facebook, blogs and LinkedIn effectively

Who is this course for?
This session is for practitioners who are already using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or blogging to engage with the public, and would like to know how to improve their content and reach.

Price: WCVA Members £125 Voluntary Organisations £155 Others £185

Find out more and book your place via the WCVA website.

Personal Relationships and Sexuality
2013-06-11 | Newport, Newport
A one-day Learning Disability Wales course to improve your confidence and skills when supporting people with learning disabilities with their personal relationships
This course will help you understand your role in supporting adults with their relationships and sexuality. You will learn how to better support people to lead happy and fulfilled lives within the context of current legislation and the need to ensure physical and emotional safety.
The course is designed for anyone supporting people with learning disabilities who would like to feel more confident in their role when supporting someone looking for, starting, or within a personal relationship.

The Institue of fundraising qualifications
2013-06-11 - 2013-06-14 | CMC (Culture & Media Centre), Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW, CMC (Culture & Media Centre), Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW
The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) is the professional membership body for fundraising in the UK. The IoF supports fundraisers through leadership, representation, standards-setting and education. It also champions and promotes fundraising as a career choice.
WCVA is working closely with the IoF to make IoF Academy training and qualifications accessible to third sector organisations in Wales.
Are you in a fundraising role and want to consolidate your skills and develop as a fundraising professional? The Certificate in Fundraising gives front-line fundraisers a solid grounding in the theoretical concepts and principles behind fundraising, helping you to be the best you can be.
To gain the qualification you need to attend four consecutive days of intensive training, and successfully complete a series of four work-based and case study assignments over a period of approximately nine months.
Fees:
– £1,485 for IoF individual members – £1,584* for non IoF individual members who are WCVA members – £1,600* for individuals that are not members of either the IoF or WCVA
*If you are not yet an individual IoF member your first year’s membership is included with the non-member rates. This gives access to a range of benefits which should assist your studies and wider professional development. You must hold a valid IoF individual membership while studying for a qualification.

As an additional benefit for WCVA members signing-up to this course they have negotiated a discounted individual IoF membership rate of £99** for the first year of IoF membership.
You can find out more about the course and book your place via the IoF website.

** Standard IoF individual membership £121 (including the joining fee)

C3SC Training - Getting the best out of I.T.
2013-06-11 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: An introduction to technology including PC’s tablets, smart phones and emerging new services such as cloud computing, and how they can integrate with your organisation to boost productivity.
Ideal for: Those new to IT, or looking to make better use of their existing equipment.
POSTPONED

Attachment: Children's Rights and Needs
2013-06-12 | Swansea University, Swansea University
This Attachment Network Wales Conference will explore the interrelationship between attachment and children’s and young people’s rights and needs, and how these are reflected in the approaches of policy makers and practitioners.
Keynote speakers will include academics and practitioners who will focus on attachment and children’s human rights.
Participants will be able to choose from a number of practical and discursive workshops on a wide range of issues affecting children and young people. Workshops will be coordinated by experts with experience of attachment and children’s rights. Participants will be encouraged to focus on how these two important agendas impact on children and young people in different areas, and to consider how practitioners and policy makers might benefit from a better understanding of the interrelationship between attachment and rights.
For more information on the conference, keynote speakers and workshop coordinators visit:
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/law/research/conferences/attachmentchildrensrightsandneeds/

The cost of attending the Conference is:

– Attachment Network Wales members £50 – Students (including post-graduate students) £50 – All other delegates £80
(if you book before 31st March 2013 you will receive a discounted rate of £60)
Social workers who attend will be provided with CPD certification.

To reserve a place, please email

Introduction to Formal Advocacy
2013-06-12 09:30 - 16:30 | Swansea, Swansea
In 2009, The Welsh Government introduced the jigsaw model of Universal Advocacy for children and young people in Wales. A pivotal part of this model was the introduction of the term ‘formal advocacy’ to refer to the way in which those working directly with children and young people can support them to get their voices heard in decisions that affect them.
The formal advocacy role is still widely misunderstood and by many feared as an additional burden on already overstretched professionals. This Tros Gynnal Plant course dispels the myths surrounding formal advocacy and supports learners to identify and understand this part of their role not as an additional undertaking, but as something that’s already part of their practice.

Who is the course suitable for?
– Anyone who works directly with children and young people e.g. Youth Workers, Teachers, Learning Support Assistants, Group/Club leaders, Community Nurses, School Counsellors, Education Welfare Officers and many others. – Managers of those who work directly with children and young people.

Course Structure
– The structure of the course will be 1 taught day (9:30 – 4:30) – The course will be delivered using a variety of learning styles to include discussion, presentation, exercises and group work. – Learning from this course is transferable in to Tros Gynnal Plant’s accredited ‘Formal Advocacy’ course (Level 3, 7 credits). Please contact Tros Gynnal Plant for more information if you’re interested in the accredited course.

Course Costs
– The course costs £110 per learner for an open course, which includes all course materials and refreshments. – Costs for in-house courses are negotiable depending on learner numbers, venue and administration responsibilities. If you wish to explore in-house training please contact Tros Gynnal Plant for an informal discussion.

Course Outline
The aim of this introductory course is to develop knowledge and understanding of Advocacy in order to further the progress the Universal Advocacy model in Wales.
To this end, the course is structured in such a way that it first supports learners to identify how and when they might act as ‘formal advocates’ within their role, as the term ‘formal advocate’ is relatively new and therefore may not be completely understood by all.
The main thrust of the course will focus on actually ‘doing’ Formal Advocacy – supporting learners to consider how they act as Formal Advocates within their role and how they support the children and young people they come in to contact with to get their voices heard.
