C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Person Centred Thinking Skills
2013-05-14 - 2013-05-15 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Learning Disability Wales 2-day course will help you work towards delivering personalised services by using a one page profile and a person centred essential lifestyle plan as the beginning and foundations of a support plan.
The course is designed for people who provide direct support, their managers, professionals, parents and carers.
You can download a flyer on the Learning Disability Wales website (PDF).

An Introduction to Equality Impact Assessments
2013-05-14
This course acts as an introduction to the Equality Impact Assessment process. It is particularly helpful for anyone who has not been involved in carrying out one before.
It aims to provide you with enough information to get you started. Embedding your learning will commence when you conduct an EIA, following the course.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Gypsy and Traveller Awareness
2013-05-13 | Newport, Newport
This Diverse Cymru course is suitable for anyone interested in ensuring that their services are inclusive and accessible for the Gypsy and Traveller community. It would be particularly useful for those who work in Planning, Housing, Equality, Health, Education and the Community.
It will assist you to:
– Ensure effective engagement with the Gypsy and Traveller community – Be confident in your interactions with people from the Gypsy and Traveller community – Provide services that address the needs of people from the Gypsy and Traveller community
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Walking to Whitchurch for Charity 2013
2013-05-11 | Meet at Cardiff Castle Drawbridge at 10.30am., Meet at Cardiff Castle Drawbridge at 10.30am.
Join Cardiff Consortium (Charities) for this 5.4-mile sponsored charity walk. Get fit and healthy whilst also supporting a good cause.
If you raise more than £50 you will be entered into a prize draw with a very special reward.
The sponsored walk will raise raise funds for Cardiff Consortium (Charities): helping the poor within Cardiff and The Baby Care Unit – helping parents bereaved at pregnancy or birth.
To register, obtain a sponsorship form, or make a donation, email sue at Sgcardiff@hotmail.co.uk or leave your name and number on answerphone (029) 2091 1563.
£2 pre-registration fee.

Children in Wales's 20th Anniversary Party
2013-05-10 | Morgan Cole Lounge, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff CF11 9XR, Morgan Cole Lounge, SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff CF11 9XR
Children in Wales and Brewin Dolphin request the pleasure of your company at the Children in Wales 20th Anniversary Party.
Drinks reception from 7pm, three-course meal, entertainment, Carriages at Midnight, fantastic raffle prizes.
Smart dress please.

Tickets: a contribution of £20 would be gratefully received; £190 for a table of 10.
RSVP to Louise O’Neill, Children in Wales, by 26 April.

A Logical Way of Being the reality of Dissociative Identity Disorder and other complex dissociative conditions
2013-05-09 18:30 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Woodville Christian Centre, Crwys Road, Cathays, CARDIFF CF24 4ND, Woodville Christian Centre, Crwys Road, Cathays, CARDIFF CF24 4ND
FREE evening training and networking event – DVD screening plus Q & A session
First Person Plural – the UK national survivor-led association for dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personalities) and other complex dissociative mental health problems – is organising a free evening showing in Cardiff of their international award winning training and information DVD – “A Logical Way of Being – the reality of dissociative identity disorder”. The DVD is based on and expands information in Mind booklet “Understanding Dissociative Disorders”.
A 2-hour CPD Attendance Certificate will be issued to those attending. Donations towards cost of refreshments will be requested on the evening.
A Logical Way of Being is an introductory training & information DVD in six chapters which describes the types of dissociative experience, and provides information about their origin, primary features, support and therapy needs. It features three experts-by-experience; plus an attachment – based psychotherapist; a NHS clinical psychologist running a specialised service for complex dissociative disorders; and a psychoanalytical psychotherapist who, at the time of filming, was President of the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD). Between them they have many years of experience living and working with childhood-trauma-related complex dissociative conditions. Each speaks about their understanding of these and their roles in its treatment. The evening includes time for questions and discussion with a panel comprised of experts-by-experience from First Person Plural and professional psychological therapists who feature on the DVD and its director from Serious Media www.seriousmedia.com Copies of the DVD will be available to purchase on the evening for £20 (usual price £25 plus p&p from www.firstpersonplural.org.uk/dvd )Who should attend?
Anyone who cares for, works or is training to work with distressed or vulnerable adults, children or adolescents and those making policy, commissioning or education/training decisions that affect these groups. This includes those services which are traditionally considered to be about mental health and/or abuse and also those providing other support, health and care services such as homelessness; primary, secondary, further and higher education; children & young persons; fostering/adoption, sexual health, women; BME; refugee/asylum seekers; GPs and other primary health care, paramedics, acute health care, physical, sensory and learning disability, police, probation, prisons, other criminal justice etc.

Refugees in Wales: How to foster diversity and access skills
2013-05-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Pembrey 1 Suite, The Dragon Hotel, 39 The Kingsway, Swansea SA1 5LS, Pembrey 1 Suite, The Dragon Hotel, 39 The Kingsway, Swansea SA1 5LS
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

Designing and running effective surveys
2013-05-09 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
Planning and managing a survey can sound simple. There are so many tools freely available to help, so why do surveys go so wrong? There is more to conducting an effective survey than creating a quick on-line questionnaire. This Participation Cymru course aims to go through the process step by step to give participants the information they need to get it right.
Find out more and book your place on the WCVA website.

Cardiff Health and Social Care Network meeting
2013-05-08 13:00 - 15:00
During the meeting there will be sessions on:
– The new commissioning structure for substance misuse services in Cardiff and the Vale – An update on the South Wales Programme from the University Health Board – Update on the Service Level Agreements process under the University Health Board – Q&A with Cardiff Adult Services – A third sector update from C3SC – cuts, impacts and new projects

Please confirm your attendance by emailing kevin.r@c3sc.org.uk as soon as possible.

Marketing – Working with the Media
2013-05-08 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
Looking at how to maximise your use of media to campaign and increase your PR, this course is an excellent starting point for those organisations wishing to develop their profile. With guidance on communicating your message, talking to the media and writing submissions, this course will help your organisation develop a robust media policy.
Ideal for: Chief Officers, Communication Officers and those organisations seeking an increased media presence.

Addressing Barriers to Volunteering - Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators' Network event
2013-05-08 09:30 - 14:15 | The Cardiff Story, Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1BH, The Cardiff Story, Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1BH
We are pleased to invite you to the next Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators’ Network event on Wednesday 8th May. This is the rescheduled network which was meant to take place on 20th March.
The theme is ‘Addressing Barriers to Volunteering’ and we have a day packed full of information and networking opportunities. Guest speakers Minkesh Sood from DPIA, Amanda Parker from Mind Cymru and Hamid Hicham from Communities First, BRG Cluster will each be covering this topic discussing Mental Health, Refugee and Asylum Seekers and Opportunities and Challenges. You can download the booking form here – please return it to Jeremy at the email address below by 1 May.
Networking lunch included.

Making Information Easy to Read and Understand - Level 1
2013-05-08 | Newport, Newport
This one-day Learning Disability Wales course will help you include and inform people by making written information that is clear and easy to read and understand.
The course is designed for anyone who writes and produces written information that needs to be clearly understood, especially by people with learning disabilities.
This course is accredited by Agored Cymru and counts as one unit at level one on the Qualification and Curriculum Framework. You can have your work assessed by the tutor, successful learners will be awarded a Credit for their learning.
Download the flyer via the Learning Disability Wales website (PDF).

Recognising and Responding to Bullying Behaviours
2013-05-08 | Carmarthen, Carmarthen
A one-day Children in Wales course
Evidence and practice shows that bullying affects the emotional well-being and mental health of children and young people. Research has identified that:
– Over 30% of Childline callers report that they have experienced bullying – 2/3 of young carers are bullied at school – “Bullying was a common theme, with nearly every group citing this as a reason for non-attendance” (National Behaviour and Attendance Review 2009) – 18% of pupils in Year 6, falling to 11% in Year 10, admit to bullying other pupils (All Wales Survey of Bullying in Schools 2009)

Reducing bullying incidents is undoubtedly a shared objective between children, young people, professionals and practitioners alike, however, addressing issues raised by children and young people can often prove challenging and, in some instances, we may feel unable to resolve conflict.

In order to address issues around bullying it is vital that professionals and practitioners, who work with children and young people, have a shared understanding of what determines bullying behavior, and feel confident in applying consistent approaches to prevent and tackle bullying.

This one-day course will provide an overview of bullying, addressing the following areas:
– Understanding bullying and the complexity of behaviours that arise through bullying incidents – Recognising when bullying may be occurring – Responding effectively to reports of bullying – Identifying strategies to prevent bullying behaviours

Price: Members £115 Non-members £135

Understanding Hate Crime
2013-05-08 | Cardiff, Cardiff
The Diverse Cymru workshop will be of interest to, for example, anyone who works within the justice system, community development, schools, colleges, advice workers, health, social care, equality organisations and anyone whose role may enable raising awareness of hate crime or dealing with victims of it.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Universal Credit training
2013-05-08 | Swansea, Swansea
As part of the Welfare Reform taking place, October 2013 will see the introduction of Universal Credit in Wales. This Shelter Cymru training will provide an introduction of this benefit, explaining the basics of how it will operate and what this will mean for your clients. Find out about this new benefit so that you can assist your clients through this transition.
This is a half-day training session with Lisa Hordy. The standard price for this is £86 and the concessionary rate is £50.
Shelter Cymru is also able to provide tailored in-house training for your organisation. This offers the benefit of time and convenience to you as well as being a cost effective way to meet the specific training needs of your staff.
You can work with the training team to expand or adapt an existing course or alternatively, order a bespoke course created just for your organisation.
For full details of all the courses available or to book online, please visit www.sheltercymru.org.uk
If you have any queries, please phone 01792 483020 or email training@sheltercymru.org.uk

IWA Coffee Shop Debate @ Chapter
2013-05-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff, Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff
A number of Wales’s largest and most successful commercial enterprises are co-operatives or mutually owned businesses (i.e. Dwr Cymru, The John Lewis Partnership, The Principality Building Society and The Co-operative Group).
With the Welsh Government establishing a Co-operative Commission to consider the role of the co-operative sector in Welsh economy of the future, and twelve months after a significant IWA/Co-operative Group fact-finding visit to the Mondragon Corporation in the Basque Country, this debate will put the case that the co-operative and mutual sector can be the catalyst to re-invigorate the Welsh economy.
To register your place, please call Emma Brennan on 029 2066 0820 or email emmabrennan@iwa.org.uk.

What do funders want? - Big Lottery Fund
2013-05-07 09:30 - 12:30 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
In Wales, Big Lottery Fund gives out over £100,000 each day through a range of grant programmes, both small and large, that are open to the third sector.
If you want to know what the fund looks for in an application, how to increase your chances of getting funding and how to increase the chances of succeeding with your project, then this WCVA master class is for you.
Find out more and book your place on the WCVA website.

An Introduction to Mental Health Awareness
2013-05-07
A short introductory session designed to provide a basic overview of mental health issues and emotional distress.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Coffee morning at Living Room Cardiff
2013-05-03 10:00 - 13:00 | Living Room Cardiff, 58 Richmond Road, Cardiff, Living Room Cardiff, 58 Richmond Road, Cardiff
You are invited to a coffee morning at Living Room Cardiff.Please drop in for a cup of tea / coffee. Cakes will be sold and there will be a raffle with some fabulous prizes up for grabs!It will also give you the opportunity to tour the centre if you have not already done so and speak to some of the volunteers who work there.To purchase a ticket (£2, drink included), please phone (029) 2049 3895 or call into the centre.Thank you for your support.

Shelter Cymru 'Creating Change' seminar
2013-05-02 09:30 - 15:30 | The Conference Centre, Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff CF15 7QQ, The Conference Centre, Ty Dysgu, Cefn Coed, Nantgarw, Cardiff CF15 7QQ
Creating change – best practice in citizen-centred services
Within Wales it is a commonly heard maxim that citizens are the experts on how services should be delivered. Across the Welsh housing sector, and the wider public arena, many organisations are working to develop better ways of listening to service users. But despite this, actual examples of initiatives where engagement has led to positive change remain thin on the ground.
This seminar brings together some of the best examples of citizen engagement for a day of learning and information-sharing.
Price: Standard: £95 Concession: £55

Advanced Substance Misuse Awareness
2013-05-02 - 2013-05-03 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people who have completed NewLink Wales’ Substance Misuse Awareness course and it may also be suitable for people who have some knowledge of substance misuse already.
Price: Voluntary Sector £155, Statutory Sector £165

FREE Healthy Hearts Kit Training
2013-05-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Barry Community Enterprise Centre, Barry Community Enterprise Centre
Who is this workshop for?
This FREE British Heart Foundation training is for people who want to deliver heart health messages to groups using the Healthy Hearts Kit, already know about the risk factors for coronary heart disease, but lack the confidence and/or skills to deliver the training.
The course is open to health care professionals and health promotion specialists who want to know more about the kit, and members of the public and community workers who want to deliver Heart Health messages out in their community.

This interactive workshop covers how you can use the Healthy Hearts Kit to deliver training to groups.

The day includes:
– ·an introduction to the kit – ·a selection of activities from various sessions – ·how to recruit the right people to attend your course – ·how to plan and deliver a course

This workshop does not cover information on the risk factors for coronary heart disease. However, this information is in the training manual inside the kit.
The workshop will start promptly at 10am and the day will finish at 4pm.
Tea, coffee and a light sandwich lunch are included. Participants will receive a free copy of the Healthy Hearts Kit before they attend the day.

Effective partnership working (accredited by Agored Cymru)
2013-05-01 | Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells, Media Resource Centre, Llandrindod Wells
This 3-day WCVA course continues on 2 May and 11 June.
This course will enable you to gain a greater understanding of what partnership working is and what makes it effective. The course aims to enable learners to develop skills and knowledge around effective partnership working and promoting collaboration. You will learn how to work in partnership with organisations, groups and individuals and apply this knowledge through practical assessments. Please see our website for information about the assessment and accreditation of this course.
Find out more and book your place on the WCVA website.

C3SC Training: Formalising your Organisation
2013-04-30 13:00 - 17:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course offers a formal explanation of constituting and other legal structures organisations can take, and the benefits and drawbacks of each model.
Ideal for: New groups looking to understand the options available on how to set themselves up. Formal explanation of constituting and other legal structures organisations can take – early version of ‘How to Incorporate’.

Our training fees have changed; please enquire for details.

CIO - Is it right for you? (Charitable Incorporated Organisations)
2013-04-30 | Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff, Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff
This WCVA course, delivered by Geldards Law Firm aims to give participants an understanding of the legal structures available (including the CIO), how to decide which structure is right for their organisation, and what is specifically involved in becoming a CIO if that structure is chosen.

This course covers:
– a brief overview of charitable status, and its advantages and restrictions; – a brief overview of unincorporated and incorporated structures, and the advantages and disadvantages of each; – for unincorporated organisations, issues to consider when deciding whether to remain unincorporated or to incorporate; – the differences between charitable companies and CIOs, and how to decide which is right for their organisation and if they choose CIO, how to decide whether foundation or association model is appropriate; – CIO model constitutions; – the process of changing from unincorporated association or trust to CIO or converting from charitable company or Industrial & Provident Association to CIO; – practical implications of becoming a CIO.

By the end of the course participants should:
– be able to explain the basics of charitable status and the difference between unincorporated and incorporated organisations, together with their advantages and disadvantages; – understand the main differences between foundation model and association model CIOs, and which is likely to be appropriate for their organisation; – understand the factors their organisations may want to consider when deciding whether to be a CIO or charitable company, and be aware that CIO may not automatically be the best structure for their organisation; – understand the steps that need to be taken to change from unincorporated to incorporated or from charitable company or Industrial & Provident Association to CIO, the basics of the registration process for CIOs, and the main changes their organisation is likely to have to implement if it becomes a CIO

Who is this course for?
Staff (paid or voluntary) and trustees/management committee members of voluntary organisations, who are considering whether the charitableincorporated structure is appropriate for their organisation. No prior knowledge of charitable status and incorporation is necessary.
Fees: £125 WCVA members; £155 Voluntary/community organisations You can book via the WCVA website or see below for contact details.

Diversity
2013-04-30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of different cultures. It aims to bring a broad understanding about the different cultures and the impact that substance misuse has on these communities.
Price: Voluntary Sector £115, Statutory Sector £125

How to prevent and cope with victims' trauma and protect yourself - About Vicarious Trauma (1 full-day course)
2013-04-30 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
Vicarious trauma is inherent to humanitarian work. Sector workers in all roles (working with women, children and families) regularly hear distressing stories, and face the realities of domestic abuse / violence. This second-hand exposure to suffering and violence places the workers in this sector at high risk of experiencing some form of secondary traumatic stress response. This one-day Welsh Women’s Aid course is designed to provide a forum for workers to become more aware of vicarious trauma and its effects. It will provide workers with coping strategies on how best to deal with their workloads and cases.
Fee: £85 (member) / £120 (non-member)
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

Gypsy and Traveller Awareness training course
2013-04-29 | Jasmine Centre, Cardiff, Jasmine Centre, Cardiff

The Second Welsh Asian Women Achievement Award Ceremony
2013-04-27 | Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff City Hall
This ground breaking occasion will recognise those Asian women who have made a signifi cant contribution to Wales and to Welsh Life, and also to those who have used their talents to help and inspire others.
The celebrations will include delicious feast of Asian cuisine, exciting guest speakers, and entertainment throughout the evening.
Tickets £30Table of 10: £295 per table

Forum for Small Events Organisers
2013-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | County Hall, Cardiff (free parking available), County Hall, Cardiff (free parking available)
Cardiff Events Liaison Panel [ELP] is Safety Advisory Group for Outdoor Events in Cardiff. It is a non-statutory group of multi-agency officers from the Council and emergency services whose main role is providing advice and information to the promoters and organisers of major outdoor events within Cardiff.
The ELP operates as a one-stop shop for event organisers and promoters to discuss and received advice on the public safety elements of their event to all regulatory and emergency services officers. Unfortunately there is no similar Forum for the smaller but probably more numerous charitable and community events. As a result, they are running Forum specifically for Small Events organiser.
The Forum will provide technical and practical advice in the following areas:
– Managing crowds – Health and Safety – Electrical Safety – Food Safety – Structural waste management

The Forum will provide an informal opportunity to listen to a number of short presentations delivered by specialist officers and view a range of information stands offering one to one advice.

If you would like to attend the Forum, please email SafetyEnforcement@cardiff.gov.uk
