• Reducing Reoffending in Wales Event

    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 hiringex-offenders can benefit...

  • CHAPPIE Network Event

    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...

  • FREE taster session for women

    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

    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”

    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 - GermanyBiomass power plants - The NetherlandsSuccessful community consultation - EnglandShaping a local 'deep green' planning policy - GermanyHeat pumps and geothermal energy - HungaryA wood fired village heating system - FranceLarge scale energy efficiency improvements...

  • Support Planning for Managers

      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...

  • Cardiff Live Music Club

    Fairwater Conservative Club, Ely Road, Cardiff CF5 2BY Fairwater Conservative Club, Ely Road, Cardiff CF5 2BY

    Cardiff Live Music Club present Ian HouseIan 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 KerrAmple parking, licensed bar and a warm welcome

  • Child Protection/Safeguarding

    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 courseThis 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...

  • Assertiveness Skills

    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...

  • “Sustainable Energy Best Practice in the European Regions”

    Swansea University Swansea University

     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 - GermanyBiomass power plants - The NetherlandsSuccessful community consultation - EnglandShaping a local 'deep green' planning policy - GermanyHeat pumps and geothermal energy - HungaryA wood fired village heating system - FranceLarge scale energy efficiency improvements...

  • How to Work with Interpreters

    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...