• WCVA Volunteering Conference 2016

    Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City Stadium

    The Act defines seven areas of wellbeing: for a prosperous; resilient; healthier; more equal Wales; with cohesive communities; and a vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language. These serve as a framework for strategic planning and for monitoring our progress as a nation towards a more healthy and sustainable future. This year's annual volunteering conference will...

  • Lottery Funding Information Sessions

    Butetown Community Centre, 40 Loudoun Square, Cardiff CF10 5UZ Butetown Community Centre, 40 Loudoun Square, Cardiff CF10 5UZ

    These C3SC funding information sessions are run in partnership with the Big Lottery Fund and are aimed at third sector organisations and community groups.   Summary of the sessions The Morning Session (10am to 1pm) will highlight the newly launched small grant programme 'Celebrate Wales' as well as the existing Grants Programme 'Awards for All'. The...

  • Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) Level 3 training

    Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff

    This Cardiff Council course is for Adult Services Team managers; Social Workers and anyone with Case Management / Care Co-ordinator responsibility; managers of residential homes and managers of domiciliary agencies. It is essential that all participants have attended (or completed previously) the Recognition and Referral Training (Level 2 POVA) or have completed refresher using the...

  • Learning Disability & Dementia Training

    Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE

    This Cardiff Council training course is for staff in social care roles i.e. residential and domiciliary care support workers, supervisors and managers. Learning Outcomes - Understand common forms of dementia. - Understand the process of deterioration in dementia. - Examine the prevalence rates of dementia in learning disabilities. - Review assessment methods for dementia in...

  • Kidz to Adultz Wales

    : House of Sport, Cardiff CF11 8AZ : House of Sport, Cardiff CF11 8AZ

    Free event for children and adults up to 25 years with disabilities and additional needs, their families, carers and professionals. Over 100 exhibitors providing information on funding, seating, mobility ... and more. Free CPD seminar programme - including: Moving and handling ... Sleep issues ... Toileting issues ... and Legal matters ... and more. Find...

  • Youth Mental Health Networking Event

    : St Mellons Community Hub, Crickhowell Road, Cardiff CF3 0EF : St Mellons Community Hub, Crickhowell Road, Cardiff CF3 0EF

    The aim of the event is to bring together relevant organisations, to share information, showcase best practice and raise awareness of youth mental health within Cardiff and the Vale. This is a great opportunity to increase the awareness of who you are, who you work with, how to refer into your service and how you...

  • C3SC training: Planning and Writing Successful Funding Bids

    : C3SC offices, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay : C3SC offices, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay

    By attending this course you will be able to: Review your current approach of developing a bid Apply new techniques to give bids a winning ‘edge’ Understand and meet the expectations of funders The course uses real-life case studies to help you understand what you need to consider to plan and write a successful bid, with...

  • Person Centred Thinking Skills

    Cardiff Cardiff

    The Learning Disability Wales course will provide participants with the techniques and skills to: Use the core person centred thinking tools required to develop one page profiles with people supported and others who are present in their lives. Know how a one page profile can be the beginning and the foundations of a support plan...

  • Future Generation Growers Conference

    : Coed Hills St Hillary, Vale of Glamorgan CF71 7DP : Coed Hills St Hillary, Vale of Glamorgan CF71 7DP

    The Community Land Advisory Service Wales (CLAS Cymru) is proud to be hosting this unique and free event to discuss the future of food production and security in Wales. What’s it about? With increasing interest in local food, food security and community growing this conference aims to bring together those involved in creating a sustainable...

  • Living Wage Summit

    City Hall, Cardiff CF10 3ND City Hall, Cardiff CF10 3ND

    One in four workers in Wales does not earn enough to afford a basic standard of living. Many organisations and the majority of the public think this is deeply unfair – so what should be done? The Bevan Foundation's Living Wage Summit is a unique opportunity to explore how to achieve a step change in the number...

  • Introduction to Soft Outcomes and Distance Travelled

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A one-day Children in Wales course The Social Services and Wellbeing Act (Wales) 2014 came into force on 6th April this year and places a new focus on services supporting the well-being outcomes of the people they are working with.  The term ‘wellbeing’ is used to refer to the quality of people’s lives, and covers...

  • United Kingdom Investor in Equality Diversity (UKIED) Annual National Equality and Awards Conference

    : Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Vauxhall One, 89 Albert Embankment Vauxhall, SE1 7TP London : Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Vauxhall One, 89 Albert Embankment Vauxhall, SE1 7TP London

    This year’s National UKIED Equality and Awards Conference will include key note addresses from Kate Green MP, Shadow Equalities Minister, Dr Omar Khan Director of the Runnymede Trust, and an equality and diversity representative from Sadiq Khan’s Mayoral Office. There will be an expert panel discussion chaired by Anthony Wilkes. The conference will also include...