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  • Positive Ageing & Resilience Training (PART)

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

    This free event is being organised by Positive Ageing Associates (and funded through the Gulbenkian foundation), who’ve designed the PART programme to support older people to increase their resilience to changes that people experience in later life. There are 20 places available for this, which are suitable for anyone aged 50+ and free to attend....

  • Substance Misuse Awareness (Accreditation available)

    Cardiff Cardiff

    This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of substance misuse. It will describe the most commonly misused categories of substances and list the effects of alcohol and the risks. It will also describe the different patterns of substance misuse and discuss the service provisions available.  Price: £120 Book a...

  • Building resilience in young people

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A one-day Children in Wales course Why do some young people cope with difficulties more easily than others? What factors really make a difference to how we deal with adversity? What can practitioners do to make a difference? This one-day course explores how you can develop an approach that builds on strengths to help young...

  • C3SC Training: Planning and Writing Successful Funding Bids

    : C3SC offices, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay CF10 5FH : C3SC offices, Baltic House, Cardiff Bay CF10 5FH

    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...

  • Policy Forum for Wales: Next steps for social care in Wales

    Central Cardiff Central Cardiff

    Scheduled as the Social Services and Well-being Act comes into force and following the publication of CSSIW’s National Review of Domiciliary Care in Wales in April 2016, this seminar will be a timely opportunity to discuss the challenges and next steps for social care in Wales. Imelda Richardson, Chief Inspector, Care and Social Services Inspectorate...

  • Introduction to data protection and confidentiality

    GAVO Newport (NP19 7EJ) GAVO Newport (NP19 7EJ)

    WCVA courseAimsTo provide knowledge and understanding of data protection requirements, to ensure that organisations comply with the law and good practiceContentThe Data Protection Act 1998 sets out a number of requirements that most organisations have a legal duty to comply with, including those working in the third sector. It is important that those working in...

  • Relaunch of Recovery Cymru Vale recovery programmes and celebration of 2013-16 Big Lottery funded project

    : 232 Holton Road, Barry CF63 4HS : 232 Holton Road, Barry CF63 4HS

    An afternoon of celebrations and networking, including guest speakers: - Learn more about Recovery Cymru's new approach to delivering recovery programmes from the Vale centre. - Hear from members and volunteers. - Opportunities for information sharing. Plus! Evening celebration dinner at Cookery Social in Cardiff. A night of celebration with RC members, friends, families and...

  • Domestic Abuse Awareness Training

    : Derwen Room, Hafan Cymru Conference Suite, Stephens Way, Pensarn, Carmarthenshire SA31 2BG : Derwen Room, Hafan Cymru Conference Suite, Stephens Way, Pensarn, Carmarthenshire SA31 2BG

    This Hafan Cymru training is aimed at practitioners from the voluntary, statutory and private sectors working in a public facing role. What’s involved? The aim of the training is to raise understanding of abuse, enable individuals to recognise the signs of abuse and give practitioners the confidence to know where to signpost those affected for...

  • Solving Problems and Making Decisions training – run by Cardiff Council

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

    The aim of this module is to enable the learner to solve problems and make decisions as required by a practising or potential first line manager. By the end of the module the learner will: Know how to describe a problem, its nature, scope and impact Know how to gather and interpret information to solve...

  • Working with fathers

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A one-day Children in Wales course This course is aimed at both practitioners and their managers who are interested in ensuring that their services are engaging positively with fathers. Participants will consider who are “significant males” and why should we engage with them? The course will explore a number of self-assessment tools which can aid...

  • C3SC training: Principles and Practice of Involving Volunteers

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

    By attending this course you will be able to: Understand the nature and scope of volunteering and how it differs from paid work Recognise how and why organisations involve volunteers in their work Appreciate the resource implications of involving volunteers Be able to develop a volunteering policy Have considered what other policies might be necessary...