• 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...

  • WEA YMCA Cymru Workplace Learning 2-day Train The Trainer course

    WEA Cymru Office, 7 Coopers Yard, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5NB WEA Cymru Office, 7 Coopers Yard, Curran Road, Cardiff CF10 5NB

    Train the Trainer 2 Day Course – OCN accredited level 2 The course is based on the training cycle, covering three main areas: 1. Planning (including session planning)  2. Delivery (participants will deliver a 10 minute 'session' that they have planned)  3. Evaluation (self, peer group and course evaluation). To enrol, please contact:   William.powell@weacymru.org.uk;    Tel: 01495 369869   Course...

  • Effective Fundraising from Trusts and Foundations for BME Organisations

    The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9JF The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9JF

    An Institute of Fundraising Cymru event This will be a practical interactive workshop aimed specifically at BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethic) organisations.  It will focus on which Trusts and Foundations BAME organisations should be targeting and look at how they present themselves to give the best chance of success. Carol Akiwumi, FInstF is a...

  • C3SC training: Techniques for Managing Conflict

    C3SC's offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB C3SC's offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB

    Recognise when and why conflict occurs Explore the dangers and opportunities in conflict situations and identify your personal responses to conflict Understand the importance of effective communication skills and techniques for behaving assertively Develop strategies for successful conflict resolution Book online

  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and its Lifelong Effects

    NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE

    This 1-day Children in Wales course is aimed at people who are working with children or young adults with mental health problems/ disabilities within any setting. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the leading, known, preventable intellectual disability and is only caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. International studies have suggested that 1 in 100 people...

  • Welsh Language Skills for Managers

    Carmarthen Carmarthen

    4, 11, 18 November 2015  The Welsh Centre for Language Planning course is aimed at Welsh speaking managers who are fluent Welsh speakers within the social context but lack the confidence to use their Welsh fully within their professional roles. The course is aimed at managers who wish to boost their language confidence levels and...

  • Learning Disability Wales Annual Conference 2015

    Newport Newport

    Heart and Soul - What well-being means to me Lots of people are talking about well-being but what does it actually mean to you? This event will look at all the things that different people think about when we say well-being. The conference will look at what people think Well-being is and how we can...

  • VAT for charities

    Cardiff Cardiff

    Delivered by Liz Maher, Director of Centurion VAT Specialists Ltd The rules of VAT can be somewhat of a minefield, but Centurion VAT is on hand to help signpost your charity to a clearer VAT future. Whether your organisation is currently VAT registered or not, this interactive seminar will: • provide the building blocks of knowledge...

  • National Independent Visitors Network

    Basement room -1.56, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT Basement room -1.56, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT

    FREE networking event, hosted by the National IV Network How can we work together to ensure more children and young people have access to an excellent IV service? What’s it about? An opportunity to meet with other IV services in Wales and share practice. Hear from the IV development project and shared learning from networks...

  • VAT for charities: advanced complexities and considerations

    Cardiff Cardiff

    WCVA seminar Delivered by Liz Maher, Director of Centurion VAT Specialists Ltd You may have some understanding of the rules and regulations relating to VAT - and how they apply to your organisation - but your VAT considerations could be rather more complex if you are embarking on projects involving elements such as construction, collaboration...

  • Mental Health First Aid (two day course)

    Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed, Cardiff Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed, Cardiff

    This two-day course is for formal and informal carers working in mental health care and support. The course is applicable to community, day and residential carers. QCF assessors / tutors in Health and Social Care can use the course as CPD. The second day of this course is Thursday 12 November. This is a two-day...

  • The Big Freeze

    Churchill, Cardiff Churchill, Cardiff