C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

Independence through Personalised Technology: Learning Disability Wales Conference
2013-05-21 | Nantgarw, South Wales, Nantgarw, South Wales
This one-day conference will examine how the person-centred use of Assistive Technology can support independence and safety for people with a learning disability and their families and carers. It will highlight the benefits and quality of life that can be achieved through Personalised Technology, and how this approach can be cost-effective for service providers.
You will look at the different types of Assistive Technology available, and explore how these technologies can be used to support people with a learning disability in all areas of their lives – at home, work, education and leisure.
This event offers you the opportunity to find out more about the increasing range of Personalised Technology available and discuss the issues affecting access to their use in Wales. It will place the discussion in the context of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill and the Framework for Action on Independent Living.
The day will have a variety of interactive and informative workshops. Please find attached full flier and booking form. You can access the conference flyer here (PDF).

Early Attachment and the Importance of Language
2013-05-21 09:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Future Inns, Cardiff Bay, Future Inns, Cardiff Bay
A Children in Wales event
Research shows that the way infants and young children acquire languages is a complex sophisticated process that begins way before they can use verbal skills. The first year in the child’s life is highly influential in terms of cognitive development, social development and mental well-being. The quality of early childhood experiences is dependent on the relationship between them and the parents/carers and the environment in which they are raised. It is important that services that support young children and their families are alert to linguistic considerations and able to respond to the wishes and language use of the family.This event will look at research findings about early childhood and language. There will be an opportunity to consider how to integrate this knowledge with everyday work tasks, whatever your own language skills may be. This is a bilingual event and there will be an opportunity to see how one service has managed to combine baby massage courses with best practice in terms of Welsh language use. The aim of the event is to raise awareness of the need to be mindful of language considerations when offering a care service to babies and their parents/carers. The event will also offer information about the latest research findings on early language acquisition, and discuss the implications of this for health workers and for services such as Flying Start and Families First, there will also be an opportunity to discuss current practice and share experiences and knowledge.
This event will be of particular benefit to all professionals working with infants and their families and those supporting parents, including:
– Health Visitors – Midwives – Social Workers – Mental health professionals – Flying Start workers – Early Years workers – Those supporting parents
Anyone with a policy lead or interest in early years or family support

South East Wales Participation Network
2013-05-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Pontypool Museum, Pontypool Museum
This Participation Cymru regional participation network is suitable for anyone working in the field of participation and citizen engagement. Attendees come from a range of different organisations in the public and third sector that focus on a variety of issues. The events are suitable for anyone from any level within an organisation that has an interest in practical participatory work, including consultation officers, trustees, volunteers, development workers and managers.
The participatory workshop is free and provides an opportunity for peers to engage, share and support each other.
May’s network will include a case study from a practitioner in your area and a look at a new participatory technique. There will also be opportunities for you to network and hear about each other’s projects, plus an icebreaker and an evaluation exercise.

C3SC training: Planning Ahead
2013-05-21 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
You will explore how to best plan for your new organisation, including setting and reviewing relevant targets for your organisation.
Ideal for: New groups looking to understand the options on how to set themselves up.

FreshTies Open Day
2013-05-21 12:00 - 14:00 | FreshTies, 1st Floor, 20 High Street, Cardiff CF10 1PT, FreshTies, 1st Floor, 20 High Street, Cardiff CF10 1PT
Introducing our new services and training on problem-solving and mediation
– Free lunch
– Meet the team
– Find out what FreshTies does and about working together – Come and see their new office and training room for hire
– Network with other guests
Don’t worry; if you can’t make today, FreshTies is repeating the Open Day on 21st May at the same time.

Launch of the new Butetown Community Centre
2013-05-21 14:00 - 18:30
Butetown Community Association invites you to this launch event.
1-6pm – Displays, Members Drive
3pm – Cutting the Ribbon, Free Buffet
4pm – Burying the Time Capsule

DUET: Dementia awareness training
2013-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Hospitality Suite, Llandaf Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Hospitality Suite, Llandaf Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University
You’re invited to the DUET (Dignity Understanding Empathy Training) showcase
Dementia is a critical problem that is costing our health and social services millions. With the DUET approach to care, people with Dementia should not be seen as a burden.
• DUET has both quality of life and cost effectiveness at its heart • Fulfils RCN dementia training recommendations • Responds to National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals 2011 • Covers 6 areas of programme for Welsh Government • Focuses on interprofessionalism • Innovative and Creative
Be part of a turning point in the dementia care pathway by putting quality at the heart of care.
Limited spaces. Supper and refreshments provided.

Mental Health Today Wales
2013-05-22 | Newport Centre, Newport Centre
Free to attend / £25 waged Exhibitors announced
– Gwalia – Tracscare – Cardiff University National Centre for Mental Health – Cambian Group – Swansea University – Lighthouse – Gofal – Hafal – Public Health Wales
Keynote speaker announced Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, Chair – Public Health Wales, Director – Centre for Psychosocial and Disability Research, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Professor of Public Health Education: School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Further speakers include:
– Phill Chick, Mental Health Development Lead, National Leadership and Innovation Agency – Jan Pickles OBE, Consultancy and Training -Devolved Nations, Hyfforddi ac Ymgynghori – Cymru – Professor Nick Craddock, National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University; Director of Mental Health R&D, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
The CPD Certified Conference Programme
– Keynote address: Making wellbeing a reality – Ensuring that service users are full partners in planning their own care – led by Mind Cymru – Reducing stigma and discrimination – led by Hafal – Developing partnership working, integrated provision, and solutions – between health & social care, & voluntary & private sector providers – Early years, child and adolescent mental health – Occupational and work issues for adults with mental health issues – The importance of safe, secure and affordable housing or accommodation and how agencies and service users are working together – led by Gwalia – Money matters – support and advice on managing money and avoiding debt for people with mental ill-health, their families, and professional workers
Workshop sessions
– Peer mentoring, self-support and co-production in the recovery journey – Attachment-based practice, working with adults – Dual diagnosis – Domestic violence – the illusion of love – Understanding Schizophrenia
Bite-size briefing sessions
– Improving physical health – Suicide and self-harm: A progress report – Drug induced psychosis
You can register here.

Refugees in Wales: How to foster diversity and access skills
2013-05-22 09:00 - 12:30 | Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ND, Cardiff City Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ND
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

C3SC training: Social Media Strategies
2013-05-22 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course provides an introductory guide to creating an effective social media strategy. Including Twitter, Facebook, new and emerging online services. The course looks at defining the message you want to project, writing posts, responding to headers and what not to do. An essential course – we advise early booking.
Ideal for: All organisations looking to maximise the use of online strategies or wishing to refine their existing practice.

‘Big Band: Big Night’
2013-05-24 19:00 - 22:00 | The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH, The Cardiff Story Museum, The Old Library, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1BH
As part of Adult Learners’ Week, The Cardiff Story Museum is organising a ‘Big Band: Big Night’ event where they will be reliving the 1940s, 50s, 60s through live music from Imperfect Tenth, adult learners’ group Jazz for Fun and local choir Sororitas. Cardiff Lindy Hop will also be giving a Lindy Hop dance class and local history group Barry at War will be supporting the event with displays and period living historians. Go along in your 1940s / 50s / 60s inspired outfit!
This event is free but ticketed, so please contact me if you are interested in attending.

ME Awareness Day
2013-05-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Portcullis House, 21 Cowbridge Rd East, Canton, Portcullis House, 21 Cowbridge Rd East, Canton
You are invited to this ME Awareness Day. There will be a talk and presentation, Question and Answer session, food to purchase, a variety of stalls to browse and a raffle.
ME Support In Glamorgan was interviewed on Cardiff Radio on Tuesday 7th May. Here’s a link if you’d like to listen:

The Basics of the Equality Act (2010)
2013-05-28 | Newport, Newport
The aim of this Diverse Cymru course is to provide an understanding of the main obligations of employers and service providers under the Equality Act 2010. This course is particularly relevant for employers and service providers from the public, private or voluntary sectors.
Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.

Do you have questionnaires or feedback forms gathering dust in your organisation?
2013-05-28 09:30 - 12:30 | People & Work Unit, Enterprise Unit 1, @Loudoun, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW, People & Work Unit, Enterprise Unit 1, @Loudoun, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW
The People and Work Unit can teach you to analyse them. The aim of the training session is to:
– Code the questionnaire – Create an Excel database – Analyse the results
Only basic IT skills needed. Suitable for all organisations and refreshments will be supplied.
Limited number of places available.
Fee: £39

The Carers' Centre for Cardiff & The Vale Summer Bazaar
2013-05-28 11:00 - 14:30 | Mackintosh Community Centre, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW, Mackintosh Community Centre, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW
Don’t miss this opportunity to pick up a fantastic bargain – Jewellery, Scarves, Home Made Cakes, Chocolate, Beauty Treatments, Henna Painting, Raffle, Plants, Tea & Coffee.ALL WELCOME

South Wales Neighbourhood Watch Association Cardiff general meeting
2013-05-28 18:30 - 21:00 | Cardiff International Hotel, Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7LD, Cardiff International Hotel, Merthyr Road, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7LD
This will be one of the association’s most high profile meetings for some time. The guest speaker will be Mr Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. This will be your chance to listen to him describe his role in this new post, his Police and Crime Reduction Plan and also your opportunity to put any questions relating to this new post to him. Light refreshments will be available from 6.30pm.
Please reply via the South Wales Community Messaging website.

Universal Credit
2013-05-30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Introduced in pathfinder areas from April 2013 and rolled out nationally from October 2013, universal credit (UC) will transform the current means-tested benefits and tax credit systems. This course will look in-depth at the detailed rules, including how entitlement is assessed and the claims and administration procedures. Recommended for those with existing knowledge of the benefits system.Level: IntermediateTutor: Kate SmithVisit http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/advisertraining to find out more.

Domestic Abuse, Stalking, Honour Based Violence and Harassment Risk Assessment Toolkit - half day
2013-05-30 09:30 - 13:00 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Welsh Women’s Aid course will assist officers working within the Domestic Abuse sector learn how to refer domestic abuse victims to the most relevant local services. This course will enable staff to:
– Recognise and respond to the signs of domestic abuse.
– Understand the barriers faced when ‘asking the question’ and managing response to a disclosure.
– Identify a victim’s level of risk using the CAADA Domestic Abuse Stalking and Honour-based Violence (DASH) Risk Identification Checklist.
– Refer a victim to a specialist domestic violence service or Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) so that they can receive the right support.
The introduction and implementation of the new DASH (2009) Model means that for the first time all police services and a large number of partner agencies across the UK will be using a common checklist for identifying and assessing risk, which will save lives. This training course aims at all agencies working in public protection with a responsibility for identifying high risk victims and high risk perpetrators and will provide an outline for referrals.
Fee: £45 (member) / £60 (non member)

C3SC training: Community Fundraising
2013-05-30 10:00 - 15:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course looks at how to use your community for funding. Exploring such issues as running fundraising events, connecting with communities to increase funding, and issues surrounding the sustainability of such funding.
Ideal for: New, small or medium organisations who wish to diversify their funding or increase their income.

Listening Skills (Welsh Women's Aid course)
2013-05-30 13:30 - 17:00 | VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff, VaW Centre of Excellence, Cardiff
Listening is one of the most important skills you can have as a worker operating in the Domestic Abuse sector. How well you listen has a major impact on the support you offer victims of domestic abuse, sector professionals and your relationships with others. It also would have an impact on the effectiveness of your services to others.
This half-day Welsh Women’s Aid workshop will introduce participants to what is good listening and what skills we need to demonstrate active listening to our client group working with domestic abuse and sexual violence cases. This course is for new members of staff, as well as staff looking for a refresher in listening skills. And how to deal with crisis calls.
Book your place via the Welsh Women’s Aid website.

C3SC training: Online Fundraising
2013-05-30 17:00 - 20:00 | C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC, Brunel House, Cardiff
One of our popular courses, this year we’ve put more sessions on to meet demand. Covering how best to get the internet and social media to help produce income in the form of fundraising. Attendees will learn about the processes, websites and applications and tools to ensure their organisation makes the most of the internet.
Ideal for: All organisations looking to understand more around online fundraising.

Would you like to handle conflict better?
2013-05-31 - 2013-06-02 | Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB, Cardiff Quaker Meeting House, 43 Charles Street, Cardiff CF10 2GB
‘Alternatives to Violence Project’ is holding this friendly weekend workshop to help you handle conflict better and build more positive relationships.
Visit www.avpbritain.org.uk to find out more about Alternatives to Violence Project.

Wales: a sustainable food nation conference
2013-06-04 09:00 - 16:45 | Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
In association with Cardiff University and The Waterloo Foundation, and supported by Cardiff Food Council, Soil Association, Cynnal Cymru, Organic Centre Wales, Cardiff City Council, Public Health Wales, Welsh Local Government Association, Cardiff Riverside Market, Natural Resources Wales.

Conference Chair: Peter Davies, Sustainable Development Commissioner for Wales

Food has always been a defining characteristic of Wales, its economy and environment. Our food culture and the systems that support it also lie at the heart of some of the greatest challenges facing our country today, from an epidemic of obesity and diet-related ill-health to the ever-burgeoning threats of climate change and resource depletion.
With growing recognition of the central role food can play in our response to sustainable development, environment, planning and welfare reform legislation, as well as its vital role in creating jobs and prosperity, this one day conference will consider how Wales can become a truly sustainable food nation. Bringing together representatives from all key sectors, the event will explore the obstacles and opportunities for action, showcase innovation and promote a new level collaboration on healthy and sustainable food, from national policy to local practice.

Conference tickets are:
– £56 for IWA members – £70 for non-members – £95 for a conference place and 1 years IWA membership, which includes unlimited digital access to all IWA publications
For a full conference programme please click on the following link http://www.iwa.org.uk/en/events/view/216

C3SC Training - Results Based Accountability
2013-06-04 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices,Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices,Brunel House, Cardiff
Provides a summary of the increasingly used reporting methods that looks at impact your organisation is having. Covering the basic of RBA, and how you can start using to measure your organisations performance, this course is perfect to meet the increasing demands from funders for RBA’s use.
Ideal for: Any organisation that receives grant funding, or aspires to do so and wishes to learn about RBA.
– ·“Excellent; could do again” – ·“It’s quite a complicated topic but I now have a better understanding as a result” – ·“Well presented, difficult topic” – ·“It was informative”

C3SC Training Monitoring & Evaluating your organisation's work
2013-06-04 17:00 - 20:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Please note that this course has been postponed until further notice
Content: Looking at how best to consider how your project is doing against its commitments, this course will explore how best to measure your organisations performance.
Ideal for: Organisation’s looking to take on new projects, or enter tendered service provision.
– “Positive learning experience and useful concepts presented” – “Engagement level of activities were good”

Refugees in Wales: How to foster diversity and access skills
2013-06-05 09:00 - 12:30 | Castle Room, The Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport NP20 1UH, Castle Room, The Newport Centre, 1 Kingsway, Newport NP20 1UH

Come Outside! Cardiff West Network Event
2013-06-05 10:00 - 13:00 | The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BQ, The Jasmine Centre, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BQ
Workshop: 10am – 1pm Buffet lunch: 1 – 2 pm

Now you’ve got some names...
2013-06-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA
An Institute of Fundraising course for fundraisers new to major donor work or wanting to know what to do next once they have done research on potential donors and ‘have some names’.
£20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact

Celebrating Volunteer Week 2013 - exhibition showcase
2013-06-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay
FREE eventCelebrating volunteers and their organisations in Cardiff who make a difference to the city’s social, economic and environmental prospects.
The showcase will feature:
– New volunteering opportunities – Celebrating volunteers – Raising awareness of the benefits of volunteering
Everyone is welcome. Find out more here.

C3SC Training - Individual Giving
2013-06-06 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Please note that this course has been postponed and will be rescheduled soon
Content: This essential course looks at how to create an effective strategy to target individual giving, including pay roll giving, fundraising, monthly donations and funding drives. This course provides advice around the legal aspects and charitable reporting requirements.
Ideal for: Those organisations who wish to introduce or increase individual fundraising.
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