A one-day Children in Wales course This course is aimed at managers and practitioners working with children in a wide variety of settings, including day nurseries, play schemes and afterschool clubs. It will allow participants to explore and understand the legislative and policy framework that supports the inclusion of disabled children. This interactive training day...
The New Homelessness Duties and Equality This event will look at the equality considerations of the new homelessness duties contained within the Housing (Wales) Act. This will include looking at those likely to be impacted upon, the meaning of vulnerability and good practice in discharging the duty: Good Practice in Prevention Homelessness, Eligibility and No...
Brought to you by Women Making a Difference, the Welsh Women’s Summit is an annual event bringing together diverse women and key decision-makers, to discuss issues facing under-represented groups in communities and public life in Wales. Offering women in Wales a change to get their voices heard, the event is being held as part of...
The SafeTALK T4T is a two-day course that allows you to develop knowledge and competencies in preparing for and presenting SafeTALK training to participants.Find out more on the Mind website (scroll down the page).
The Assembly is working at improving the diversity of its workforce, especially among Black minority ethnic (BME) members of staff who are underrepresented in its workforce. In order to achieve this we would like to make the application process to the Assembly accessible and easier to understand to a wider group of people.We are hosting...
This Institute of Welsh Affairs course aims to give learners an understanding of how they can work effectively to influence the Welsh Government and the National Assembly in Wales. This course will equip learners with an advanced understanding of devolution, and help develop the skills to influence policy development and set up successful campaigns within...
The aim of this WCVA course is to provide participants with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions about whether and how to work with other third sector organisations to deliver services. Third sector organisations are increasingly being encouraged to work more collaboratively and form consortia. But working across organisational boundaries can bring difficulties...
The more we talk, the better it will be An update on Uncharted Territory research on violence against women.11:30am to 3:00pm or 5:00pm to 8:30pm Making it happen; have your say on violence and abuse against women and girls. Speakers: Naz Shah, women's rights campaigner South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner Representative (tbc) Anne Hubbard,...
It is estimated that there are thousands of Welsh Speaking children and young people in Wales who have additional learning needs or who are disabled and face challenges with day to day support services, socialising and education. Is this you? Or are you a professional working with disabled children and young people who speak Welsh. Are...
This NewLink Wales course is specifically for people who have undertaken a 2-day Motivational Interviewing course within the last 4 years and want to refresh and update their knowledge and skills. All too often practitioners attend a two day course and several months later they either forget all about it, or can’t quite remember what...
Launched by Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team, the aim of this new initiative is to encourage smokers to make their homes smoke free, thus helping to reduce the dangers of second hand smoke exposure to children and family members. The event will include: An introduction to the initiative What is expected of organisations taking...
FULLY BOOKED This course explores how to maximise fundraising opportunities by working with local communities and demonstrates the importance of taking a marketing approach to identify appropriate fundraising activities. The course also emphasises the importance of good practice in the management of volunteers, including planning fundraising activity, and recruiting, supporting and developing volunteers to achieve...
