An essential half-day session to get you up to speed on what has happened, and what is happening with changes to the Welfare Benefit system.Course AimsThis Learning Disability Wales course will help you understand the changes in the Welfare Benefit system, their likely impacts and to help you work within a changing welfare benefit system....
Free training for small charitiesThrough their Roadshow series, the FSI takes two days of free training to hubs around the UK so that all small charities, wherever they are, can access the skills they need to be self-sustaining.The Roadshow will offer 8 full-day training sessions covering a wide range of fundraising skills and techniques ranging from Developing...
The City & Guilds Introduction to Trainer Skills provides participants with a sound introduction to the concepts of a systematic approach to training. It’s an intensive course, designed to be delivered over two days, and is ideal for those who train others in organisations.The course will be delivered by NewLink Wales and will include:· setting...
This two-day Citizens' Advice Bureau practical course will provide a detailed introduction to advising clients who have debt problems and is suitable for generalist advisers, those new to money advice and advisers with other subject specialisms.Level: IntroductoryYou will find full details, including fees and an online booking form, at http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/advisertraining
This full day Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) course for advisers examines the replacement of disability living allowance (DLA) for adults by a new ‘personal independence payment’ (PIP) from April 2013.The course covers: - who can claim PIP - the structure of the benefit - the assessment criteria and process - claims, awards and appeals...
AimsTo provide participants with the knowledge, tools and techniques to raise money from charitable trusts. ContentThere are nearly 9,000 grant-making trusts in the UK. Who are they? What do they fund? How can you find out more about them? What makes a successful application? This WCVA introductory course for those new to trust fundraising will answer...
A two-day Children in Wales course Delegates will explore the role of the group facilitator, and be able to use facilitation skills to engage constructively with group participants from a variety of groups running in different settings. The course will enable delegates to base their work on the principles of equal opportunities. The course will develop delegates'...
This 2-day course aims to improve the way your organisation uses volunteers. Including: how to structure volunteer work, reviewing their progress, and ensuring that volunteers help to develop their own goals and experiences.Ideal for: organisations with a basic understanding of volunteers, and wishing to make the volunteering experience more rewarding.
This is the first in a series of Institue of Welsh Affairs professional conferences, which will draw on the IWA's unique connections across sectors to get to the heart of a specialist subject. - Learn how Government works at a senior level in Wales and Whitehall - Understand the role of Special Advisers in decision...
You are invited to the official launch of Black History Month 2013.Including a specially commissioned performance by Ballet Nimba and Catrin Finch, and featuring the opening of a unique Photographic Exhibition by Inga K.Black History Month in Wales aims to educate people, challenge negative perceptions, celebrate the positive contributions and promote the history of people of African Diaspora heritage...
The TUC, in 2012, reported that 69% of health and safety representatives cited stress as being the main hazard at work. Our workplaces have become increasingly stressful in the past years and apart from job stress, there are also many events in life that can cause stress, such as relationships, financial difficulties and our attitudes...
This Participation Cymru course will help participants identify the various barriers to involvement, and learn about, explore and share strategies to minimise or overcome these barriers.This course will assist workers to identify the various barriers to involvement and explore and share strategies with other professionals to minimise and overcome these barriers. The course will use...
