• “Keeping Our Children Safe” Training for Designated Person for Child Protection

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A two-day Children in Wales courseAll children have the right to live lives free from abuse and neglect but recent events highlight, yet again, how difficult it can be for so many adults to recognise, and act on concerns about the safety or welfare of a child.  The UN Convention on the Rights of the...

  • WCVA and Hugh James employment law update event

    Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City Stadium

    Was your New Year’s resolution to keep track of changes to employment law?WCVA and Hugh James are bringing you a half-day conference all about the ins and outs of employment law as it stands at the beginning of 2014.The employment law experts will tell you about:·        Employment Tribunal developments·        TUPE essentials·        Extensions to family friendly...

  • Everyone’s Future Media Panel invite

    The Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff The Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff

    Everyone’s Future is an exciting partnership project between Age Connects Cardiff & the Vale, and youth organisation Vibe Experience. Funded by the Big Lottery, they work with people of all ages to highlight and challenge age discrimination, negative stereotypes and unfair representation of older and younger people.A stereotype is an oversimplified image of a particular...

  • All Wales Annual Race Equality Conference 2014

    Unite the Union Building, No. 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff Unite the Union Building, No. 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff

    Theme: Promoting race equality in WalesHosted by Race Council Cymru in partnership with Unite the Union.Keynote speakers:Jeff Cuthbert AM - Minister for Communities and Tackling PovertyDr Ruth Hussey - Chief Medical Officer, Welsh GovernmentProfessor Heaven Crawley - Director of the Centre for Migration Policy ResearchCllr Dr Sibani Roy - Director, North Wales Association for Multicultural...

  • Wales International Development Summit 2014

    Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

    High profile speakers and debate, including Theo Sowa and Baronness Kinnock >> topical seminars on global issues >>> >> interactive workshops >>> >> Fairtrade refreshments and lunch. Tickets are £10 each (concessions available), plus £5 for stallholders. From 3.30pm - 6.30pm, the Summit's doors will open wide for a free public event including: >> motivational keynote speaker...

  • Bollywood Brass Band play Best of Bollywood Live!

    Samaj Centre, Mardy Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 6QT Samaj Centre, Mardy Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 6QT

    WOW Film Festival and its sister project the WOW Women’s Film Club invite you to a unique pop-up cinema event. A journey of discovery to the heart of Grangetown’s Gujarati community, at their temple.

  • Working with Groups

    Carmarthen Carmarthen

    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'...

  • Mental Health Awareness

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

    A Diverse Cymru half-day courseAims - To provide a basic introduction to mental health and distress - To improve understanding and knowledge of mental health and distress - To reduce stigma and discrimination Learning outcomes By the end the session participants will have increased understanding of: - The basics of mental distress, common signs and...

  • Applied Positive Psychology

    Newport YMCA Newport YMCA

    This half-day WCVA session explores the application of Positive Psychology at work. In the practical and interactive session you will learn to use the evidence based tools of Positive Psychology in the workplace.The idea that success flows from happiness is one of the core principles of Positive Psychology, this session explores how we can create...

  • “Keeping the UK competitive: the threats and opportunities for the future”

    School of Law, Accounting and Finance University of South Wales, Treforest CF37 1DL School of Law, Accounting and Finance University of South Wales, Treforest CF37 1DL

    You are cordially invited to attend a lecture by Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, The City UK - Visiting Professor, University of South Wales.Light refreshments will be provided from 5.00pm.

  • ‘Working with Fathers’ training course

    Cardiff Cardiff

    A one-day Children in Wales courseThis course, aimed at both front line practitioners and their managers, will look at a number of self-assessment tools which can aid an organisation in identifying strengths and weaknesses in their current approach to working with males, and can therefore help to focus on possible areas for service re-design, based...

  • Lean

    Newport YMCA Newport YMCA

    This is a half-day WCVA workshop focused on continuous improvement (CI). We will explain the efficiencies improvements and innovation you can enable by applying CI methodologies as part of a ‘whole system’ approach.Find out more and book your place via the WCVA website.