A one-day Children in Wales course aimed at anyone working directly or indirectly with children and young people in a wide range of workplace and community settings. The purpose of the training is to give participants confidence and essential knowledge on how to safeguard the children and young people in their environment. The training is...
This FREE training is being delivered in partnership with Diverse Cymru. By attending this course you will be able to: Learn about the system for referral to mental health services Gain an overview of the legislation that supports people with mental health difficulties Understand the potential barriers to accessing mental health services
Although there are more than 2.3 million non-British EU citizens living, studying and working in the UK, very little accurate demographic information exists about this important segment of the population. With debates about the impact of migration dominating mainstream media and public discourse, it is often hard to separate fact from fiction. The UK’s leading...
The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) in association with Lloyds Banking Group is running a series of free Meet a Mentor events designed specifically for business owners seeking mentor support and volunteer enterprise mentor looking for a business to help. Attendees will find a range of volunteer mentors who are willing to commit...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales would like to invite you to attend a conference to share the early findings of 'Is Britain Fairer?' and to discuss the emerging challenges for Wales. The conference will provide you with the opportunity to: hear about the big equality and human rights challenges facing Wales identify...
At WCVA’s annual Volunteering conference the latest issues and developments from the world of volunteering are discussed. If you’re a volunteer programme manager, volunteer coordinator, or you promote and support volunteering in some other way, this conference is for you. This year’s theme is ‘The Language of Volunteering’ - considering the different types and...
This course will help you improve the lives of the people you provide services to. It will look at how valuing people with a learning disability is key to delivering better services and how this can be achieved while achieving value for money, thereby resulting in positive outcomes for all. This course will help you...
Difficult or challenging behaviour often has its roots in the way the world views characteristics of autism or how others’ behaviour or the environment affects people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Learning Disability Wales's one-day course, Positive Ways of Changing Behaviour, will help you understand the reasons for what is seen as difficult or challenging...
Glamorgan Voluntary Services (GVS) is working in partnership with the Vale of Glamorgan Council to coordinate a workshop event to raise awareness of the implications of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014. The Act will be implemented from April 2016, fundamentally changing the way social services work in Wales. Whilst we don’t yet...
July’s CVCN will give members a chance to learn about the PQASSO quality standard.This is a standard which is increasingly important when it comes to ensuring that volunteer involving organisations are able to bid effectively.The event hopes to support any volunteer involving organisations that are not able to attend the WCVA Volunteering conference in Llanrwst. PQASSO covers all...
Helping parents to understand the part they play in building the baby brain A one-day Children in Wales course for anyone working with parents. Recent research in neuroscience has made it clear that baby brains are shaped and formed by what the adults around the baby are doing. Participants on this course will gain understanding of...
The Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity and Sociology at University of Manchester is examining changing dynamics and persistence of racism and inequality in the UK (www.Ethnicity.ac.uk/events). Part of the work of the Centre has been to look at differences in policy, activism and personal experiences in different parts of the UK. Friday's event in Butetown...
