C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

C3SC Training: Being a Trustee
2014-02-04 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
This course will enable you to understand the duties and responsibilities of being a trustee and what it means in practice. You will be taken through the legal responsibilities you have when you are a trustee, and also your role and responsibilities towards your organisation.
By the end of the session you will:
• Understand what it means to be a trustee, who can be one and what roles and responsibilities trustees may have • Appreciate what trustees can be liable for, and know how to limit potential risks • Understand the principles of good governance, the roles of specific officers, and the difference between a trustee board and its subcommittees • Have an overview of what is needed for effective trustee recruitment and induction
Ideal for: individuals who are new to the role of trustee, or who are considering taking up this role within a charity.
Registration: 9.45am

Deaf Equality in the Arts
2014-02-05 | Sbectrwm, Fairwater, Cardiff, Sbectrwm, Fairwater, Cardiff
Over 500,000 people in Wales are Deaf or hard-of-hearing; can they access your arts organisation? This Disability Arts Cymru course will help you make your organisation deaf-friendly.

Preparing for International Volunteering
2014-02-05 09:30 - 17:00 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This course offers the opportunity to discuss, think through and plan for voluntary project work in Africa, highlight potentially challenging issues both in Africa and Wales that links commonly have to deal with, and useful strategies for problem solving with community link partners.
It is ideal for the new project or newer volunteers, and for more experienced volunteers who are leading a team and training/briefing people who are new to development.
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Find out more here.

WOW Women's Film Club
2014-02-05 | Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff, Chapter Arts, Canton, Cardiff
MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
£3.50: tickets include free lunch and creche.
Free tickets for asylum seeking or refugee women.
Based on his autobiography, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, this film is the inspiring account of Nelson Mandela’s life, from his early radicalization as a lawyer defending the rights of black South Africans, to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. The film powerfully explores his principles, his leadership, and the personal sacrifices he made to ultimately overturn apartheid in South Africa.

C3SC Training - An Introduction to Results Based Accountability (RBA)
2014-02-05 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Fully booked! The course is also being run on 5 March.
This course provides you with a summary of the increasingly used reporting methods that look at the impact your organisation is having. Covering the basics of RBA, and how you can start using it to measure your organisation’s performance, this course is perfect to meet the increasing demands from funders for RBA’s use. Essential if your organisation is considering applying for lottery or other funding.
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”
Registration from 9.45am.

Citizen Directed Support
2014-02-06 | Swansea, Swansea
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you work in a way which supports the development of Citizen Directed Support (CDS) in your own particular work environment.
Course includes
– how CDS can benefit all citizens – the emerging Welsh perspective and the different route to ‘personalisation’ that is developing in Wales. Also includes recent policy developments and guidance – how person centred approaches support CDS – how CDS affects the balance of power between individuals and those providing support services, including examples of individual contracting – overcoming the barriers to making CDS work – examining methods to enable people to be in control of their own support packages (the key differences between CDS and Direct Payments).
Find out more and book your place via the Learning Disability Wales website.

C3SC Training: IT Skills - Excel and Social Media
2014-02-06 - 2014-02-07 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Day 1: Excel – Foundation Level
The first day will cover:
– Entering data – Using the Name box – Sorting data – Formatting data – Basic formula creation – Autosum – Absolute cell referencing – Inserting, moving and deleting columns and rows – Printing and Page Setup – Copying and pasting data – Saving information – Inserting, renaming, moving and copying worksheets – Changing tab colours – Grouping worksheets – Using the Format Painter – Templates – Creating and formatting basic charts
Day 2: Social Media
Aims of the course:
– To provide learners with an understanding of terms and phrases associated with social media. – To encourage good practice in using social media in the workplace / for publicity. –
By the end of the course you should be able to:
– List 3 social networks – Identify the audience / demographic of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn – State the ‘golden rules’ of social media for publicity and work – Post a tweet – Post a tweet from a separate website / device – Develop a glossary of terms – Create a private event on Facebook – Keep information secure on social media websites
Delegates are asked to commit to both days. Please be aware that there will be a written assessment during the course; accreditation will lead to City & Guilds qualification – ICT Level 1.

Time for both days: 10am to 4pm

Together we can end FGM in Wales
2014-02-06 09:30 - 16:00 | SWALEC Stadium, Sophia Walk, Cardiff CF11 9SZ, SWALEC Stadium, Sophia Walk, Cardiff CF11 9SZ
The Welsh Government in partnership with the Wales FGM Forum invites you to an event on FGM Zero Tolerance Day:Together we can end FGM in Wales
The conference is the first of its kind in Wales, providing the opportunity to discuss and share ideas on how to best address the fight against Female Genital Mutilation in Wales. It will raise awareness of FGM and share approaches to prevention, protection, prosecution and provision of services.
Speakers include:Lesley Griffiths AM – Minister for Local Government and Government BusinessDr Ash Chand – NSPCCDr Mwenya Chimba – BAWSODr Heather Payne – Welsh GovernmentDr Abdullah YasseenFrontline health professionals including health visitors and midwives, education professionals, social workers, safeguarding leads and criminal justice professionals are invited to attend.Please register your attendance here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/together-we-can-end-fgm-in-wales-gydan-gilydd-gallwn-roi-terfyn-ar-enwaedu-benywod-yng-nghymru-tickets-9629469001

Supporting parents to talk to their children about growing up, relationships and sex
2014-02-06 09:30 - 16:30 | Western Leisure Centre, Caerau Lane, Cardiff CF5 5HJ, Western Leisure Centre, Caerau Lane, Cardiff CF5 5HJ
This FREE one-day course aims to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in supporting parents and carers to communicate with their children about sex and relationships. It will be useful for anyone who works with parents, including: parent group facilitators, Early Years workers, health visitors, parenting workers, teachers and volunteers supporting parents.
For more information or to book a place, please contact: Laura Wilson, Health Promotion Practitioner, Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team at Laura.Wilson3@wales.nhs.uk or call her on 029 20336229.

Launch of Diverse Cymru's Co-Creating Healthy Change project
2014-02-06 11:30 - 15:00 | Call Roz or Shelagh on 029 2036 8888 or emailing roz.warden@diversecymru.org.uk or shelagh.maher@diversecymru.org.uk, Call Roz or Shelagh on 029 2036 8888 or emailing roz.warden@diversecymru.org.uk or shelagh.maher@diversecymru.org.uk
The Diverse Cymru project works with people in Cardiff and the Vale to encourage them to speak out about health, social care and wellbeing services.
In particular it works with:• Black and minority ethnic people• Carers• Disabled people• Lesbian, gay and bisexual people• Older people• Transgender people
Attendance is free, including lunch. There will be free taster training sessions.
The Cardiff launch event takes place in The Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff on Thursday 16 January (11.30am to 3pm).

E-Safety With the Under 8s
2014-02-07 | Cardiff, Cardiff
A half-day Children in Wales course
Aims
For adults who work directly with younger children or with their parents to better understand the implications of internet use in this age group. To explore concerns, and to develop some practical methods to support safe use of a range of devises that are increasing becoming an integral part of the daily lives of young children.

Learning outcomes
Participants will:
– Understand the ways in which children are able to access the internet – Consider both the risks and benefits of younger children using internet connected devices – Understand the benefits and shortcomings of using parental controls on a variety of devices – Devised a set of ground rules for safe use of the internet and computers – Be able to support children to better protect themselves online – Identify warning signs to be aware of and how to report concerns
Costs: Members £60 Non-Members £80

Increasing the number of underrepresented groups in public appointments
2014-02-10 10:00 - 12:30 | Cardiff (Loudoun Square), Cardiff (Loudoun Square)
Pilot Training and Support Programme
• Have you ever thought about serving on the Board of a public body?• Have you applied for a public appointment but were unsuccessful?• Are you unsure of the commitment, role and responsibility expected of a Board member?• Would you be interested in participating in a pilot training and support programme aimed at increasing diversity on Public Sector Boards?
Find out more about the programme at an interest session run by the Welsh Government.

The session will:• explain what a public appointment is and what is expected of public appointees;• provide an overview of the pilot training and support programme and what will be expected of participants;• give you an opportunity to ask questions to decide if a public appointment is for you
For further information, please contact: Kay Evans, Fairer Futures Division, Welsh GovernmentTel: 029 2082 6630

Mental Health First Aid (Wales)
2014-02-11 - 2014-02-12 | Sbectrwm, Fairwater, Cardiff, Sbectrwm, Fairwater, Cardiff
Is there anyone in your organisation who knows what to do in a mental health crisis?
Take the course and you will know what to do and be confident about putting that knowledge into action.
Five good reasons to attend MHFA (Wales):1. Most people don’t know what to do in a mental health crisis. Take the course and you will be one of the few who knows what to do and is confident about putting that knowledge into action.2. You will learn how to recognise when a person might need help and the best way to approach them.3. You could save a life by learning basic suicide intervention skills.4. You will learn what protects your own and other people’s mental health.5. You will learn new skills that are useful in every part of your life.
MHFA (Wales) aims to help participants:
– Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others – Provide help to prevent a mental health problem developing into a more serious state – Promote recovery of good mental health – Provide comfort to a person experiencing a mental health problem

Working with Co-occurring Domestic abuse and Substance Use
2014-02-11 - 2014-02-12 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
NewLink Wales delivered the Welsh Government contract in 2010, to help build the local protocols between substance misuse and domestic abuse services. Voluntary Sector WORKERS- £140.00 Statutory Sector WORKERS – £150.00 This includes facilitation, handouts, refreshments, and a buffet lunch
This course is designed for practitioners who are working with individuals who are in an abusive relationship and have the added complexity of substance misuse.
The course will consider the following:
– Types of abuse and why individuals stay in an abusive relationship
– How substances can affect an abusive relationship – Impact domestic abuse has on children and the family – Support and referral pathways
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course participants will be able to:
– Define the different forms of abuse
– Analyse why individuals remain in an abusive relationship – Describe the impact that substance misuse has to individuals in an abusive relationship – Recognise the risks associated with individuals fleeing abusive situations where substance misuse is involved – Recognise the impact that co-occurring parental substance misuse and domestic abuse has on the family – Identify appropriate referral pathways and service provision

Equality Act 2010
2014-02-11 09:30 - 12:30 | Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA, Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA
A half-day Diverse Cymru workshop
The Equality Act 2010 brings together all the legal requirements on equality that apply to the private, public and voluntary sectors. This course focuses on equality in employment and in service provision.
Why attend?
It will assist you to:
– Eliminate unlawful discrimination in your recruitment and employment practices as well as in service delivery – Increase customer and staff satisfaction – Recognise your legal responsibilities and liabilities
Who should attend?
This course is particularly relevant for individuals involved in recruiting or managing staff and/or responsible for providing services as well as trade union representatives.
Cost: £55 per person
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/equality-act/

Understanding How to Safeguard the Welfare of Children and Young People
2014-02-12 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Accredited Training Level 2 through Agored Cymru
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 accredited through Agored Cymru and participants will need to complete assessments to demonstrate learning. Upon successful completion of an assignment the participant will achieve 3 credits at Level 2. This unit forms part of the Welsh quality assurance framework for vocational training.

As a result of the training, you will:
– Learn about the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people, including E-safety – Understand the roles of different agencies involved in safeguarding the welfare of children and young people – Understand how to safeguard children, young people and practitioners in a work setting – Identify the characteristics of different types of child abuse – Know how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied – Be able to describe the principles and boundaries of confidentiality and when to share information

Price: Members £105* Non members £125*
Please note – * The advertised rates include a charge of £25 per person for Accreditation, External Verification and Agored Cymru Certification.
Book via the Children in Wales website.

Formal Advocacy accredited course
2014-02-12 - 2014-02-13 | Tros Gynnal Plant’s Head Office, 12 North Road, Cardiff CF10 3DY, Tros Gynnal Plant’s Head Office, 12 North Road, Cardiff CF10 3DY
This Tros Gynnal Plant course aims to enable non-advocacy practitioners working with children and young people to identify and develop their skills, knowledge and understanding around Advocacy. Learners will be supported to develop understanding around the formal advocacy element of their role enable them to demonstrate that they are acting in accordance with Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) through accreditation of practice-based evidence.

Suitable for
Anyone working with children and young people will, at some point, act as a Formal Advocate by supporting them to express their views and wishes. This course is accredited by Agored Cymru and offers 7 credits at level 3, therefore in order to fulfil the practice-based evidence requirements learners should have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of direct work with children and /or young people. The course is delivered over 2 days with an expectation that learners will commit to a further period of study and evidencing via an e-portfolio system.

Price: £445 per delegate

Participation Cymru South East Wales Participation Network
2014-02-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Newport, Newport
“Public engagement and scrutiny go hand in hand” – Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Local Government and Government Business
The theme of the event in February is Public Involvement in Scrutiny and there will be a speaker from the National Assembly for Wales’ Outreach Team and discussions about how your organisation can involve the public in your scrutiny work. There will also be a demonstration of a participatory technique, icebreaker and evaluation exercise.
Let’s get together and shine a light on scrutiny!
There will also be an ice-breaker and evaluation exercise, and participants will have a chance to network and tell each other about your organisation’s latest work and projects.
It is essential that you book your space early as spaces are limited and the event fills up very quickly.
If you would like to book a place please return a booking form to participationcymru@wcva.org.uk or call 029 2043 1757.
These 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 event is 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 practitioner network is a lively, participatory workshop which provides an opportunity for peers to engage, share and support each other.
It provides an invaluable opportunity to:
– Meet other practitioners in your area – Share good practice – Share ideas – Problem solve – Develop participatory skills – Acquire new skills

Welfare Benefit Reform
2014-02-13 | Swansea, Swansea
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.
Find out more in Learning Disability Wales’s online flyer (PDF).

Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Equality Awareness
2014-02-13 01:30 - 16:30 | Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
– Define sexual orientation – Understand why it is important to use appropriate and non-offensive terminology relating to sexual orientation – Assess the impact of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination – Challenge common myths and misconceptions about LGB people – Recognise the legal rights of LGB people in employment and service provision.
Cost: £55 per person
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/lgb-equality-awareness/

Cultural Awareness in Safeguarding Children
2014-02-13 09:30 - 12:30 | Newport, Newport
A half-day Children in Wales course
The aim of this course is to raise awareness of cultural, ethnic and religious identities when considering child protection issues within asylum seeking, refugee and migrant families. It will also increase the understanding of particular safeguarding risks within families and communities and increase confidence in addressing safeguarding issues with families.
The course is aimed at anyone working with asylum seeking, refugee or migrant families. This includes Flying Start, Families First, anyone working in statutory, social care, health or education, community groups and refugee community organisations.

This course will include:
– Child protection through a cultural lens – Cultural perspectives on parenting in immigrant families arriving in Wales – Female Genital Mutilation, ‘Honour’ Violence, Forced Marriage, Abuse Linked to a Belief in Witchcraft – Promoting positive parenting in immigrant families
Book via the Children in Wales website.

Transgender Awareness
2014-02-13 09:30 - 12:30 | Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE
A Diverse Cymru half-day workshop
The aim of this workshop is to increase awareness of issues faced by Transgender people and reduce any fear or concerns when engaging with a person who is going through or has gone through transition to their correct gender.
Cost: £55 per person
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/transgender-awareness/

Understanding Hate Crime
2014-02-14 09:30 - 12:30 | Glamorgan Archives, Clos Parc Morgannwg, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AW, Glamorgan Archives, Clos Parc Morgannwg, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AW
A Diverse Cymru half-day course
This workshop will enable you to:
– Recognise hate crime – Know what to do if you suspect a hate crime has been committed – Identify strategies for dealing with it and improving reporting of attacks
Who should attend?
The workshop will be of interest to, for example, anyone who works within the justice system, community development, schools, colleges, advice workers, health, social care, equality organisations and anyone whose role may enable raising awareness of hate crime or dealing with victims of it.
Cost: £55 per person
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/understanding-hate-crime/

Briefing by the Welsh Language Commissioner on standards investigations
2014-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Cardiff, Cardiff
On 6 January 2014 the Welsh Government published standards in relation to the Welsh language. The Welsh Language Commissioner has now started a ‘standards investigation’ with the 22 county borough councils and county councils in Wales, the three Welsh National Park authorities and Welsh Government. A standards investigation is the statutory exercise where the Commissioner gathers evidence from organisations, the public and her advisory panel as to what standards organisations should comply with. It is expected that the Welsh Language Standards will be made law by November 2014. Find out more on the Welsh Language Commissioner’s website. The Welsh Language Commissioner invites you to a briefing session where she will explain the standards investigation process and publish the schedule for carrying out standards investigations with other organisations. This briefing session is presented by WCVA in co-operation with the Welsh Language Commissioner. The sessions will be conducted in Welsh, with simultaneous translation available. Reserve your place via the WCVA website.

Re-launch of the NIACE DC Cardiff Learning Festival group
2014-02-14 | Cardiff, Cardiff
You’re invited to the re-launch of the NIACE DC Cardiff Learning Festival group.
This group will now be managed in-house by the Campaigns staff at NIACE DC the hope is that it becomes a widely successful network within Cardiff.
The meeting will take place at our NIACE DC Office on Friday 14th February 2014 at 12pm. A buffet lunch will be provided.
NIACE DC
33 – 35 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9HB
Directions here – http://ow.ly/tdUpV

If you would like further information on NIACE DC and Learning Festival Groups, please follow these links –
http://www.niacedc.org.uk/about-us
http://ow.ly/tiA9k

Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible.

C3SC Training: Sports Leaders
2014-02-16 10:00 - 15:30 | Llanedeyrn High School, Roundwood, Cardiff CF23 9US, Llanedeyrn High School, Roundwood, Cardiff CF23 9US
Fully booked
This course is for anyone who wishes to develop their sport leadership skills. It is designed to develop generic leadership skills that can be applied to a variety of sports and/or recreational situations as well as contributing to the personal development of the learner.
The Level 1 Award in Sports Leadership is a practical qualification in which learners must demonstrate their ability to lead others in simple sport/activity.
NB: Learners will need to bring their own lunch, sports wear (including trainers) and any relevant equipment.
This course is subsidised – there will be no costs associated for delegates from not-for-profit organisations (this does not include statutory organisations for whom normal fees will apply).

Reducing Stress and Increasing Emotional Resilience
2014-02-17 09:30 - 16:15 | Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA, Lysaght Institute, Orb Drive off Corporation Road, Newport NP19 0RA
A Diverse Cymru one-day course
By the end the session participants will:
– Understand the basics of mindfulness – Experience a range of mindfulness practices – Understand the stress reaction cycle and its potential harmful effects – Identify common stress reaction patterns – Develop practical skills to cope more effectively with stressful situations
Cost: £85 per person
Find out more at http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/reducing-stress-increasing-emo/

Employment Planning Group Meeting
2014-02-17 | The Best Centre , Louduon Square, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW, The Best Centre , Louduon Square, Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5HW
You are invited to attend an employment planning group meeting with the Cardiff Police Basic Command Unit, in association with South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the Welsh Ambulances Service NHS Trust. The meeting will aim to raise awareness and encourage members of ethnic minority communities to consider future recruitment and volunteering opportunities within their respective organisations and to bring forth any agendas you would like to raise in the meeting.

FREE Making Every Contact Count Training
2014-02-17 10:00 - 12:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Fully booked
Would you like to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of your clients and service users?
This C3SC and VCVS training is aimed at equipping you with the knowledge and skills you will need to engage one-to-one with clients and service users and improve their health and well-being. It will include how to tackle difficult subjects like smoking cessation, sensible drinking, healthy eating and fitness.
The training, designed through multiagency working, is being offered to all staff and volunteers in the local health board, third sector and local authorities to create a culture of capitalising on the contacts we all have with our clients and service users.
“The emphasis is not about telling people how to live, but rather that their choices are at least informed.”
This 2-hour training course will provide an overview of brief intervention working and will enable you to provide the right information at the right time to help your service users improve their health and well-being.
The course is also being run in Barry on Wednesday 5 March.

C3SC Training: Child Protection
2014-02-17 10:00 - 15:30 | 2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff CF24 2SA, 2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff CF24 2SA
Fully booked
The aim of this course is to make students aware of child protection issues and to give them the ability to act on any concerns about the safety and welfare of children and young people.
The course is designed to inform those in the childcare, or social care sectors, of the signs of child abuse, what is regarded as abuse and, more importantly, what can be done to prevent it from happening.
This course is subsidised – there will be no costs associated for delegates from not-for-profit organisations (this does not include statutory organisations for whom normal fees will apply).
