C3SC - Cardiff Third Sector Council

An Overview of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill 2016
2015-07-06 09:30 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil
A one-day Children in Wales course
The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill 2016 is now at Stage 1 of the legislative process and will complement the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 (SSWBWA). This one day course will support participants to explore this new piece of legislation in an interactive way. The aim is for participants to understand both the process of its development and its key components.
The training is suitable for a range of professionals who have an interest in either the practice and/or policy implications of this proposed bill. Training methods will include direct teaching, group work, individual work and action planning.
Specifically this course will provide:

An overview of the Bill’s key components
An understanding of its impact upon practice and its relationship with the SSWBWA
An understanding of its impact upon a range of stakeholders such as Service Providers, Service Users and Social Care Workers (including the prosed changes to the regulation of social care)
Participants with an understanding of the legislative process so that they can monitor its legislative progress through the National Assembly for Wales over the coming months

Find out more and book your place via the Children in Wales website.

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium
2015-07-07 09:00 - 13:00 | g39, Oxford Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF24 3DT, g39, Oxford Street, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF24 3DT
The Romani Cultural & Arts Company is proud to announce the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium. The event, hosted by g39, will feature artists Daniel Baker and Shamus McPhee plus guests including Dr Ethel Brooks, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology at Rutgers University, US and a Tate-TrAIN Transnational Fellow at the University of the Arts London, Dr Colin Clark of The University of the West of Scotland and Nick Capaldi, Chief Executive of Arts Council of Wales. This varied range of speakers will engage the audience in conversation regarding the current state of GRT arts and their implications for wider society.
This unique event will take place in the context of the Gypsy Maker project; an exciting new RCAC venture that facilitates the development of innovative works by established and emerging GRT artists. The project aims to stimulate dialogue across communities about the ways in which art continues to inform our lives. For this inaugural presentation of the project the RCAC has commissioned exhibitions of new work by Daniel Baker, Romani Gypsy and Shamus Mc Phee, Scottish Traveller.
“The arts help us to express what’s distinctive and singular, but also what unites and binds us together. I look forward to exploring these and many other issues when we convene for the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium.” Nick Capaldi, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales
“We are very excited indeed to be working with the Romani Cultural & Arts Company. The Gypsy Maker Project makes a significant contribution to contemporary art discourse and its practice in the context of GRT communities. It’s an honour to be hosting such a high profile event at g39 and we are looking forward to a continuing partnership between the two organisations and their respective communities.” Chris Brown, co-director of the artist-led gallery g39.
The half-day symposium will be followed by a visit to Baker’s exhibition ‘Makeshifting: Structures of Mobility’ at Art Central, Barry. The private view of McPhee’s exhibition ‘Aspects of Gypsy Traveller Life’ will take place in the evening at The Riverfront, Newport.
RCAC anticipates great interest for this exciting event so please book your place early by writing to The Romani Cultural & Arts Company at: isaacblake@romaniarts.co.uk

Understanding How to Safeguard the Welfare of Children and Young People - Accredited Training Level 2
2015-07-07 09:30 - 16:00 | Neath, Neath
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 participants 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

COST:
Members £130*
Non members £155*
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.

C3SC training: How to Access Mental Health and Social Care Services
2015-07-07 10:00 - 13:00 | C3SC’s offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB, C3SC's offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB
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

Community Voices: Looking at the Impact of European Migration on Communities in Cardiff
2015-07-07 17:00 - 19:30 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action, VSAC Room, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, Wales Council for Voluntary Action, VSAC Room, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff
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 volunteering charity, Volunteering Matters, is teaming up with New Europeans, an association championing the rights of European citizens, to deliver Community Voices, a European Commission funded initiative that seeks to explore the impact of European migrants on communities across the UK. Community Voicescomprises a programme of six seminars in six local communities designed to examine the impact of European migrants on local services and develop a report on that impact, offering a space for discussion in the process. The seminar in Cardiff will be the fifth in the series.
Book online

FREE event

Free Meet A Mentor event
2015-07-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff, Cardiff City Hall, Cardiff
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 time at the event helping business owners’ deal with the day to day and longer term challenges of running a business.
Mentors will be able to put their skills and time to good use in a relaxed setting with new and growing businesses who need help and support.
The objectives of the event are to raise awareness about the benefits of mentoring and for businesses to meet the fantastic community of mentors interested in supporting them.
The event includes many activities designed to help mentors and businesses get to know each other, including an introduction session to set the scene, a spot of speed mentoring, and more chances to connect over lunch.
There are free places available both for those that are keen to volunteer as mentors and those looking for a mentor.
Sign up for free here: ioee.eventbrite.co.uk

Is Wales Fairer?
2015-07-08 10:00 - 15:30 | University of South Wales, Conference Centre, Treforest, University of South Wales, Conference Centre, Treforest
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 next steps in tackling the challenges
discuss how the challenges can help to identify the new strategic objectives of public bodies

To book, go online
Attendance at the conference is free.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the conference, please contact us on 029 2044 7710.

WCVA Volunteering conference 2015
2015-07-09 | Llanrwst, Llanrwst
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 contexts of volunteering and how to define it. There will be insightful speakers, including Martin Brown, DWP Director for Wales, on Volunteering for employability, and practical workshops including How to ‘sell’ volunteering and Writing volunteer-friendly policies.
Find out more and book your place via the WCVA website.

Delivering Better Services for People with a Learning Disability
2015-07-09 | Cardiff, Cardiff
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 develop your understanding of how people with learning disabilities have been, and continue to be, devalued by society and the impact this has.
Click here to see more information and to make an online booking.

Positive Ways of Changing Behaviour
2015-07-09 | Swansea, Swansea
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 behaviours of people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and how you can work in a positive way to help change these behaviours.
Find out more and book your place via the Learning Disability Wales website.

Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Workshop
2015-07-09 | Barry Memorial Hall, Barry Memorial Hall
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 have all the answers as the second tranche of public consultation on the codes, regulation and guidance is still out for consultation, this workshop will bring you up to date and give you the opportunity to raise any queries you may have about the impact of the Act on the work you do.
You can choose to attend either the morning or afternoon session. Places are limited, so please book your place as soon as possible.
Delegates will attend all workshops and each workshop will last no longer than 30 minutes.
The workshops are:

Community and Well-being outcomes, prevention and early intervention
Assessing and Meeting the needs of individuals
Either Care and Support Services for Adults, or Care and Support Services for Children
Working in Partnership

The event will be of interest to you if you are work in the Local Authority or University Health Board in the Vale of Glamorgan or are a Third Sector or independent provider of services.
Please book by Friday 3rd July by calling 01446 741706 or emailing ceri@valecvs.org.uk
Here’s an easy-to-read guide on The Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

Cardiff Volunteer Co-ordinators' Network (CVCN) event
2015-07-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Amgueddfa Cymru: The National Museum in Cathays, Amgueddfa Cymru: The National Museum in Cathays
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 aspects of an organisation, from governance to service delivery and monitoring outcomes. PQASSO can be used by all types of third sector organisations, including charities, social enterprises, community interest companies and community groups.
Members will be able to find out more about the standard and there will be a question and answer session from Heledd Kirkbride PQASSO for Wales Engagement Officer, NCVO.
Organisations will also be able to hear from Third Sector Officer, Alison Pritchard and find out more information on support available from C3SC.
The CVCN is a joint network run by VCS Cardiff and C3SC.
You can view the full agenda here.

Brain Development and Positive Parenting
2015-07-10 09:30 - 16:30 | Cardiff, Cardiff
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 research and theory underpinning the Five to Thrive approach to working with parents, and will explore how they can apply this in practice, developing skills in promoting positive parenting.
Find out more and book via the Children in Wales website.

Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity pop-up public engagement
2015-07-10 11:00 - 17:00 | On the street, Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff, On the street, Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff
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 will be the fourth of a series of pop-up one-day events taking place across the UK.
The Centre wants to let people know about the work they’re doing and why their research in Butetown and Cardiff. But they also want to hear people’s experiences and stories so please do go along to share yours.
@ethnicityUK

Working Together to Safeguard Children
2015-07-13
This is Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Local Safeguarding Children Board training aimed at those professionals who are likely to participate in Child Protection Conferences, Child Protection Core Groups or Strategy Meetings, or who support, advise or supervise staff who may become involved in the child protection process.
It is an expectation that participants will have undertaken introductory level safeguarding children training prior to coming on this course. The LSCB does not provide introductory level training. This should be provided by your organisation/agency.
Dates:13th July 2015 – Cardiff21st September 2015 – Cardiff
5 additional dates pending
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm

Course content:An update on relevant legislation, guidance, protocols and procedures; multi-agency working; appreciating own role and that of others; strategy meetings; child protection conferences and core groups; planning for children at risk of significant harm; the lessons from serious case reviews.
The course is not an introduction to safeguarding children and will not cover the legal framework for safeguarding children; the responsibilities of individuals and organisations; the signs of abuse; how to make a referral; or the response to referrals.
This training is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of trainers drawn from various agencies across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
To book:For the Vale course: Vale Training Centre Telephone: 01446 704713 Training Centre email: socialservicestraini@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
For Cardiff courses:Cardiff Training Centre Telephone: (029) 2078 8444 Training Centre email: csbooking@cardiff.gov.uk
1. Nominations will be allocated to course places on a first come first served basis against any agreed Agency allocations.
2. Confirmation/Joining Instructions should be received by email approx. 2 weeks prior to the course commencing (If you do not receive joining instructions or have any questions, please contact the administrator).
3. You will need your manager’s consent to book onto LSCB courses.
Delegates are reminded that they are expected to remain for the full course hours to receive a certificate of attendance.Please note that cancellation/non-attendance charges may apply to courses.

C3SC Training: Organising an Event
2015-07-13 09:30 - 15:00 | Powerhouse (Llanedeyrn Neighbourhood Learning Centre), Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9PN, Powerhouse (Llanedeyrn Neighbourhood Learning Centre), Roundwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 9PN
This FREE C3SC and Communities First East Cardiff, Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn (ECLP) training course is being delivered in partnership with Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Widening Access department.
By attending this course you will be able to:

Develop techniques for organising an event
Ensure compliance with public liability, insurance, and music licensing regulations
Understand the importance of manual handling, and health and safety techniques
Consider health and hygiene when organising an event

Book online

C3SC training: Sports Leadership
2015-07-14 09:45 - 15:45 | Rhiwbina Recreation Club, Lon-Y-Dail, Cardiff CF14 6EA, Rhiwbina Recreation Club, Lon-Y-Dail, Cardiff CF14 6EA
We regret that this training course has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Delivered in partnership with ULearn, the one-day accredited course in Sports Leadership provides the ideal starting point for learners aged 18 years and over who wish to develop their leadership skills, whilst under the direct supervision of their Tutor/Assessor or other suitably qualified adult. The course 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.
Sports Leadership is a practical qualification in which learners must demonstrate their ability to lead others in simple sport/activity.
The course covers:

Plan, lead and review a sport/activity
Developing leadership skills
Lead activities that promote a healthy lifestyle
Fair play in sport
The role of the official
Opportunities in sport and recreation

Price: £48 – includes certificate
Book online

Team Building for Fundraisers
2015-07-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru, 21 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru, 21 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HA
In order for any organisation to develop and grow, managers and individuals must learn how to build and operate within a team environment. Not always an easy task when dealing with people with different skill sets and varied personalities. There are a small number of common threads that are essential to ensure success and risk manage the process – these will be outlined and discussed during this Institute of Fundraising session.
Book online

Registration from 9.30am

South Wales Person Centred Planning Network meeting
2015-07-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Reach (Supported Living), Exchange House, High Street, Newport NP20 1AA, Reach (Supported Living), Exchange House, High Street, Newport NP20 1AA
People who use Person Centred Planning in their lives and those that work with people to support them using PCP have been getting together to share good practice and skills for many years.
The network meets regularly across South Wales to:

share good news about Person Centred Planning
demonstrate and practice Person Centred Planning
inspire others
check our values and quality
dispel myths about PCP
make connections with others
forge partnerships

Find out more via the Learning Disability Wales website.

Webinar: How service user experience can improve strategic direction and services
2015-07-15 11:00 - 12:15
The webinar will examine how understanding service users’ requirements can improve the way in which organisations plan their services.
The webinar will focus on:

Whether it matters what you call service users, be it customer, patient, citizen, or tenant.
The strategic benefits of improved use of experience and engagement.
The barriers to effective strategic use of engagement and experience and how do you overcome them
How to improve the strategic use of experience and engagement

Further information is available on the Wales Audit Office website.
Staff should register register with Go To Webinar for their place.

Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
2015-07-16 | Cardiff, Cardiff
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you understand recent changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and the need to demonstrate that care arrangements are lawful and correctly authorised.
Click here to see more information and to make an online booking.
This course will enable staff to continue to follow the original intentions of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the Human Rights Act: that people with diminished ability to make decisions should participate as fully as possible, be able to make important choices where able and that substituted decision making should be both person-centred and fully accountable.
Designed for:
Managers and staff in organisations running care homes and supported living schemes for people with a learning disability and autistic spectrum disorders, particularly staff responsible for:

making support arrangements and producing care plans
liaising with involved professionals and commissioners of services
producing agency policies

This course is also suitable for advocacy staff and others who a need to know about the changes to the law.

C3SC Training: Community Fundraising
2015-07-16 09:30 - 13:30 | C3SC’s offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB, C3SC's offices, Brunel House, 2 Fitzalan Road, Cardiff CF24 0EB
By attending this course you will be able to:

Create a plan for fundraising from their local community
Develop appropriate cases for support
Recruit, manage and support fundraising volunteers
Implement community fundraising activity
Ensure they comply with relevant legislation and best practice
Know where to go for further information, help and advice

Book online

Cardiff East Community Food Networking Event
2015-07-17 11:00 - 15:00 | Rumney Chapel, Brachdy Road, Cardiff CF3 3BG, Rumney Chapel, Brachdy Road, Cardiff CF3 3BG
Communities First East Cardiff, Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn (ECLP) is hosting the first Community Food Networking Event on Friday 17th July.
Find out more here.

Solution Focused Brief Therapy
2015-07-20 - 2015-07-21 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
This NewLink Wales course will provide a thorough induction to the principles and practices of solution focused brief therapy. The course is aimed at people working in care and support services. It will be tailored to match the needs of participants from a variety of different backgrounds including health, education, and social care and counselling.
It is suitable for anyone who would like to enhance their therapeutic toolkit and range of communication strategies. It is a practical course designed to get you working with the skills and over the two days there will be numerous exercises and plenty of time for reflection on your own caseloads. We will work at times within a peer supervision model, discussing your own cases and current experiences whilst applying the solution focused tools you are learning. SFBT techniques will help you structure conversations with service users in a positive and future focused way, helping to avoid ‘stalemate’ and problem talk. This course will help you when working 1:1, with families or groups providing a very useable framework to craft your responses in a solution focused way.
Voluntary Sector Workers – £125.00 Statutory Sector Workers – £135.00
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand the defining principles of Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Recognise how to sculpt Solution Focused responses and elitist Solution Focused responses in the service user
Further understand the challenges of getting the service user to think differently and to develop Solution Focused tools to facilitate this
Select Solution Focused assessment tools that can be used to increase motivation for change and development of the preferred future vision for the service user

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Social Enterprise
2015-07-21 10:00 - 12:00 | The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, The Wallich Centre, Cathedral Road, Cardiff
This is a new training course from the Institute of Fundraising.
Social Enterprise is a term bandied about by politicians of all hues. Social enterprises use business practices for social goals, but how does this work in practice?
Martin Price, who is Chair of Institute of Fundraising Cymru, has been working with and for Social Enterprises for more than twenty years in various roles. He is the author of “Social Enterprise: What it is and why it Matters”, which Social Enterprise Magazine described as “No chaos, no babble, no evasion: Martin Price puts it all in accessible order.”
– What is a Social Enterprise?
– How would you recognise one?
– Which ones do you deal with already?
– How does this help you with raising funds?
Martin is a Director of consultancy.coop LLP, a workers cooperative which provides services to Charities, Social Enterprises, Cooperatives and Voluntary Organisations, mostly in Wales. – www.consultancy.coop He is a Chartered Statistician who has worked for British Gas, the Prince’s Trust, Mencap, Business in the Community and The Prince of Wales.
Book online
Registration from 9.30am

The Welsh Government Budget - financial briefing for the third sector
2015-07-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Baltic House, Cardiff, Baltic House, Cardiff
Delivered by Matt Jenkins, Head of Budget Effectiveness, Welsh GovernmentThe Welsh Government will publish its Draft Budget proposals for 2016-17 in the autumn, which will be scrutinised by Committees and debated by Assembly Members, before being voted on in the National Assembly. The implications of these decisions will have far-reaching effects on third sector organisations who receive funding from any public body in Wales.
This free seminar will provide an overview of the Welsh Government budgetary cycle, demystify the budget process, and explore how and when you can get involved.
This is a free seminar for the third sector. It will cover:• The long term budget outlook• Key social, economic, environmental trends and their likely budget implications• UK and Wales budget cycles, including the impact of new tax and borrowing powers• The prospects for medium term budgeting• How to engage with the budget process

Make Your Own Garden Planter Box Workshop
2015-07-25 | The Abacus, 18-20 St David’s House, Wood Street, Cardiff, The Abacus, 18-20 St David's House, Wood Street, Cardiff
ProMo-Cymru, funded by Renew Wales, is organising an exciting Make Your Own Garden Planter Box workshop at the Abacus.
PLANTER BOX
Through this FREE workshop, participants will learn to make their very own garden planter boxes out of wooden pallets. They’d also be able to bring home some organic strawberry plants, herbs or flowers, along with the planter boxes they’ve made.
LARGER FURNITURE ITEMS
Those who are feeling more ambitious are welcome to attend in groups (family members, friends or colleagues) to on the same day to create larger items from pallets, such as tables or benches. Contact cindy@promo-cymru.org to book.
MATERIALS AND TOOLS
All the materials and tools will be provided and DIY skills are not compulsory because participants will be guided through the process.
Places are limited and registration is required. Book your ticket now through EventBrite.
TIME
1st session: 10:00am to 1:00pm Sold out 2nd session: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Refreshments will be provided.
COST
This is a free event, however donations towards the material costs are greatly appreciated.
This workshop is funded through the Renew Wales. This initiative aims to work with communities across Wales to create awareness on environmental issues and to motivate action on climate change.

suicideTALK half-day course
2015-07-28 09:30 - 12:30 | BAVO, 112 – 113 Commercial Street, Maesteg CF34 9DL, BAVO, 112 - 113 Commercial Street, Maesteg CF34 9DL
As a suicideTALK-informed session member, you will be better able to:• Understand how personal and community beliefs about suicide affect suicide stigma and safety;• Appreciate how the steps taught in safeTALK suicide alertness training can be used to help prevent suicide;• Choose among ways to help protect, preserve and promote life in a suicide-safer community.
Read more – including booking details

All Wales Basic Safeguarding residential training course
2015-07-29 - 2015-07-30 | Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ, Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth SY20 9AZ
This introductory course is a broad and generic exploration of safeguarding guidance and practice within Wales. This training opportunity not only focuses on the course outcomes, but offers participants additional tutor-led time to thoroughly consider the learning implications and how these can be put into practice within their own organisations. Case studies and scenarios will be geared to provide the most applicable learning for the participants and the organisations they represent. Learning outcomes By attending this course you will understand:

Your own role in relation to safeguarding adults and children and young people from harm, abuse and neglect
How individuals are protected from harm, abuse and neglect
How to recognise different types of harm, abuse and neglect

Accreditation will be awarded after successful completion of the course workbook. There will be time during the course to complete sections of the workbook with the guidance of experienced trainers and safeguarding specialists. The course will also give you the opportunity for networking and sharing with peers from volunteer-involving organisations. Who is this course for? This course will be of particular interest to organisations who involve volunteers in their work and in particular young volunteers. Duration: 2-day residential Fee: £245 for single occupancy room £195 each for twin occupancy room
Trainers: Suzanne Mollison, Mike Lewis, (WCVA third sector safeguarding service) and supported by David Heald (GwirVol). All Wales Basic Safeguarding is a joint development between Care Council for Wales (CCW) and WCVA to meet the needs of the third sector and social care sector in the widest sense.
Timetable for each day

Debate on the role of the Welsh language in the third sector
2015-08-04 14:00 - 15:00 | National Eisteddfod, Mathrafal Farm, Meifod, Powys SY22 6HT, National Eisteddfod, Mathrafal Farm, Meifod, Powys SY22 6HT
WCVA and PAVO Stand M44-M46 at the Eisteddfod maes
Join WCVA and PAVO for a debate on the role of the Welsh language in the third sector. The session will be chaired by the Welsh Language Commissioner, Meri Huws, and panel members include

Efa Gruffudd Jones (Urdd Gobaith Cymru and WCVA Board member)
Rhian Connick (NFWI)
Tegwen Morris (Merched y Wawr)
Nia Jones (Girlguiding Cymru)
Carl Cooper (PAVO)

Simultaneous translation and light refreshments will be available.
RSVP to eventsadmin@wcva.org.uk if you would like to attend.
