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Target Group Children’s Services staff, residential support, family support, contact services and foster carers. This course is appropriate for the needs of people working with all ages of children. Please note that for some people this training is required by National Minimum Standards and needs to be repeated every three years. *This is a 2 day course*...

A One Day Course Young Carers and young Adult Carers are a group of young people who are often overlooked and forgotten about by services.  With the implementation of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 and its emphasis on Assessment for Support for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers, they are now in a...

How to adopt a structured approach to fundraising. This course will help organisations understand the importance and benefits of adopting a structured approach to fundraising in order to develop a sustainable income base. It will also provide organisations with practical resources to explore the range of funding options available to them. By the end of...

A one day course Understanding cultural differences is an important component in effective working with families and children. Practitioners and managers can be reluctant to address child welfare concerns because they fear being accused of racism, intolerance or prejudice. Getting the balance right between cultural sensitivity and making Westernised judgements on child welfare is difficult....

Attracting volunteers can be a challenge. Attracting a broad diversity of volunteers can be an even greater challenge. The course will help you to plan recruitment and to think about materials and approaches that will reach the volunteers you want. It looks at different steps in the recruitment process, including ‘vetting’, interviewing, and matching volunteers...

SPACES ARE FREE AND FULLY FUNDED Summary: In this half day session we explore and develop an understanding of how you incorporate Time Credits in to your support planning and work in a more asset based way that creates co-produced, supportive environments for your client group. We will cover: Needs of clients and service mapping Asset...

A one-day course A one day 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...

Lunch is provided SPACES ARE FREE AND FULLY FUNDED FOR CARDIFF AND VALE WORKERS Summary: This course specifically looks at the risks, harms and dangers associated with alcohol consumption for older people. The main aim of the course will be to allow participants to explore the holistic approach of harm reduction, and explore every aspect...

Is your website working for your organisation, or could your digital strategy use a re-think? Do you know what your site’s visitors are after – and how to provide it? Are your pages appearing high in Google search results, and are you using social media effectively to send traffic to your site? This one-day WCVA...