The aim of this Diverse Cymru course is to provide an understanding of the main obligations of employers and service providers under the Equality Act 2010. This course is particularly relevant for employers and service providers from the public, private or voluntary sectors.Find out more and book your place on the Diverse Cymru website.
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The People and Work Unit can teach you to analyse them. The aim of the training session is to: - Code the questionnaire - Create an Excel database - Analyse the resultsOnly basic IT skills needed. Suitable for all organisations and refreshments will be supplied. Limited number of places available.Fee: £39
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Don't miss this opportunity to pick up a fantastic bargain - Jewellery, Scarves, Home Made Cakes, Chocolate, Beauty Treatments, Henna Painting, Raffle, Plants, Tea & Coffee.ALL WELCOME
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This will be one of the association's most high profile meetings for some time. The guest speaker will be Mr Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales. This will be your chance to listen to him describe his role in this new post, his Police and Crime Reduction Plan and also your opportunity... |
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5 events,Introduced in pathfinder areas from April 2013 and rolled out nationally from October 2013, universal credit (UC) will transform the current means-tested benefits and tax credit systems. This course will look in-depth at the detailed rules, including how entitlement is assessed and the claims and administration procedures. Recommended for those with existing knowledge of the...
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This Welsh Women's Aid course will assist officers working within the Domestic Abuse sector learn how to refer domestic abuse victims to the most relevant local services. This course will enable staff to: - Recognise and respond to the signs of domestic abuse. - Understand the barriers faced when 'asking the question' and managing response...
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This course looks at how to use your community for funding. Exploring such issues as running fundraising events, connecting with communities to increase funding, and issues surrounding the sustainability of such funding. Ideal for: New, small or medium organisations who wish to diversify their funding or increase their income.
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Listening is one of the most important skills you can have as a worker operating in the Domestic Abuse sector. How well you listen has a major impact on the support you offer victims of domestic abuse, sector professionals and your relationships with others. It also would have an impact on the effectiveness of your... |
1 event,'Alternatives to Violence Project' is holding this friendly weekend workshop to help you handle conflict better and build more positive relationships.Visit www.avpbritain.org.uk to find out more about Alternatives to Violence Project. |
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In association with Cardiff University and The Waterloo Foundation, and supported by Cardiff Food Council, Soil Association, Cynnal Cymru, Organic Centre Wales, Cardiff City Council, Public Health Wales, Welsh Local Government Association, Cardiff Riverside Market, Natural Resources Wales. Conference Chair: Peter Davies, Sustainable Development Commissioner for Wales Food has always been a defining characteristic of Wales, its...
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Provides a summary of the increasingly used reporting methods that looks at impact your organisation is having. Covering the basic of RBA, and how you can start using to measure your organisations performance, this course is perfect to meet the increasing demands from funders for RBA’s use.Ideal for: Any organisation that receives grant funding, or...
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Please note that this course has been postponed until further noticeContent: Looking at how best to consider how your project is doing against its commitments, this course will explore how best to measure your organisations performance.Ideal for: Organisation's looking to take on new projects, or enter tendered service provision. - “Positive learning experience and useful... |
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FREE Training Workshops for EmployersWant to make the most of the workforce Wales has to offer? Attract specialist skills and experience from a range of backgrounds?Refugees who come to Wales to seek safety from war and persecution are a diverse group of people with the right to work in the UK. Having worked in everything...
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An Institute of Fundraising course for fundraisers new to major donor work or wanting to know what to do next once they have done research on potential donors and ‘have some names’.£20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact |
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Please note that this course has been postponed and will be rescheduled soonContent: This essential course looks at how to create an effective strategy to target individual giving, including pay roll giving, fundraising, monthly donations and funding drives. This course provides advice around the legal aspects and charitable reporting requirements. Ideal for: Those organisations who... |
1 event,Aim:For participants to enhance the way they currently use social media to engage with service users and communities. Content: If you're already using social media to engage with communities and service users but would like to know how to improve your content and reach, get some top tips and new ideas, this session is for you! Learning... |
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3 events,A one-day Learning Disability Wales course to improve your confidence and skills when supporting people with learning disabilities with their personal relationshipsThis course will help you understand your role in supporting adults with their relationships and sexuality. You will learn how to better support people to lead happy and fulfilled lives within the context of... The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) is the professional membership body for fundraising in the UK. The IoF supports fundraisers through leadership, representation, standards-setting and education. It also champions and promotes fundraising as a career choice.WCVA is working closely with the IoF to make IoF Academy training and qualifications accessible to third sector organisations in Wales.Are...
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Content: An introduction to technology including PC’s tablets, smart phones and emerging new services such as cloud computing, and how they can integrate with your organisation to boost productivity. Ideal for: Those new to IT, or looking to make better use of their existing equipment.POSTPONED |
5 events,This Attachment Network Wales Conference will explore the interrelationship between attachment and children’s and young people’s rights and needs, and how these are reflected in the approaches of policy makers and practitioners. Keynote speakers will include academics and practitioners who will focus on attachment and children’s human rights.Participants will be able to choose from a number of... Does your organisation work around improving safety within communities in Cardiff? Are you a volunteer or paid worker managing, supporting or providing activities based around community safety? If you've answered 'yes' to any of the above, then membership of the Cardiff Safer Communities Network is for you.To find out more about the network or to register...
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In 2009, The Welsh Government introduced the jigsaw model of Universal Advocacy for children and young people in Wales. A pivotal part of this model was the introduction of the term ‘formal advocacy’ to refer to the way in which those working directly with children and young people can support them to get their voices...
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This Tai Pawb event is a great chance to learn from best practice and share information on how social housing can respond to the challenges posed by hate crime. With speakers from a wide range of sectors, this seminar will look at practical responses that can help both tackle hate crime and prevent hate crime... |
6 events,A one-day Children in Wales courseChildren and young people consistently say that they would like to be able to talk more with their parents about these issues. Parents also would like support and information to enable them to do this with comfort and confidence.The range of issues presented by parents can vary enormously, from responding... All Wales Residential Network EventThe All Wales Residential Participation Network 2013 will once again bring participation practitioners together from all over Wales to focus on good public engagement as an essential ingredient in the delivery of efficient and effective citizen-centred services.This year’s theme is "Digital by default? Using technology to engage effectively". The event will...
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This Welsh Women's Aid course will assist workers working within the domestic abuse sector to learn about how to best support victims of stalking within the new legislative framework.This course will include:the profile of the victim.the profile and typologies of the perpetrators.a summary of the new changes within the legislative framework.how to respond and support...
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You are invited to the Wales Third Sector Business Forum's first event of 2013. The event is an opportunity for topical subjects of interest to Charities, Social Enterprise and Not For Profit organisations to be discussed and debated.The event will entail a short presentation by a host from each of Barclays and Eversheds, after which...
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Details of this NewLink Wales course to follow.Voluntary Sector £50, Statutory Sector £60 |
6 events,Inaugural lecture on behalf of: Wales Observatory on Human Rights of Children and Young People in partnership with UNICEF UKFor directions and parking: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/open-days/directions/Everyone is welcome and admission is free.
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9am – 9.15am: Arrival, Registration with Refreshments9.15: Welcome to WEAAD 2013 in Cardiff – ‘Empowered Staff safeguard and protect vulnerable adults from abuse’9.30: AFTA-THOUGHT Training – Unique interactive workshops using drama and discussion to deliver high impact training for direct support staff in this sensitive area 11.00 - BreakUnique interactive workshops using drama and discussion to...
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A conference to identify, discuss and develop actions to challenge the effects of 21st Century welfare changes on women in WalesThe conference will be opened with a Ministerial address, and you’ll hear from expert speakers from: - The Fawcett Society - The Bevan Foundation - Wales Co-Op Centre - Shelter Cymru - WEN Wales -...
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A hundred years ago, Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition ship, the Terra Nova, returned to Cardiff. The expedition had ended tragically, with the death of Scott and four of his men, creating one of the great legends of adventure and heroism of the 20th Century.Waiting in Cardiff to meet the ship on 14th June 1913 was... |
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A hundred years ago, Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition ship, the Terra Nova, returned to Cardiff. The expedition had ended tragically, with the death of Scott and four of his men, creating one of the great legends of adventure and heroism of the 20th Century.Waiting in Cardiff to meet the ship on 14th June 1913 was... |
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2 events,Training course delivered by Diverse CymruYMHFA (Wales) is for everybody. It is particularly relevant for those who work with adolescents and may come into contact with young people at risk of experiencing mental distress.Only YMHFA Instructors can deliver this course. They have been specially selected, trained and approved. This ensures YMHFA Instructors have a certain level of...
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CSING aims to bring together a range of sectors, agencies and organisations providing services for carers and provide a forum for sharing information, promoting partnership working, sharing good practice and raising issues relating to services for carers and the cared for. |
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5 events,Shake that SoulA dance flashmob for all is taking place during Refugee Week
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This event is part of Refugee Week WalesThis session introduces learners to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Many learners are unfamiliar with the IPA and may overlook phonetic transcriptions provided by their dictionaries when they are learning new words. Through the session, learners are confronted with unfamiliar words and asked to attempt to say them...
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This event is part of Refugee Week WalesTo reserve your place, contact:Jake Westlake @ 07515 675656 Jake.Westlake@welshrefugeecouncil.org.ukDavid Taylor @ (029) 2038 2116 centrallibrary@cardiff.gov.uk
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Content: With a greater emphasis on tenders and bids than ever before, this popular course starts with an introduction to bid writing, and develops into a comprehensive guide to maximising your chances in drafting Lottery, grant or competitive funding bids. Early booking recommended.Ideal for: All agencies wishing to maximise their bid writing skills. |
5 events,A Learning Disability Wales course designed to explore practical and creative ways to better engage and communicate with young people. Course AimsThis course will help you give young people the opportunity to have their voices heard. The course will give you a range of tools, games and resources to use when planning services, consulting with or... A one-day Children in Wales courseThis course is relevant for managers and practitioners who wish to demonstrate that their intervention has made a difference. Budgets are tight and all organisations need to consider economy and efficiency, but it is important to keep focus on the effectiveness of services. This course will look at measuring the... This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge of substance misuse. It aims to bring a broad understanding about substance misuse and the impact that it has on individuals.Voluntary Sector £140, Statutory Sector £150
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This one-day conference is aimed at anyone involved with sight loss or supporting people with sight loss and a disability, across the public, voluntary and private sector. The conference will bring professionals together from all sectors who are working with blind and partially sighted people, with a focus this year on those who also have...
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Maximise your financial position by learning how trading can benefit your organisation. This course covers trading in a variety of forms, including running shops, cafes and training provisions. It covers the essential legal and governance issues that you need to be aware of. Ideal for: Any organisation looking to develop trading or retail services. |
3 events,The purpose of this workshop is to create a multi-agency action plan to address barriers to volunteering for ex-offenders in Cardiff, and to identify new pathway opportunities. The workshop is specifically for organisations working with and supporting ex-offenders and organisations who work with ex-offenders as part of their core activity.If you are interested in taking...
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Care and Repair Cardiff and the Vale and Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale invite you to a Falls Awareness Event, organised in liaison with Vale Centre for Voluntary Services (VCVS) and Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC).This event, in Falls Awareness Week, aims to increase awareness about falls prevention, highlight a range of voluntary and... |
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South Wales Police is holding an open day in Plasnewydd on Saturday 22 June.Including:- Circus skills- Graffiti artists- Face painting- Bouncy castle- Food and drinks- Police dogs and horses- Fire engine- Stalls
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Activities · Dancing · Live music playing · Story telling· Craft workshop· Singing · ... and much more |
1 event,Everyone’s Future will celebrating the first year of its Big Lottery Funding at the Wales Millennium Centre on 23rd June 2013.Everyone’s Future is a partnership project between Age Concern Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan and Vibe Experience, which aims to raise awareness of Age Discrimination and challenge negative stereotypes of older and younger people.... |
2 events,Topics covered on this Child Poverty Action Group course include: - the aims of universal credit; - when and how it will be introduced; - which benefits it will replace and which will remain; - who will be able to claim it; - how it will be calculated; - claims, payments and appeals; - conditionality...
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The event is organised by the RCAC, with the support of the Open Society Institute’s Early Childhood Programme, Roma ‘Kopaçi’ projects.The National Symposium is a development of the annual Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month Workshop, inaugurated by Dr Adrian Marsh in 2010, that encourages members from Local Authority, Central Government and GRT communities to... |
8 events,A one-day Children in Wales courseThe teenage years can present the greatest challenges for parents and family members. Understanding the challenge young people themselves are facing provides both parents and professionals with the tools they need to allow teenagers to develop, whilst at the same time still keeping them safe from the worst excesses of... The Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs invites you to its 5th annual lecture.Lecture to be delivered by Professor Keith Humphreys PhD, Stanford University, USA, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and Career Research Scientist in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.The event is chaired by Nia Roberts on the invitatino... This full day Child Poverty Action Group course for advisers examines the replacement of disability living allowance (DLA) for adults by a new ‘personal independence payment’ (PIP) from April 2013.The course covers: - who can claim PIP - the structure of the benefit - the assessment criteria and process - claims, awards and appeals -... The film screening of the Miracle Worker for Deafblind Awareness Week is taking place on 25th June. The screening will feature live audio description by the former BBC weatherman, Elfed Dafis and will be subtitled.Tickets are selling quickly, so it would be advisable to book as soon as possible. They are available here:http://www.chapter.org/miracle-worker-special-screening-deafblind-awareness-weekIf you’re not...
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The conference is about transition for 14-19 year olds with a learning disability, severe and complex needs or autistic spectrum disorder. More information can be found in the attachments and at www.realopportunities.org.uk About Real OpportunitiesThe Real Opportunities Project is a £15,431,057 initiative that aims to support 14-19 year olds with Severe and Complex Needs, a Learning...
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Unfortunately this training course has been postponed. A new date will be announced.This session explores the requirements of running a successful committee, such as a Board of Trustees. It covers setting up the committee, the roles of chair, treasurer and secretary. This group helps ensure you have safer governance in running your Board.Ideal for: new...
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A WCVA seminar delivered by Hugh James SolicitorsWhether an organisation is incorporated or unincorporated, the trustees are ultimately responsible for general control and management of administration. This includes the employment of any staff that the organisation may take on, so it is important that trustees are aware of their responsibilities when hiring. Responsibilities when employing staff... |
4 events,A one-day Learning Disability Wales course to help you facilitate meetings that are inclusive, positive and productive.Designed for anyone who plays a role in leading, chairing or attending meetings, the course will provide you with techniques and practical ways of:• developing a clear purpose and outcomes for each meeting• ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard... Community Justice Cymru would like to invite you to the above FREE conference run in partnership with Clinks, Safer Wales, Wales Council for Voluntary Action and Welsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice. Community Justice Cymru is a third sector network, originally established in 2000, with the aim of enabling organisations which work in the... A two-day course Children in Wales courseDelegates 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... This one-day conference hosted by Media Academy Cardiff, with support from the Home Office, seeks to explore the issues around the sexual exploitation of young girls in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.Chaired by Maria Battle (Chair, Cardiff and Vale University Health board), and opened by Lesley Griffiths, Minister Local Government and Government Business, the... |
3 events,Confirmed speakers and organisations for this year's conference include:John Bird MBEIn September 1991 John Bird launched The Big Issue with Gordon Roddick and in November 1995 he launched The Big Issue Foundation to further aid the homeless. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the company and the Board of Trustees for the...
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Content: Many funders now expect charities to report on the real differences they are making for the funding they receive. This course outcomes, what they are, how you can record them, and how to ensure your agency is making a real difference to them. Ideal for: Organisations of any size looking to increase their understanding... |
5 events,Aim - To develop an understanding of asylum and refugee issues; - To better enable providers to deliver services which meet the needs of refugees and asylum seekers Learning ObjectivesBy the end of the session you will be able to understand: - Understand what is meant by types of leave, that is, Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave... A NewLink Wales training course accredited by Agored Cymru.Free training offered to practitioners working within Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
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This year’s annual Co-operative Cymru/Wales Conference - in association with the Institute of Welsh Affairs - will explore the benefits that co-operative principles and practice can bring to the Welsh education system. Co-operative learning is a distinctive teaching strategy that is increasingly used in schools and colleges around the world. It is based on the...
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This is a free training course from Connecting Learners. - 23% of adults in Wales experience problems with literacy - Dyslexia affects 1 in 10 people - 53% of adults in Wales experience problems in numeracyThis workshop will investigate how we can introduce simple processes in the workplace and also source funding to support this.For...
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The network is facilitated by Cardiff Third Sector Council in order to provide a forum for third sector advice providers to work in partnership with Cardiff Council, one of the largest funders for advice work in Cardiff. If you're interested in joining the network or would like to attend the event, please contact Kevin (his... |
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