Learning and Training Opportunities
Looking for Training Courses:
If there are topics that you would like VAK to provide a course on, please contact Maria Van de Vorst on 01672 564140.
Wiltshire Advice Partnership Training Programme
Participation Works Training Programme
Have you seen the Voluntary Action Kennet & Develops Training and Events Programme for April - July?
If not click here to go to the DEVELOP website.
All their courses are short courses, usually just one day, designed to give you the skills you need to effectively run your organisation. Each course is priced differently for members and non-members, so if you're not sure whether you're a member please email beth@developecs.org.uk to find out.
Stop Press! Due to overwhelming public demand, we have added the following courses, Management of Volunteers 2nd & 3rd June, Level 2 Award in Food Safety 8th June, Level 2 Award in Emergency First Aid at Work 9th June, Full Cost Recovery 10th June, Outcome Focussed 17th June, Manual Handling 23rd & 24th June and First Aid for Child Carers (2 Day) 6th & 7th July for further details on locations, availability and booking, please visit their website www.developecs.org.uk
or telephone them on 01249 654089.
Are you looking for ways to help and support staff and volunteers in your organisation?
The Learning Curve offers the ladder4learning project with impartial, pratical advice and information tailored specifically for the Voluntary and Community Sector. Click here for more information and contact details.
back to topLearning Curve - Management Development Programme
Are you a new or aspiring Manager?
If so, we may be able to help.We are developing a programme which will support those who want to learn about management and also support those who are already managing and want to do an NVQ.email: enquiries@learningcurve.org.uk.
Wiltshire Advice Partnership Training Programme
First two training courses:
1. Prevention of Homelessness for Vulnerable People on Thursday 20 th May at St James Church Hall, Trowbridge from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
The course will be delivered by Shelter and is targeted at advisers who already have a basic knowledge of housing and homelessness legislation. Delegates will spend a day looking at the prevention of homelessness for vulnerable tenants covering:
- Entitlement to community care and mental health services (i.e. services above and beyond those provided by supporting people)
- The range of "grounds" for possession that their clients may be subject to and a basic understanding of security of tenure, the possession process and potential outcomes in court backed up by relevant case law
- The Rent Arrears pre-action protocol and the practices that should be followed by social landlords (with a particular emphasis on vulnerable tenants)
- The Disability Discrimination Act and the potential defences that this can generate against possession
- How all the above can be used to help sustain tenancies and prevent homelessness
2. Introduction to Welfare Benefits – Understanding the Jigsaw on Thursday 17 th June at Salisbury Methodist Church, Salisbury from 9.30am to 4pm.
The course will provide an overview of the welfare benefits system working operating in the UK and is intended for people working in the community with clients or service users who are claiming or may need to claim welfare benefits. No prior welfare benefits knowledge is required. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the different qualifying rules for means- tested, non means-tested and contributory benefits
- Understand how benefits relate to each other
- Understand the concept of means testing
- Be aware of the appeal procedures and time limits
- Be aware of the rules for applying for grants and loans from the Social Fund
They are anticipating that these courses will be oversubscribed so, if you or your staff are interested in attending, please contact them as soon as possible. For more details and booking form contact: Bryony Brown, WAP Training Officer c/o Salisbury CAB, 18 College Street, Salisbury SP1 3AL. Tel: 07553 167996. Email: bryonybrown@cabwiltshire.org.uk
How can you maximise your learning at work
L - Listen - ideas and advice are all around us. Sometimes we are too busy giving advice and sharing with other people to listen to what other people have to say to us
E - Evaluate - not all advice is good advice! Decide what makes sense for you and then...
A - Apply! Learning without application is useless. Give the things you learn a chance to make a difference by putting them into practice
R - Reinforce - once you have learnt something, review it, revise it, rehearse it - anything and everything you do to reinforce your learning will be time well spent
N - NOW! There really is no time like the present to decide what you are going to do to build on the learning you have already done and commit to promoting a love of learning in the people around you.
Volunteering England have a series of training opportunities to raise the standard of volunteer management. To find out more contact www.volunteering.org.uk or ring 0845 6979.
Participation Works online gateway for children and young people's participation. This is your hub for information, resources, news and networking on the involvement of young people in dialogue, decision making and influence across a wide range of settings. You can find their latest Training Programme for 2010-11 on their website: www.participationworks.org.uk/events-training
