Training Opportunities

• Supporting voluntary organisations in the Big SocietyPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 7th September, 2010

  A discussion event looking at the resources, tools and learning opportunities available to voluntary organisations and exploring how communities might access them in the “Big Society” is being held in Walsall on Tuesday 28 September.
  Organised by RAWM, the event takes place at The Crossing at St. Pauls, in the heart of Walsall town centre, between [...]

• Taking a look at the commissioning landscapePublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 19th August, 2010

  National charity Children England are holding a free half-day session on the current commissioning landscape on Friday 3 September.
  The session is aimed at voluntary organisations delivering services for children, young people and families.  It’s an ideal opportunity to find out more about personalisation within children’s services and to share and learn from the experience of [...]

• Young People and Money: a FREE training opportunityPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 18th August, 2010

  Young People & Money is a FREE one-day training course for organisations who work with young people (16- 25 yrs) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
  Developed by the Financial Services Authority, in partnership with Citizens’ Advice and leading youth charity Fairbridge, the course gives those working in the youth services field a [...]

• Could Social Enterprise unlock your potential?Published in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 17th August, 2010

  A FREE event that could make a big difference to your organisation!
  Developing sustainable Social Enterprise with the voluntary sector
  16th September 2010, 9.30am – 4.30pm at  The Crossing at St. Pauls, Walsall .
  Eastside is running this practical and hands-on workshop event in conjunction with Walsall Voluntary Action and The Vine Trust.
  Eastside specialise in setting up and [...]

• Glass-House offers eco-housing study tour for community groupsPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 16th July, 2010

  The Glass-House Community Led Design is a national charity that works with community groups and regeneration professionals across the UK with the aim of promoting a wider understanding and practice of community led design.
  The team at Glass-House are offering a free one-day tour of inspiring eco-housing developments in the West Midlands on Thursday 5 August.   [...]

• Women Take PartPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 14th July, 2010

  A unique course aimed at women is looking for participants from the Walsall area.
  The Women Take Part course aims to get women involved in their community and to learn how to increase their level of influence over the decisions that affect their lives.  The course provides opportunities for people to be more active in communities [...]

• Maximise your funding from the ESFPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 12th July, 2010

  Following on from the recent European Social Fund Applying to Succeed conference, Wolverhampton Network Consortium have arranged a workshop on consortia building.  The purpose of the workshop is to maximise the ability of the local voluntary sector to access ESF funding.
  The session takes place at Walsall’s Forest Arts Centre on 20 July, between 9:30am and [...]

• New course explores living life as an enterprisePublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities on 7th July, 2010

  Do you know what you want to do in the future?  Want to find out what motivates you?  Want to make your ideas reality?  Then Life as an Enterprise could be the course for you!
  Walsall Centre For lndependent Living has joined forces with Breathing Space to deliver the Life as an Enterprise course, designed to [...]

• Bursaries to fund training in volunteer managementPublished in Featured, News, Training Opportunities on 10th May, 2010

  Capacitybuilders’ Volunteer Management Programme is offering a £1m bursary scheme to support volunteer management skills development. 
  Bursaries of up to £1950 are available to fully fund an approved skills development package; each one is aligned to the National Occupational Standards in Volunteer Management.
  There are three levels of access available based on individual experience and role. You [...]

• Make sure your IT and electrics are up to scratch!Published in Training Opportunities, WVA News on 19th March, 2010

  Ryecroft Coalpool Neighbourhood Resource Centre are running a free training course designed to help your organisation get the best from your IT and electrical equipment.
  The course consists of four, one-day seminars that will give you the knowledge to PAT test your own equipment and ensure that you get the best out of your IT.  Subjects to [...]

• Get clued up on TUPE transfersPublished in Featured, Local News, News, Training Opportunities, WVA News on 6th November, 2009

  Looking for practical guidance and advice on the law governing the transfer of staff and services? Regional Action West Midlands (RAWM) now have a handy guide to the TUPE requirements on their website, which can be accessed by following the link here.
  The guide has been written by members of the National HR Group for Substance Misuse [...]

• Personalisation and Transforming Adult Social CarePublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, Training Opportunities, WVA News on 9th June, 2009

  Please find below a very interesting article from our national body on Personalisation. This is a very useful reference guide and highlights links to key documents and notes as a one stop reference. There is clearly a lot for organisations to consider and a range of challenges and opportunities for groups.
  WVA are working with service [...]

• A guide for Voluntary and Community Organisations on surviving the recessionPublished in Featured, Fundraising, Local News, News, Training Opportunities, WVA News on 11th May, 2009

  Please find the guide at the following link:
  www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/recession
  and
  http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/recessionresources/index.asp?id=13256