Help for organisations > Training opportunities
Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)
DLF offers courses aimed at professional healthcare providers and carers, as well as informal carers and others who wish to learn more about interactions with disabled and older people. They has added three new courses to their training programme: Manual Handling for Newly Qualified Therapists; Elderly Falls - Management and Solutions; Handling Children in the School Environment. For more details of all the courses DLF provides visit www.dlf.org.uk, phone the DLF Training Co-ordinator on 020 7432 8010 or email louise.evans@dlf.org.uk
Safeguarding Adults - Free basic awareness training for voluntary organisations added 27.4.09
West Sussex County Council are offering basic awareness training on safeguarding adults. If you are interested contact: Pat Pocock on 01903 839918, email: pat.pocock@westsussex.gov.uk, or Judith Rumke, Tel: 01243 756723, email Judith.rumke@westsussex.gov.uk
Ladder4Learning added 27.4.09
ladder4learning promotes 'learning' for people and organisations in the community and voluntary sector in South West England and Hampshire. For details visit www.ladder4learning.org.uk/
Crawley CVS, East Grinstead CVS, Horsham CVS and Mid Sussex South CVS training courses added 6.4.09
All courses are subsidised by funding from the Big Lottery through the Working Together Project (WTP), SCIP and the Learning4Counties project. Courses are open to volunteers, paid workers, management committee members and people active in their community from community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. They offer many courses, including IT, fundraising, and administration. Download a brochure from www.midsussexsouthcvs.ik.com
Chichester CVS and CVS Arunwide training courses added 6.4.09
Free courses available for community groups and voluntary organisations covering IT, health & safety, administration and much else. For details phone 01243 528615 or email admin@chichester-cvs.org.uk
Charities Evaluation Services (CES) training added 17.3.09
Provides training for the voluntary and community sector on monitoring and evaluation and quality systems. For details visit www.ces-vol.org.uk
Training and development for the voluntary sector added 26.1.09
West Sussex County Council provide many courses for the voluntary sector, including Lone working and personal safety, Dementia awareness, Child protection, and much else. For details of these and other courses email trainingand development@westsussex.gov.uk
Free Leadership and Management training for the care sector added 26.1.09
Team leading and management qualifications from Chichester College for supervisors or team leaders working in the care sector wishing to continue personal development, obtain an NVQ for their job role, or improve existing skills and knowledge. Must be over 19 years of age and work at least 8 hours a week; employers should either be small (10 staff or less) or large (over 250 employees). Training is offered in partnership with Care Training Consortium. For more details speak to your employer or phone Helen, Tessa or Mike on 01243 786321, ext. 2125.
Guild Care, Worthing, Training
Provides a range of training for organisations where individuals or a few staff are seeking professional or specialist development in a particular subject area. Courses cover: manual handling, training for care workers, safe catering, health and safety, first aid, manager/supervisor development, and NVQ training. For more details contact Anne Honiball, Guild Care, Methold House, North Street, Worthing, Tel: 01903 528600, email anne.honiball@guildcare.org or visit www.guildcare.org
SKILD - Skills and Knowledge for Local Development training
SKILD training is for people who give hands-on support to third sector groups. SKILD is a project of NAVCA and is for people working in any kind of infrastructure organisation. For more information or a list of training courses visit www.skild.org.uk
Directory of Social Change training for the voluntary sector
The DSC has one day courses and half day workshops for the voluntary sector covering funding, management, skills and the law. For more information phone 08450 77 77 07 or visit www.dsc.org.uk
Action Learning in Brighton added 13.6.08
Action learning is a group learning technique that helps make sense of current work-related issues which may be hard to address. For more details contact Nora Mzaoui on 01273 234014 or email nora.mzaoui@thescarmantrust.org
Mentoring and Befriending Foundation Training added 22.8.08
The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) provides guidance and support to organisations and practitioners involved in mentoring and befriending. As the national strategic body, MBF also works to influence policy and practice in the sector and across government. MBF provides training for mentoring and befriending practitioners. The brochure can be downloaded from www.mandbf.org.uk
RNIB Short Course Programme added 30.6.08
RNIB run short courses to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding of rehabilitation, health and social care professionals working with people who are blind or partially sighted, including those with additional disabilities of health conditions. Visit www.rnib.org.uk/healthsocialcaretraining to access courses in London.
St John Ambulance - Training for the Workplace added 9.6.08
Provides training for organisations at numerous locations on First Aid and Health and Safety. For more details visit www.sja.org.uk or phone the Sussex office on 01273 371510
Age Concern Training
Provides a range of training for organisations where individuals or a few staff are seeking professional or specialist development in a particular subject area. Courses cover: Care and wellbeing; Rights and responsibilities. For more details visit www.ageconcern.org.uk/training
Free ICT Support/Training added 7.3.08
An opportunity to access free ICT training via the Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP) and the government’s ‘Netgain’ scheme (www.net-gain.org.uk ). Groups that request training before Easter will get a subsidy. The project is particularly aimed at smaller groups. Once a number of Worthing-based groups are registered SCIP will arrange a half day introductory workshop to provide each group with a chance to review their IT needs and prepare a simple IT action plan. Once groups have been on the workshop SCIP gets their subsidy. SCIP are then committed to providing six hours of support to each group. These hours can be used ‘one-to-one’ on any of their services, or they could be pooled and turned into group workshops (e.g. on using excel, databases etc). For example, if 6 groups sign up there would be a budget of 36 hours between them -this would translate into 9 three-hour workshops (SCIP ‘charge’ 4 hours to deliver a 3-hour workshop). Signing up will commit groups to attending the introductory workshop (to allow SCIP to draw down the monies). Beyond that meeting the balance of ‘one-to-one’ or ‘pooled’ (training workshop) hours could be collectively discussed (e.g. suggest split of 2/4 hours respectively?). Application forms available from: Mark Walker, SCIP, Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, Tel: 01273 234049, Email: mark.walker@scip.org.uk
Volunteer Solutions added 7.3.08
Training packs for the voluntary sector. Each pack is a timed 2-3 hour training session and cover recruiting, motivating, retaining, supporting and supervising volunteers; introduction to working with the organisation; working safely; working in groups; exits and endings; dealing with difficult behaviour; and confidentiality. For more details contact Volunteer Solutions, 19 Marling Way, Gravesend, Kent DA12 4DW, Tel: 01474 358281, email: sales@volunteersolutions.org.uk; www.volunteersolutions.org.uk
Southdown Housing Association - Learning Disability training added 29.2.08
Southdown Housing Association offer a number of learning disability courses for staff working in residential care, day centres and supported living services, supported housing, community support, college staff and Personal Assistants. For more details phone the Training Department on 01273 898729.
On Your Marks Project - free training for volunteers in sport and leisure added 29.1.08
Volunteers over the age of 18 will receive free training and paid travel costs, plus any appropriate support that may be identified. Advice will be given to help place volunteers in the sport sector. Training is delivered locally and students undertake three courses: Level 2 First Aid Sports Injuries; Level 2 Health and Safety; Child Protection. Optional courses may include basic IT, basic languages, equality and diversity, and customer relations. Skills for Life Assessment is mandatory. For more information contact Roz Buchan on 01323 637244 or email roz.buchan@sussexdowns.ac.uk
Child Poverty Action Group Training added 28.1.08
Training programme available to download at: www.cpag.org.uk. Courses and seminars are held in London and cover topics ranging from welfare rights and benefits to campaigning and training skills.
Free training on the new Commissioning Process added 7.1.08
Free training is available from VCE Engage to voluntary and community sector organisations on the new commissioning process. The course will enable you to enter the new commissioning process with confidence, equipped with the tools to understand what commissioners want and how to deliver it. Training will be held between February and March. To find out more or book a place log on to www.vcsengage.org.uk
Free training for BME and faith organisations in the Every Child Matters agenda added 7.1.08
Free training is available from VCE Engage to support the engagement of BME and faith organisations in the Every Child Matters agenda. This course will help people working within a BME or faith organisation to understand how the ECM agenda impacts on services and will develop capacity to engage in all aspects of children's trusts arrangement. Courses will run in January. To find out more or book a place log on to www.vcsengage.org.uk
A-Z Education Training
Courses available to help with a wide range of social caring issues. Courses include: the protection of vulnerable adults, bereavement and loss, boundaries and good practice, challenging behaviour, attachment theory, assertiveness, Autism and Aspergers, safer caring, men in foster care, training the trainers, child protection, psychology, dementia, elder abuse, key working, learning disability awareness, listening skills, makaton and many more.
Offers tailor made in-house courses nationwide and a variety of open courses in East Sussex and occasionally West Sussex. Also offers consultancy, team building, induction programmes for your organisation, core training in many subjects, and aids in the review of practice and policy. For more information contact Jeff Leeks, Blackdown Lodge, Blackdown Lane, Punnetts Town, East Sussex TN21 9JD, Tel/Fax: 01435 830411, email: a.zoffice@btinternet.com
Really Creative Training
In-house training for voluntary and statutory organisations. Workshops are tailored to meed specific needs of the organisation and staff. Costs are variable according to training budget. To find out more log on to www.reallycreative.com or email enquiries@reallycreative.com
West Sussex Learning Champions Project
A workplace training programme aimed at businesses with up to 250 employees in West Sussex. Employers who become 'Learning Champions' have the opportunity to access free training for themselves and their staff on many topics including; first aid; health and safety; manual handling; data protection; Disability Discrimination Act; web design; management techniques; time and stress management; work/life balance; and report writing. For further details of the project contact Maggie Nairn at the West Sussex Learning Partnership, County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RF
Phone: 01243 382454
Email: maggie.nairn@westsussex.gov.uk
Sussex Enterprise
Supports organisations throughout Sussex with regard to personal development, training opportunities, the law and technology, and finding funding sources.
Greenacre Court, Station Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9DS
Phone: 0845 036 0144
www.sussexenterprise.co.uk
Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Provide a range of services including:
Training Needs Analysis; NVQ's; Modern Apprenticeships; Bespoke Training and Development Programmes; Information Technology Applications; Learndirect Courses (online learning); Health & Safety, Food Hygiene; Recruitment; Soft Skills
First Floor, Mitre House, 149 Western Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2DD
01273 739028
Email: david.chaloner@brighton.rewards-trc.co.uk
www.rewards-trc.co.uk
Trainers and Consultants Direct
Internet based service for voluntary and community organisations who wish to contract a trainer, consultant, temporary or project manager or non-managerial supervisor. Advice and guidance is given on appointing a consultant. The website includes details of consultants with information such as their specialist areas of work, services offered and fees charged. NAVCA, Arundel Court, 177 Arundel Street, Sheffield S1 2NU. Phone: 0114 278 6636, Fax: 0114 278 7004. Email: tcd@navca.org.uk Website: www.trainersandconsultantsdirect.org.uk
Training opportunities
The following services offer a variety of training or coaching opportunities for employers or their employees.Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)
DLF offers courses aimed at professional healthcare providers and carers, as well as informal carers and others who wish to learn more about interactions with disabled and older people. They has added three new courses to their training programme: Manual Handling for Newly Qualified Therapists; Elderly Falls - Management and Solutions; Handling Children in the School Environment. For more details of all the courses DLF provides visit www.dlf.org.uk, phone the DLF Training Co-ordinator on 020 7432 8010 or email louise.evans@dlf.org.uk
Safeguarding Adults - Free basic awareness training for voluntary organisations added 27.4.09
West Sussex County Council are offering basic awareness training on safeguarding adults. If you are interested contact: Pat Pocock on 01903 839918, email: pat.pocock@westsussex.gov.uk, or Judith Rumke, Tel: 01243 756723, email Judith.rumke@westsussex.gov.uk
Ladder4Learning added 27.4.09
ladder4learning promotes 'learning' for people and organisations in the community and voluntary sector in South West England and Hampshire. For details visit www.ladder4learning.org.uk/
Crawley CVS, East Grinstead CVS, Horsham CVS and Mid Sussex South CVS training courses added 6.4.09
All courses are subsidised by funding from the Big Lottery through the Working Together Project (WTP), SCIP and the Learning4Counties project. Courses are open to volunteers, paid workers, management committee members and people active in their community from community groups, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. They offer many courses, including IT, fundraising, and administration. Download a brochure from www.midsussexsouthcvs.ik.com
Chichester CVS and CVS Arunwide training courses added 6.4.09
Free courses available for community groups and voluntary organisations covering IT, health & safety, administration and much else. For details phone 01243 528615 or email admin@chichester-cvs.org.uk
Charities Evaluation Services (CES) training added 17.3.09
Provides training for the voluntary and community sector on monitoring and evaluation and quality systems. For details visit www.ces-vol.org.uk
Training and development for the voluntary sector added 26.1.09
West Sussex County Council provide many courses for the voluntary sector, including Lone working and personal safety, Dementia awareness, Child protection, and much else. For details of these and other courses email trainingand development@westsussex.gov.uk
Free Leadership and Management training for the care sector added 26.1.09
Team leading and management qualifications from Chichester College for supervisors or team leaders working in the care sector wishing to continue personal development, obtain an NVQ for their job role, or improve existing skills and knowledge. Must be over 19 years of age and work at least 8 hours a week; employers should either be small (10 staff or less) or large (over 250 employees). Training is offered in partnership with Care Training Consortium. For more details speak to your employer or phone Helen, Tessa or Mike on 01243 786321, ext. 2125.
Guild Care, Worthing, Training
Provides a range of training for organisations where individuals or a few staff are seeking professional or specialist development in a particular subject area. Courses cover: manual handling, training for care workers, safe catering, health and safety, first aid, manager/supervisor development, and NVQ training. For more details contact Anne Honiball, Guild Care, Methold House, North Street, Worthing, Tel: 01903 528600, email anne.honiball@guildcare.org or visit www.guildcare.org
SKILD - Skills and Knowledge for Local Development training
SKILD training is for people who give hands-on support to third sector groups. SKILD is a project of NAVCA and is for people working in any kind of infrastructure organisation. For more information or a list of training courses visit www.skild.org.uk
Directory of Social Change training for the voluntary sector
The DSC has one day courses and half day workshops for the voluntary sector covering funding, management, skills and the law. For more information phone 08450 77 77 07 or visit www.dsc.org.uk
Action Learning in Brighton added 13.6.08
Action learning is a group learning technique that helps make sense of current work-related issues which may be hard to address. For more details contact Nora Mzaoui on 01273 234014 or email nora.mzaoui@thescarmantrust.org
Mentoring and Befriending Foundation Training added 22.8.08
The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) provides guidance and support to organisations and practitioners involved in mentoring and befriending. As the national strategic body, MBF also works to influence policy and practice in the sector and across government. MBF provides training for mentoring and befriending practitioners. The brochure can be downloaded from www.mandbf.org.uk
RNIB Short Course Programme added 30.6.08
RNIB run short courses to develop the knowledge, skills and understanding of rehabilitation, health and social care professionals working with people who are blind or partially sighted, including those with additional disabilities of health conditions. Visit www.rnib.org.uk/healthsocialcaretraining to access courses in London.
St John Ambulance - Training for the Workplace added 9.6.08
Provides training for organisations at numerous locations on First Aid and Health and Safety. For more details visit www.sja.org.uk or phone the Sussex office on 01273 371510
Age Concern Training
Provides a range of training for organisations where individuals or a few staff are seeking professional or specialist development in a particular subject area. Courses cover: Care and wellbeing; Rights and responsibilities. For more details visit www.ageconcern.org.uk/training
Free ICT Support/Training added 7.3.08
An opportunity to access free ICT training via the Sussex Community Internet Project (SCIP) and the government’s ‘Netgain’ scheme (www.net-gain.org.uk ). Groups that request training before Easter will get a subsidy. The project is particularly aimed at smaller groups. Once a number of Worthing-based groups are registered SCIP will arrange a half day introductory workshop to provide each group with a chance to review their IT needs and prepare a simple IT action plan. Once groups have been on the workshop SCIP gets their subsidy. SCIP are then committed to providing six hours of support to each group. These hours can be used ‘one-to-one’ on any of their services, or they could be pooled and turned into group workshops (e.g. on using excel, databases etc). For example, if 6 groups sign up there would be a budget of 36 hours between them -this would translate into 9 three-hour workshops (SCIP ‘charge’ 4 hours to deliver a 3-hour workshop). Signing up will commit groups to attending the introductory workshop (to allow SCIP to draw down the monies). Beyond that meeting the balance of ‘one-to-one’ or ‘pooled’ (training workshop) hours could be collectively discussed (e.g. suggest split of 2/4 hours respectively?). Application forms available from: Mark Walker, SCIP, Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, Tel: 01273 234049, Email: mark.walker@scip.org.uk
Volunteer Solutions added 7.3.08
Training packs for the voluntary sector. Each pack is a timed 2-3 hour training session and cover recruiting, motivating, retaining, supporting and supervising volunteers; introduction to working with the organisation; working safely; working in groups; exits and endings; dealing with difficult behaviour; and confidentiality. For more details contact Volunteer Solutions, 19 Marling Way, Gravesend, Kent DA12 4DW, Tel: 01474 358281, email: sales@volunteersolutions.org.uk; www.volunteersolutions.org.uk
Southdown Housing Association - Learning Disability training added 29.2.08
Southdown Housing Association offer a number of learning disability courses for staff working in residential care, day centres and supported living services, supported housing, community support, college staff and Personal Assistants. For more details phone the Training Department on 01273 898729.
On Your Marks Project - free training for volunteers in sport and leisure added 29.1.08
Volunteers over the age of 18 will receive free training and paid travel costs, plus any appropriate support that may be identified. Advice will be given to help place volunteers in the sport sector. Training is delivered locally and students undertake three courses: Level 2 First Aid Sports Injuries; Level 2 Health and Safety; Child Protection. Optional courses may include basic IT, basic languages, equality and diversity, and customer relations. Skills for Life Assessment is mandatory. For more information contact Roz Buchan on 01323 637244 or email roz.buchan@sussexdowns.ac.uk
Child Poverty Action Group Training added 28.1.08
Training programme available to download at: www.cpag.org.uk. Courses and seminars are held in London and cover topics ranging from welfare rights and benefits to campaigning and training skills.
Free training on the new Commissioning Process added 7.1.08
Free training is available from VCE Engage to voluntary and community sector organisations on the new commissioning process. The course will enable you to enter the new commissioning process with confidence, equipped with the tools to understand what commissioners want and how to deliver it. Training will be held between February and March. To find out more or book a place log on to www.vcsengage.org.uk
Free training for BME and faith organisations in the Every Child Matters agenda added 7.1.08
Free training is available from VCE Engage to support the engagement of BME and faith organisations in the Every Child Matters agenda. This course will help people working within a BME or faith organisation to understand how the ECM agenda impacts on services and will develop capacity to engage in all aspects of children's trusts arrangement. Courses will run in January. To find out more or book a place log on to www.vcsengage.org.uk
A-Z Education Training
Courses available to help with a wide range of social caring issues. Courses include: the protection of vulnerable adults, bereavement and loss, boundaries and good practice, challenging behaviour, attachment theory, assertiveness, Autism and Aspergers, safer caring, men in foster care, training the trainers, child protection, psychology, dementia, elder abuse, key working, learning disability awareness, listening skills, makaton and many more.
Offers tailor made in-house courses nationwide and a variety of open courses in East Sussex and occasionally West Sussex. Also offers consultancy, team building, induction programmes for your organisation, core training in many subjects, and aids in the review of practice and policy. For more information contact Jeff Leeks, Blackdown Lodge, Blackdown Lane, Punnetts Town, East Sussex TN21 9JD, Tel/Fax: 01435 830411, email: a.zoffice@btinternet.com
Really Creative Training
In-house training for voluntary and statutory organisations. Workshops are tailored to meed specific needs of the organisation and staff. Costs are variable according to training budget. To find out more log on to www.reallycreative.com or email enquiries@reallycreative.com
West Sussex Learning Champions Project
A workplace training programme aimed at businesses with up to 250 employees in West Sussex. Employers who become 'Learning Champions' have the opportunity to access free training for themselves and their staff on many topics including; first aid; health and safety; manual handling; data protection; Disability Discrimination Act; web design; management techniques; time and stress management; work/life balance; and report writing. For further details of the project contact Maggie Nairn at the West Sussex Learning Partnership, County Hall, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RF
Phone: 01243 382454
Email: maggie.nairn@westsussex.gov.uk
Sussex Enterprise
Supports organisations throughout Sussex with regard to personal development, training opportunities, the law and technology, and finding funding sources.
Greenacre Court, Station Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9DS
Phone: 0845 036 0144
www.sussexenterprise.co.uk
Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy
Provide a range of services including:
Training Needs Analysis; NVQ's; Modern Apprenticeships; Bespoke Training and Development Programmes; Information Technology Applications; Learndirect Courses (online learning); Health & Safety, Food Hygiene; Recruitment; Soft Skills
First Floor, Mitre House, 149 Western Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2DD
01273 739028
Email: david.chaloner@brighton.rewards-trc.co.uk
www.rewards-trc.co.uk
Trainers and Consultants Direct
Internet based service for voluntary and community organisations who wish to contract a trainer, consultant, temporary or project manager or non-managerial supervisor. Advice and guidance is given on appointing a consultant. The website includes details of consultants with information such as their specialist areas of work, services offered and fees charged. NAVCA, Arundel Court, 177 Arundel Street, Sheffield S1 2NU. Phone: 0114 278 6636, Fax: 0114 278 7004. Email: tcd@navca.org.uk Website: www.trainersandconsultantsdirect.org.uk
