Update on SKiLD learning programme

Liberating Leadership - 25 & 26 August and 29 September 2009, 21 & 22 October and 26 November 2009, Birmingham
Run in partnership with Community Sector Coalition (CSC). This course is a one and a half day residential with a follow up four to six weeks later.

The liberating leadership training is designed for development workers to enable them to help people recognise their role as leaders in their community and to develop confidence skills and knowledge.

This new toolkit relates to the particular aims and values of the community sector and reflects needs of community groups and organisations.

Being a new development worker - 10 September 2009, Reading
For people who are new to supporting groups, or are revisiting the job after time away.

Project management - 28 September 2009 Manchester

More and more development workers undertake project management - sometimes without knowing that's what it is called.

This introductory course covers:

how to work out the project content and boundaries
planning projects, including useful tools and tecniques
how to support the groups you work with to manage projects well.

Tools for development work - 1 October 2009, Peterborough

For people who have been supporting groups for a while, and want some new ideas and techniques.

At the end of the day you will have a stock of tools that are ready to use or be adapted.

Negotiation skills - 2 October 2009, London

This course will give you strategies to help you persuade and influence people with confidence.

Diversity - making it real - 8 October 2009, Leicester
Run in partnership with the National Equality Partnership

This introductory session will help tackle inequality and discrimination within their organisation, and the organisations they support.

SKiLD in the south west

The SKiLD team, along with Terry Perkins, the Public Law Training Officer, will be coming to the South West region from 13 to 16 October 2009 to deliver a concentrated series of training to development workers.

The courses that will be delivered will be:

Being a development worker
Facilitation skills
Tools for development workers
Empowering the voluntary sector.

Each course will be delivered in a different venue on a different day. Venues to be confirmed, depending on demand for each course.

For more information on these courses and the rest of the programme, or to book, visit the SKiLD website

Update on learning from the Income Generation workstream led by ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives in Voluntary Organisations)

Community sector trading project - Autumn 2009, 24 hour residential to be held at the Royal Foundation of St Katherine, London

Aimed at development workers this residential and online course enables them to gain practical skills by working alongside frontline third sector organisations.

The first session will be residential, all other sessions will be held online.

For more information and to apply, contact Vicki Papworth on 07525 236796 or email v.papworth@dta.org.uk

Community assets matter training - September 2009, October 2009, December 2009, January 2010, February 2010, various locations

This new day national training programme will provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to support frontline groups and organisations with the effective management of building and other community assets.

For more information, or to book a place please contact Annie Jenkins on 020 7837 7887 or email Annie.

Understanding social enterprise programme (USE) - 8 September 2009, 6 October 2009 and 24 November 2009, London

As part of the Income Generation programme ACEVO and Social Enterprise London are delivering the Understanding Social Enterprise programme to VCS infrastructure irganisations across England.

The USE training programme consists of three one-day workshops and a written study spread over a five month period.

For more information and a registration form contact Joyce Francis on 020 7022 1930 or email Joyce.

Update on learning from the Collaboration Benefits workstream led by bassac (British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres)

Collaboration support skills for development workers - 5 & 6 November 2009 and 12 & 13 November 2009, Manchester

The Collaboration Benefits programme is offering collaboration support skills training for development and other support workers working with frontline third sector organisations across England. The programme is designed to equip you with knowledge and skills to improve collaborative working amongst the organisations you work with and support.

To find out more please contact Keith Kibirango on 020 7336 9429 or email keith@bassac.org.uk.

Update on learning from the National Performance Management programme led by Charities Evaluation Services (CES)

Introducing performance for support providers - 6 October 2009 London, 15 October 2009 Birmingham, 20 October 2009 Newcastle

Consider different approaches to performance management to find those appropriate for the organisations you support.

Strategic planning: supporting groups - 21-22 October 2009 Birmingham, 4-5 November 2009 Newcastle, 18-19 November 2009 London

Help your groups to become more effective and efficient by clarifying their purpose and developing a plan to achieve it.

Quality: supporting groups - 13 October 2009 London, 10 November 2009 Newcastle, 20 November 2009 Birmingham

Help your groups choose the right quality system and support them as they implement it.

Monitoring and evaluation: supporting groups - 3 November 2009 London, 12
November 2009 Birmingham, 24 November Newcastle

Explain and help set up monitoring and evaluation systems enabling your groups to learn, develop and demonstrate their value.

For all courses prices start from £45 per day which includes

A free copy of the support manual Performance improvement: a handbook for mentors (RRP £75)
Lunch and refreshments
Follow up support from CES to help you put what you learn into practice

For more information, or to book a place, please contact Peter Norgate on 020 7078 9394, or peter@ces-vol.org.uk or visit the performance website

Update on learning from the Campaigning and Advocacy workstream led by NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)

Would like to meet... - 17 September 2009, London

This evening networking event will give you a chance to meet the newly expanded network of policy and campaigning professionals for the sector and find out about the Forum for Change.

If you would like to attend please call Nicola on 020 7520 2465.

Certificate of Professional Practice in Campaigning - 30 September 2009, London

The course covers all aspects of good campaigning practice in ten, one day seminar based modules, held in London.

A limited number of bursary places for infrastructrure and equalities organisations are available.

For more information on the course or about the bursary contact Susie Rabin.

Update on learning from the Responding to Social Change workstream led by Third Sector Foresight at NCVO

Understanding the external environment training - 23 September 2009 (all day) and 19 January 2010 (afternoon, including networking lunch), London

Third Sector Foresight, NCVO in partnership with LVSC (London Voluntary Service Council) will be delivering training for development officers to allow officers to better support the groups they work with.

To find out more visit the LVSC website.