Tailor made training
We can run training courses for groups of development workers
based in a particular area. We should be able to cover any of the
key skills and knowledge that development workers need to support
groups well, as well as sessions on more specialist topics
too.
£45 a day- for eight or more people
Priority in our training programme
If there are three of more people in your network keen to cover
a particular topic, we may be able to include that course in our
open training programme - in your area. We'll make sure you know
about it, and you can pre-pay and guarantee places for your network
members.
£45 per person per day
Action learning sets
With our partners, Action Learning Matters, we can run special
action learning sets for groups of six or more development workers.
For about 15 days over six months, you find out how an action
learning set works, and are trained how to run one yourself.
£250 per person
Participatory Learning and Action
PLA uses creative techniques like mapping, flow charts and
timelines to find solutions to groups issues, and help people to
take action together to do things differently. Find out more at
www.rcpla.org or
www.ids.ac.uk. SKiLD can run
four-day PLA courses for 8 to 12 development workers: one day
preparation; two days residential and a day to follow up.
£260 per person
Free SKiLD support for networks
Setting up new networks
If you've got a group of development workers based in your
region or sub-region who want to link up to support each other, we
can help and guide you to set up a network. SKiLD can give you
ideas, help you plan, and put you in touch with other networks to
see how they've done things in their patch.
Supporting existing networks
SKiLD can help networks to evolve and improve. We can
• identify potential new members
• facilitate planning sessions
• offer ideas and information about speakers and resources
• show you free, practical tools to support day-to-day work with
groups
• give presentations about learning activities and training from
SKiLD, NAVCA and the National Hubs
• promote your events and resources via our email networks and
bulletins
• put you in touch with other networks and their co-ordinators
Support for network co-ordinators
Organising and running a development worker network can
sometimes be a lonely job! SKiLD can offer a friendly person - who
knows their stuff - to talk to; and put you in touch with other
co-ordinators. Find out also about SKiLD's
Network
Advisors' Group.
To find out more about SKiLD development worker networking, get
in touch with Dave
Carr.