Training

7th September 2010

Writing Better Funding Applications This course will help you structure applications and consider the evidence needed to support a bid. The course will cover how to; understand funders' terminology, complete a sample application form, understand what is required in order to prove the need for your project, and produce information to support aims, objectives, outputs and outcomes. more

9th September 2010

Ilm L4 Leadership Award This award has three mandatory units - Introduction to Leadership, Planning practical leadership activities & Developing leadership through practical activities. The teaching will be delivered over 4 weeks x 1 day per week and units will be assessed though a single work-based assignment. more

Handling Difficult People To help staff and volunteers identify typical situations where conflict can arise and how to manage oneself and others in a situation. more

11th September 2010

Women’s Leadership Programme Identities will host a Women’s Leadership weekend with Alexandra Pope, the pioneer of a new approach to women’s psychological and spiritual development based on the power of the cycle. If you are interested in the process of healing, change or have a dream or goal to realise, this training is for you. 11th & 12th September 2010. more

15th September 2010

Ilm L3 Leadership & Management Award The programme has three mandatory units and includes problem solving, decision making, exploring leadership styles and developing and motivating teams. The teaching will be delivered over 6 weeks x 1 day per week. The learning is assessed through a mix of work-related activity and reflective reviews. more

HR Training (see main description for further information) This training session covers the current hot HR / people management topics affecting the third sector. more

16th September 2010

Young People, the Arts, and Social Inclusion This 6-day course is accredited with Middlesex University. It provides an induction into the benefits of using the arts with socially excluded young people, and the tools, skills and knowledge needed to run a successful youth arts project within this context. more

21st September 2010

Level 3 Working with Parents Explore the theory and practice of excellence in parenting work. Delivered through a series of short residential courses. more

22nd September 2010

CertEd/PGCE Achieve a professional qualification through exploring topics that are of interest to you, relevant to your working environment and career development. Year 1 start date 22nd September 2010. more

23rd September 2010

Understanding & Negotiating Contracts During this session you will learn about what to look for before you sign on the dotted line. The difference between grant and contract delivery will be explained and you will gain a good understanding about when and how to negotiate contract terms. more

27th September 2010

Contract Risk Management and Planning This course will explore why the organisation wants/needs to take on the contract, what the considerations are at the tendering point and the processes involved in determining risk. It will also look at how this applies to managing a contract, what needs to be in place to manage it successfully, and the impact of failing to deliver. The course will also cover contingency planning eg. what do you do if key staff leave. more

28th September 2010

Want to get an edge on the competition? A 1 day workshop - Selling Added Value is a social accounting tool that uses the principles of Social Return on Investment (SROI) to measure and quantify the real impact that your organisation is achieving. more

29th September 2010

Full Cost Recovery This course will start with the theory of Full Cost Recovery. It will then show you how to work with a relatively simple and useable FCR model that community accountants have developed for people who may not be finance specialists. Topics covered include identifying costs, pricing, restricted funds, what to include in FCR and links to the budget. You will learn about some of the challenges facing Third Sector groups as they attempt to cover their full costs. This course will help you think strategically about your services, your finances and your capacity. more

5th October 2010

Young People and Money Young People and Money is a free, one-day training course that delivers financial capability training to those working with young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). more

12th October 2010

Business and Strategic Planning This one day course introduces a business planning framework, demystifies the jargon and gives participants a tool kit to help them analyse their own organisation and agree how to move forward. more