Training
15th September 2010
HR Training (see main description for further information)
This training session covers the current hot HR / people management topics affecting the third sector.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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14th October 2010
Key Skills for Managing and Chairing Meetings
This course is for people who chair meetings or are responsible for regular meetings for staff, volunteers or any other situation where there is a need to cover an agenda effectively and efficiently.
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18th October 2010
19th October 2010
Bookkeeping Skills and Financial Controls
This course will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge necessary to maintain control of financial resources of your organisation. You will learn how to keep accurate books and accounting records and how to create a basic finance report.
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2nd November 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.
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