Training Courses
Training tailored for third sector organisations. Courses listed below are run by a variety of agencies. BVSC has no responsibility for the content of training run by other organisations.
Do you want to develop your leadership knowledge and skills? Do you want to inspire your team to achieve their full potential? If yes, then this course is highly recommended!
A series of masterclasses on income diversification for voluntary and community sector support organisations / infrastructure organisations.
The ACEVO Midlands Forum will offer an insight into the nature of the challenges ahead for the third sector in the region. The day will highlight the importance of working with organisations within and beyond the sector to meet these challenges head on. Paul Faulkner, Chief Executive of Aston Villa FC is confirmed to speak alongside his colleague David Strudley, Chief Executive of Acorns Children’s Hospice about the key to success in their partnership.
It is with great pleasure that the Migrant Voice team and the Birmingham migrant media network invite you to join us at the Birmingham launch of the new issue of the Migrant Voice newspaper and the 'Talking Pictures' exhibition, followed by a reception.
This practical and coherent workshop will include a debriefing session from attendees, social and cultural aspects of breastfeeding, difficulties experienced, and when and who to refer mothers to for more information.
Have you been introduced to LinkedIn and would like to know how to use it? Are you ready to take the next step and build your profile on LinkedIn?
By organising an event for your community you can be part of the Olympic legacy. This free workshop has been set up to assist you in being part of the project.
This training is provided by the Somali Development Group. The aim of the course is to give participants an understanding of general Somali culture and Somali Diaspora. This includes discussing how Somali's come to the UK, how they are settling in, issues that they face, reasons for high unemployment, the gaps between youths and their parents, the history of the country and more.
A half day practical skills training session aimed at organisations wanting to know how to set up Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and what to write to engage others.
Workshop 1 will be aimed at practitioners new to the asset based approach or those with little knowledge of its principles and application to health and wellbeing. It will cover the history, basic principles and application of asset based working.
By organising an event for your community you can be part of the Olympic legacy. This free workshop has been set up to assist you in being part of the project.
The term Participatory Appraisal describes a family of approaches that enable local people to identify their own priorities and make their own decisions about the future, with the organising agency facilitating, listening and learning.
The recession and funding cuts may mean you are forced to cut your wage bill, either by making dismissals, or cutting costs by reducing pay, hours or staff benefits such as sick pay and holidays. This session will explain how to do this safely within the law, without ending up in an Employment Tribunal.
This training session covers two areas of law. First, it will explain how to manage the transfer of employees when your organisation merges, restructures, or takes on contracts from the public sector. It will cover your duties both to the new employees and to your existing employees, what information you must obtain before the transfer, what employment liabilities you will be taking on, what documentation is needed, and how to comply with the complex law in this area. It will also cover employees’ rights both in transfers and redundancies.
Do you want to make your voice heard by people in power? Do you want to influence decisions made by the council, UK government, the health service or other bodies that affect your community?
This practical and coherent workshop will include a debriefing session from attendees, social and cultural aspects of breastfeeding, difficulties experienced, and when and who to refer mothers to for more information.
Turn2us is inviting support workers and volunteers who work with people in financial need to attend a free training workshop. The workshop will enable participants to understand how to use the Turn2us tools and services with their clients, as well as giving an overview of the wider work of Turn2us and Elizabeth Finn Care.
Have you developed your LinkedIn profile and made some new connections? Are you keen to understand the powerful tools within LinkedIn that can help your organisation?
Workshop 2 will be a very 'hands-on' full-day seminar for practitioners wishing to incorporate an asset based approach into their work on health and wellbeing.
This free seminar aims to make the case that an 'Asset Based' or 'salutogenic' approach should underpin any work that aims to improve health and well-being or challenge health inequalities.
