Employment and Skills: Resources

Resources associated with Series 2 of the Employment & Skills weekly webinar sessions can be viewed/downloaded below.

Living Wage / Employment Support & Equality (17/11)

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NEW £5,000 Community pledge from Tesco & easyfundraising

Tesco and easyfundraising have come together again to support voluntary organisations, charities, and CICs. They will donate £1000 funding pots to 5 community organisations this May. Follow these simple steps for a chance to win.
Community Event and Energy Cafe - How to Reduce Home Energy Bills

Warm Home Pack giveaway, Informal Workshop and Discussion. Tea/Coffee and light snacks.
Social Economy FORUM for West Midlands VCFSE sector, facilitated by BSSEC CIC

Did you know that BSSEC CIC facilitates a VCFSE sector-led knowledge network across the 7 West Midlands Combined Authority localities?Numerous trading, frontline social enterprises, charities, not-for-profits, faith and community-led, and employee-owned organisations are levering social economy insights as part of the regional eco-system.
Arabic Speakers wanted as Volunteer Educational Mentors

Are you an Arabic Speaker? Do you want to help young refugees in helping them learn English? Apply with us We're actively recruiting volunteers in Birmingham to become mentors, committing one hour per week for a minimum of six months to provide educational support in subjects like English GCSE, ESOL, and Maths in supporting young refugees and asylum seekers (age 14 - 25) in their education.

Engage for Funding Forum Webinars & Resources 2023/2024

The Engage for Funding Forum webinars take place every Monday from 1-2pm. You can catch up on any sessions that you've missed by clicking on the links below.
Environment and Energy Network Resources

Download information and resources relating to the Environment and Energy Network
Community Leadership e-learning programme

The Community Leadership Training Programme was developed as a collaboration between BVSC and Birmingham City Council, designed to develop confident, capable and effective leaders of change and development at the local community level and those representing communities of interest.
Social Prescribing & Voluntary Sector Pathways

Directories can be used by citizens, organisations and frontline community workers for referrals, along with professionals within other sectors.
Peer Hearings: Young People, Criminal Justice & Community

The West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Jonah's Project CIC and BVSC are working together to support Birmingham's young people in the criminal justice system through community engagement. Peer Hearings offer an innovative route away from criminal justice system for young people aged 11 -25 in some of Birmingham's most disadvantaged communities who have been arrested for a summary offence with 'no further action' taken.
The Community Development Practice Hub

The Community Development Practice Hub aims to connect, inspire, and upskill community development practitioners in Birmingham. Its mission is to 'advocate for a practice of community development in the city that focuses on 'doing with', not 'doing to'. We provide opportunities for professional development, peer support, networking, and more support to enable strengths-based approaches to community development to take place in the city.
Engage for Ukraine

‘Engage for Ukraine’ is a network aiming to support organisations to provide a collective voice and shared action in response to the crisis.
VCFSE MRIS

In this section you'll find the minutes, presentations and resources relating to the Voluntary, Community, Faith & Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Sector Mini Race Impact Summit (MRIS) Steering Group.
Business Development Webinars & Resources 2022

Download recordings and resources from our Weekly Business Development and Funding Network Webinars.
Business Development Webinars & Resources (Series 3)

Download video presentations and resources from the recent BVSC Business Development Webinars.

Introduction to Series 2 (6/10)

Information, Advice & Guidance (13/10)

Birmingham City Council Economic Strategy / social value (20/10)

Green Economy, Sustainability and Employment Opportunities (27/10)

West Midlands Combined Authority Adult Education Budget (3/11)

DWP’s Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System(FSF DPS 2) (10/11)

Living Wage / Employment Support & Equality (17/11)