Training

 

Training for VCS groups forms a significant part of the work of Young Lives and workforce development is part of that.  Workforce Development is mainly about ensuring people have the skills to do their job. It is about providing support and advice. Workforce development should be an enjoyable process of continuous learning to help workers develop themselves and reach their full potential. It is also about recruiting, developing and keeping staff to help your organisation achieve its objectives. Workforce development also applies to volunteers, trustees and representatives.

Young Lives Training

For training organised by Young Lives you can download a booking form here.

You can download a leaflet about the Basic Child Protection Training that gives further details and cost here

For training for young people click on the link on the right.

ASPIRE - Youth Work Level 2

Young Lives ASPIRE is now taking bookings for an additional Open College Network (OCN) Accredited Youth Work Level 2 training course. This course starts in June (one evening a week) and takes 7 weeks. It provides a good introduction to Youth Work, as well as 7 credits towards a full course.

The course will be in Wakefield and there are 15 FREE spaces available. The only condition is that the participants are attached to a voluntary or community group (including junior clubs from 8yrs) and that once trained they will use their new skills to provide children and young people in their communities with positive activities.

The Level 2 course enables the participants to:
• Understand Youth Work Principles and Practice
• Understand equal opportunities, skills, knowledge and values required to practice youth work
• Understand how to safeguard young people in a youth work setting including health and safety and risk assessment

This training is free as we have secured funding through the Coalfield Regeneration Trust to support Small Local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) groups working with young people in specific former coalmining areas.  These areas are:

Airedale and Ferry Fryston
Hemsworth
Wakefield East
South Elmsall and South Kirkby
Knottingley
Wakefield West
Wakefield North
Featherstone
Normanton
Altofts and Whitwood
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
Pontefract North
Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
Pontefract South
Wakefield South
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton

Download a poster: here

 Level 1 OCN Accredited Safeguarding Course

We are also offering Level 1 OCN Accredited Safeguarding Course to raise awareness of your safeguarding responsibilities if you work or volunteer with children and young people. We are now signing up for this course which starts in June. The Safeguarding course compliments the Level 2 Youth Work Course. Places are limited and some of the courses are almost full so book as soon as possible. We also have 1 to 1 support for your group and a series of themed Skill Shares on offer. Please contact Kate on 01924 333408 or email info@ylc.org.uk  for further details. 

Download a poster here

Basic Child Protection Training for VCS Groups

Young Lives are running a Basic Child Protection Training session on Saturday 26th May from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm at Carleton Community Centre, The Grange, Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ.
The course covers:
• Recognition of the signs and symptoms of abuse
• What to do if you're worried a child is being abused
• How best to respond to children who disclose abuse
• Why some children are more vulnerable to abuse than others
• How our values and attitudes affect our judgements when considering if a child had been abused
This course is for those Voluntary & Community Groups (VCS), Private Nursery staff & volunteers, Child Minders, Students and any worker or volunteer who comes into contact with a child or young person via their work or volunteering. The course is supported by Wakefield District Safeguarding Children Board. This course is heavily subsidised for the VCS, please ask for sliding scale of charges. For more information telephone Young Lives on 01924 333408 or E-mail: sheila@ylc.org.uk To book a place complete and return the application form which can be downloaded from the website at: http://www.ylc.org.uk/training-2/

 Read below details of local, regional and national training.

Local

Wakefield's Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

CAF is an interagency initiative to improve the way in which we work together to provide children/young people and their families with the most appropriate services to safeguard children and to promote their well-being. It is the prime mechanism for information sharing within Wakefield. It covers all children/young people from the provision of universal services to those who have additional, special needs and those in need of protection. This model was developed by the Wakefield Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership in response to research and areas of good practice, which have shown that early intervention and joint working, can significantly reduce the need for statutory intervention. Bolton's Child Concern Model is one such example and the Wakefield Common Assessment Framework Model had been largely based on this. It also meets the Government requirements outlined in Every Child Matters and provides guidance on identifying lead professionals, sharing information and the Common Assessment Framework model. The way in which CAF is used continues to evolve to allow it to be more user friendly, gather information and give the best possible outcomes to children and young people.
Gerard Kiely-Jones, CAF Co-ordinator
Unit 21, Greens Industrial Estate, Caldervale Road, Wakefield WF1 5PH
Tel: 01924 304910 (Direct) Admin: 01924 304914 Mob: 07901 008776
E-mail: gkiely-jones@wakefield.gov.uk
Visit the website for more information.
http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/HealthAndSocialCare/ChildrenAndYoungPeople/CAF/Training.htm 

 fit4funding website

Fit4funding provide quality training and support on fundraising for Third Sector Organisations.  On their website you will find training details and booking facilities for courses for around funding, including Finding Funding, Developing Fundraising Skills, Planning a Fundable Project, Commissioning and Fundraising for Trustees.  Visit their website at:
http://www.fit4funding.org.uk/
You can download the training programme for fit4funing (up to February 2012) and a booking form if you click here

Holistic Partnership Ltd

Holistic Partnership is a small training organisation based in West Yorkshire. We specialise in delivering training to voluntary sector organisations and childcare organisations. Our current training team has over twenty years experience of working with VCFS organisations.
http://www.holistic-partnership.co.uk/
You can download the Autumn prgramme here
It includes an introduction to PQASSO, Introducing and outcome focus, Appraisal and Supervision, Monitoring Projects, Stress Busting and Time Management.

 Kidsaware Training

Kidz Aware Kidz Aware is a charity and none for profit social enterprise was set up to help educate young children, we support over 250 families of disabled children in West Yorkshire and surrounding areas, and have been delivering our services for over ten years.  Within this programme, you will find details of the training currently offered by Kidz Aware:  Visit the website at:
http://www.kidzaware.co.uk/ 
Or download the training information and / or upcoming events:

 Training information  Events 

Pay and Employment Rights Service (PERS) Training
PERS run a variety of training courses about employment and rights, both half day and full day, at various locations in Yorkshire.  These are only £10.00 for VCS groups in Wakefield.  They will also do tailored training at your organisation.  See their website for programme of training and further details about services they offer. 
http://www.pers.org.uk/services.htm

Safeguarding Training

Young Lives in conjunction with the Wakefield and District Safeguarding Children Board is encouraging all community groups working with children and young people to undertake safeguarding training. Initial safeguarding awareness training can be undertaken through face to face taught sessions are through online sessions.
For details of the online safeguarding awareness training course of if you require any support please contact me at Young Lives on: [01924333408] or Email: cleveland@ylc.org.uk

SESKU Community Learning and Skills Academy

We are offering a free comprehensive training package for anyone involved with the voluntary sector. All the accredited Units in this package are QCF registered and are designed to help your organisation develop and professionalise. The training will be delivered in a number of venues stretched out from January over the entire district. The places on these Units will not last long, so please express your interest immediately to receive a booking form and discus which venue and time would be best suited to your Organisation.
The units we will be covering are as follows;
• Emergency First Aid
• Health & Safety Level 2
• Developing Decision Making Skills - Level 2 - 1 Credit
• Introduction to Mentoring - Level 2 - 1 Credit
• Recognising Prejudice and Discrimination - Level 2 - 1 Credit
• Understanding Eating Disorders - Level 2 - 1 Credit
• Recognising Issues of Substance Misuse - Level 2 - 1 Credit
Website -  www.sesku-communitylearning.co.uk 
Email - info@seskuacademy.co.uk
Tel - (01977) 649945

St Georges Lupset Training

St Geprges Lupset run a wide range of courses that are FREE for anyone on a means tested benefit and anyone with a household income below £15,050 can apply to the learner support fund to fund their course.
Accreditation and certification costs may have to be paid for. Courses include computer skills, English, Card Craft, healthy living and eating, counselling, maths and accounts.  Visit their website to find out more:
http://learning.stgeorgeslupset.org.uk/?page_id=5

Train to Gain

Wakefield College's ‘Services to Business Team' are delivering courses relevant to the VCS sector. They are open to paid staff / volunteers and would be partly funded. These courses are part of the Train to Gain and Enhancement fund.
For further information contact Anne M Cox , Business Development Advisor, Services to Business, Wakefield College, Wakefield Campus, Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH.
Telephone: 01924 789715
Email: A.Cox@wakefield.ac.uk
Need more information:
http://www.servtobusiness.co.uk/
http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/
http://www.enhancementfund.co.uk/

Voluntary Action Wakefield District (VAWD) Training

Voluntary Action Wakefield District (VAWD) works with several other partners to coordinate learning and training opportunities for the voluntary sector in the Wakefield District.   Training includes organisational development, child protection, trustee development and health training as well as IT and other courses.  You can visit their website to download a training brochure:
http://www.vawd.org.uk/?idno=133

Wakefield District Safeguarding Children Board (Training)

Training is available without cost, to any worker (either paid or unpaid) that works with children or with adults who may be parents or carers, in the Wakefield District. The programme includes a range of training courses, for workers that are likely at some stage to encounter a child who may be at risk of harm and therefore need to know how to recognise abuse or neglect and how to pass their concerns on in an appropriate manner. You can download the training brochure for details of the many training courses available. Download the latest brochure from the Young Lives Website (Under Local and in alphabetical order) here

 

 

West Yorkshire Learning Consortium

West Yorkshire Learning Consortium is a not-for-profit organisation promoting high quality learning provision with the voluntary and community sector, and other training agencies. Their vision is to support the social, economic and educational prosperity of West Yorkshire through learning and skills. This website aims to promote learning opportunities to frontline CVS organisations in the region. The site co-ordinates training provision by WYLDA partners and is part of a Modernisation Project funded by Capacitybuilders which is a non-departmental public body set up to help third sector organisations become stronger by providing advice, facilities and other kinds of support.
http://www.wytrainingshop.org.uk/index.php

 WYCAS (Training)

WYCAS is a small charitable company operating mainly though not exclusively in West Yorkshire. Their aim is to develop the ability of voluntary and community sector organisations with charitable aims to manage their money more efficiently and effectively. They can provide help with financial planning, budgeting and book-keeping. They offer a variety of training courses including one-to-one training as well as some very useful guides. Find out more about the services they offer or about financial management in voluntary and community organisations on this web site.
http://www.wycas.org.uk/index.htm

Skills Enhancement Fund

The Skills Enhancement Fund offers support to employers in Yorkshire and the Humber with training costs for their employees. Voluntary, community and faith sectors are welcome to apply to the fund. Funding could also be available for training providers working with a current cohort of companies with an identified, common training need. The aim of The Skills Enhancement Fund is to engage employers in Yorkshire and Humber in skills development and increase the skills base within the region. The Skills Enhancement Fund will therefore:
• Provide further interventions in skills and workforce development which cannot be funded through the Train to Gain service.
• Increase the numbers of employers undertaking structured learning and development leading to qualifications.
• Offer support to help develop Higher Level Skills.
• Provide a mechanism to drive and support a broader range of skills building on a demand-led approach.
The Skills Enhancement Fund operates from Calderdale College with Delivery Hubs based at Leeds City College's Technology Campus for West, North Yorkshire & Humber and Fusion at Magna Science Centre for South Yorkshire. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.enhancementfund.co.uk/aboutthefund/aboutus.asp 

WMDC Adult Education Training Brochure

Click on the link below to download the Access to Adult Education Brochure for 2011 - 2012.
A guide to 100s of full and part time courses across the Wakefield District.
http://www.khsclc.co.uk/courses/admin/brochure_2011_2012.pdf

National

Creating Changes

This is a Big Lotteries funded project set up by the Federation for Community Development Learning (FCDL) and National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), with FCDL being the lead organisation. The project runs from October 2009 until March 2013. The project is offering an opportunity for a wide range of Small Community Groups and Networks and Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Organisations to develop their skills, knowledge and their working practice of Community Development, reflecting the National Occupational Standards that are underpinned by key values.
Needs analysis
Creating Changes will offer free training based on needs assessment survey and workshops. The survey was carried out by NAVCA in collaboration with FCDL. FCDL ran 4 successful workshops in 4 different regions across England. Visit the website for lots more information:
http://www.fcdl.org/creating-changes

Fairbridge Training e-news

Find out about the latest training and courses from Fairbridge.
http://mail.electricpigeon.co.uk/t/ViewEmail/r/2BAEB03BD325F1C0/85FF3222D85214C32540EF23F30FEDED

Free on-line learning from the Open University

There are plenty of subjects to choose from that are appropriate for the VCS, particularly under the Business and Management section e.g. Building relationships with donors, Recruitment and selection, Campaigns and organisations, Project management. Fore more information visit the website at:
http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/

On line learning from C4EO

C4EO has launched two new interactive e-learning modules, focusing on Child Poverty and Safeguarding, and there is also one for early years. They are in an interactive format and have been developed to help all professionals achieve better outcomes for children and young people. There are several more modules coming soon.
http://www.c4eo.org.uk/elearning/?dm_i=7SL,8WCL,2G7RX0,N9MZ,1

My Learning Pool

New online training for Civil Sector launched.  A range of over 20 online third sector training courses on topics such as finding a new job, using social media and understanding today's technology has been launched.  Costing £25 for a year's subscription the new service, called My Learning Pool, is designed for community and voluntary groups, small charities, social enterprises and anyone involved in civil society.  Visit the website to find out more: 
http://www.mylearningpool.com/welcome/

Training for Trustees and Managers 
Visit this site to see how you could receive up to £1,000 funding to help train trustees, such as attending conferences. The programme is funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and is for those responsible for the direction of an organisation employing between 5 and 249 staff. 
http://www.trusteenet.org.uk/news/receive-1000-funding-help-your-organisation-grow.
UK Workforce Hub 
This website is aimed at people in the voluntary sector and offers training and development resources.            http://www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk
 Voluntary Matters 
Here is a link to a website that looks useful for voluntary organisations. The site aims to inspire and inform everyone who is involved with a voluntary organisation in any way. It has four subject areas: people, money, organisation and message. You can switch between subjects using the menu options down the left side of the screen. The site offers both overviews and more details information and learning resources in these four areas.

http://www.voluntarymatters1and2.org/

Youth Justice interactive learning space

The Youth Justice Interactive Learning Space is a web-based youth justice 'college' that has been developed by the YJB in collaboration with the Open University. It has been designed so that courses are interactive and enable learning that takes account of each learner's requirements in a way that is not as ‘academically intense' as other accredited courses that are part of the National Qualifications Framework. It is hoped that this new online approach to learning will extend significantly the current range of learning opportunities for all who work in the youth justice system. Access to the YJILS is available to all youth offending teams (YOTs). However, it is envisaged that everyone working or volunteering within the youth justice system will have access as the system is developed, and will be available within the secure estate in 2011.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/youth-justice/workforce-development/hr-and-learning/youth-justice-interactive-learning.htm

Regional

Drugtrain - Training Opportunities for 2012

25th January Working with Anxiety Sheffield £65
26th January New Trends in Drug Use Wakefield £65
31st January Identification & Brief Advice Wakefield £65
1st February Working with Depression Sheffield £75
9th February Solution Focussed Therapy Wakefield £75
13th February Drugs Awareness Doncaster £75
29th February Managing Anger Sheffield £75
5th March Recovery Awareness Sheffield £75
9th March New Trends in Drug Use Wakefield £75
21st March How to Run Effective Groups Wakefield £75
23rd March Identification & Brief Advice Wakefield £75
There will be more training available when these courses have finished.

You can book a place on any of the above courses by visiting
www.drugtrain.org.uk/bookingform
or by telephoning 01226 738321

Lifetime Learning

Lifetime is one of the UK's top training providers, offering a wide choice of training solutions to our customers ranging from the assessment of training and development needs for large organisations to course advice and industry recognised qualifications for individual learners.
We have developed the skills and careers of thousands of individuals and have improved the performance of some of the biggest, and smallest, employers in the UK across a wide range of business sectors:
• Fitness and active leisure
• Food service and hospitality
• Business support services
• Retail
• Children and young people's workforce
• Adult and elderly care
We design programmes that are role-relevant and industry endorsed. We provide the highest quality and most engaging tutors and regional trainers and employ the most effective, appropriate and innovative delivery and assessment methods - which are award winning!
Quality is central to our business ethos and we work hard to achieve great results for our customers. These efforts are acknowledged through our Ofsted Grade II and Training Quality Standard awards. In addition, they are demonstrated by our above national-average learner completion rates which have led to the development of long-standing relationships with employers and learners alike.
We also deliver bespoke programmes to meet the specific needs of our corporate clients.
In short, we look to support our learners throughout their careers and provide them with the right opportunities for a lifetime of achievement.
http://www.lifetimetraining.co.uk/  
Click on the link below for infgormation about training for Young People.
Life Time Training

 Lifetime Learing

Management Development Programme

The YWU will host a regional open FPM Management Development Programme in the autumn. This is in particular targeting 20 frontline managers in LAs and voluntary organizations who have not been able to access this free programme via their own LA or organization.

If you would like to discuss your application contact:
The applications need to be sent to:

Miriam Jackson
Director
Youth Work Unit, Y & H
Brooklands Court 1
Tunstall Road
Leeds LS11 5HL

T: 0113 2703595
M: 07779 710212
E: miriamjackson@youthworkunit.com

W: www.youthworkunit.com

 West Yorkshire Learning Consortium

West Yorkshire Learning Consortium is a not-for-profit organisation promoting high quality learning provision with the voluntary and community sector, and other training agencies. Their vision is to support the social, economic and educational prosperity of West Yorkshire through learning and skills. This website aims to promote learning opportunities to frontline CVS organisations in the region. The site co-ordinates training provision by WYLDA partners and is part of a Modernisation Project funded by Capacitybuilders which is a non-departmental public body set up to help third sector organisations become stronger by providing advice, facilities and other kinds of support.
http://www.wytrainingshop.org.uk/index.php 

 On-Line

CharityWise

CharityWise is a collection of free Open University materials online for people who are on responsible for leading and managing small charities and voluntary and community organisations. CharityWise will particularly appeal to you if you:
• Want to improve leadership and management of your organisation, to ensure its success
• Are looking for low-cost, flexible resources to train and develop people in your organisation
• Want to use your experience as a trustee to support your own personal and career development.
Chairs of management committees, individual committee members or trustees, managers, trainers and advisers working in the voluntary sector will all find something useful. CharityWise materials are bite-size and available online, so you can use them any time that fits in with your life. The courses are not accredited. Visit the website for more information:
http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CharityWise/