Current opportunities to build skills and knowledge
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Mary Seacole Cohort 14 Applications
Looking to develop your leadership skills? Applications for the NHS Leadership Academy’s Mary Seacole Local Programme (cohorts 14) are now open. The Mary Seacole Leadership Programme is a 6-month programme designed by the NHS Leadership Academy in partnership with global experts, Korn Ferry Hay Group. The programme is delivered locally across the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care…
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DBS Update Service Masterclass for VCSE organisations in Worcestershire
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) are delivering a free masterclass session on the DBS Update Service for recruiters and employers, giving opportunity to learn more about this service and the benefits to organisations in its use. The masterclass will explore; To register your place please click on the link: DBS Update Service Masterclass for West…
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Your Health, Your Conversation : Health Literacy Training available to VCSE organisations
Health literacy is considered a stronger predictor of an individual’s health status than are income, employment status, education level, and racial or ethnic group. Many people do not have the skills needed to understand and use routine health information. Low health literacy is estimated to affect 43% of adults in England (Rowlands et al, 2015)…
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector providers
Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire Training offer a variety of Health & Social Care focused training courses for individuals and organisations looking to upskill, improve or refresh their knowledge. We work with TQUK, a nationally recognised awarding body to deliver high quality, innovative training alongside our own in-house designed and approved or accredited training programmes.
We can also provide bespoke training packages that resonate with your team’s needs at your premises or remotely using virtual training tools. The content of all our care training courses can be adapted to include your organisation’s core values, mission, and policies & procedures including examples of documents that you use, making the training completely relevant to your organisation and the expectations in place for your staff.
Our team of experienced trainers know that training staff is important in Health & Social care to ensure the safety of people receiving and giving care and to maintain high standards of care quality and are committed to delivering the very best experience.
Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire have been established to be the strategic lead for Sport & Physical Activity across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Its vision – to create a healthier and more active two counties.
It is a not for profit organisation and part of a network of Active Partnerships across England. Its purpose is to lead on the delivery and discovery of sport and physical activity across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
First Aid, Safeguarding, Walk Leader, Digital Marketing and Fundraising are just a few examples of topics you can study with Active Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network B.A.R.N
B.A.R.N and their members offer training in –
- Safeguarding
- Fundraising
- Bid-writing
- Volunteering for employability
- Health & Safety
- First aid
- Working in an office
- Volunteer retention
Young Solutions
Young solutions have a vast offer of training for those working with Young People, including –
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
- Safeguarding Adolescents
- The Basics of Good Youth Work
- Dealing with Challenging Behaviour
- Basic Drug and Alcohol Awareness
- First Aid
- Detached Youth Work
- Young People’s Mental Health
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Wellbeing and Recovery College
The college aims to give people the tools, skills and understanding that they need to drive forward their own wellbeing and recovery journey whilst breaking down the stigmas relating to mental health.
There are a wide range of courses and workshops designed to take each individual on a journey, however short or long, to find not only new skills, but the knowledge and understanding of what health and wellbeing and recovery means to them.
Services are free to access by anyone over the age of 18 and living within Herefordshire and Worcestershire. All of the courses are free of charge.
Timeout – with Onside
Timeout is an fun introduction of simple creative techniques, to inspire mindfulness/head space from daily life and increase positive mental health. Our courses, workshops and community groups could help you in a number of ways.
If you work in the VCSE and are interested in Timeout for yourself or for someone you work with, please contact Lorna – lorna.wilkes@onside-advocacy.org.uk
Midlands Learning Together Programme
Learning Together is a free online regional programme as
part of Thriving Communities national programme.
Whether your work is within volunteering services, food banks, grassroot
activities, local charities, faith groups, housing associations, money and
advice services, museums, user led organisations, Link Workers, Local area
coordinators or others, all those who are supporting their communities to
thrive are welcome.
By joining this programme you will receive opportunities to access our
resource of information, webinars, create useful connections to support your
work and time to think with others in small group settings.
Collaborate and develop Social Prescribing together!
Speak Easy N.O.W
Learning Disability Awareness Training
Speak Easy N.O.W offer bespoke learning disability awareness training. Their trainers are people with learning disabilities, who have lived experiences. They have helped a wide range of organisations to understand what it means to have a learning disability and how important it is to think about how we communicate with each other.
Training has been embraced by organisations who want to ensure that their customers and staff have the skills to communicate effectively.
