Training events

SCVS offers quality training appropriate to members of the third sector in the Swansea area. Our courses help to develop skills, knowledge and confidence in voluntary organisations, community groups and volunteers.

Unless otherwise stated in the course information, SCVS Training courses are priced as follows:

SCVS Members - Full Day: £20 / Half Day: £10; Non SCVS Member Rate: Full Day: £150 / Half Day: £75

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SCVS Training Courses are currently being held online following a move to this format during the pandemic. The courses take place in real time, and are limited to 10-12 people to encourage discussion and time for questions and answers.

Tell us what you think of online vs face to face training in this brief survey (click here - closes 31st July 2022)

All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness (unaccredited)

This two-day online course covers what you need to know to ensure the safeguarding of children and adults in your organisation. The training is aimed at staff and volunteers who have any contact with children, young people and/or their parents/carers or adults at risk and/or their carers. Read more

First Aid - NUCO Qualification - Face-to-face Course

Gain the knowledge and understanding of a selection of different emergencies that will enable you to assist with any that you may come across. Read more

All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness (unaccredited)

First Aid - NUCO Qualification

Gain the knowledge and understanding of a selection of different emergencies that will enable you to assist with any that you may come across. Read more

Community Food & Nutrition Skills: Agored Cymru Level 1

With the current high cost of living and demand for healthy eating for less, this Community Food and Nutrition course will give you and your family all the information you need. Read more

Adult Mental Health First Aid: Agored Cymru Level 1

Mental Health First Aid is the help provided to a person who is developing a mental health problem, experiencing a worsening of an existing mental health problem, or in a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until the appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves. Read more

New Ways of Working - Briefing - FREE

Asylum Seeker & Refugee Awareness

Finance for Trustees Briefing - FREE

A short briefing considering the roles of trustees in an organisation's financial management. Read more

Safeguarding for Trustees - Briefing

Come along to an informal briefing session, and learn all about the roles and responsibilities of trustees in Safeguarding. Read more

The Green Recovery - A Toolkit for Organisations

RBA Monitoring & Reporting

Learning objectives and more information will be available shortly. Read more

Serious Incidents & Reporting to the Charity Commission - Briefing - FREE

A short briefing to consider what defines a serious incident, how to deal with them in a Charity and what, when and how to report to the Charity Commission. Read more

Making Sense of Poverty - Briefing

Quality Management - Briefing - FREE

A short briefing considering the common principles across a variety of Quality Management systems. Read more

Latest

Barod – HR Administrator

Barod provides support to individuals affected by alcohol and drugs, and their friends and family.
National Safeguarding Week 14th - 18th November 2022 – Tell us about your events

Safeguarding is everybody’s business and enables people to live their lives free from harm, abuse and neglect.
Ukraine – Welsh Government Briefing note for the Third Sector (June 2022)

Welsh Government have issued a briefing note for the third sector outlining the work that is taking place at a national level to support those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
Swansea Carers’ Centre – 2 x vacancies

Swansea Carers Centre is a specialist voluntary organisation providing support to unpaid carers and former carers across the City & County of Swansea.

Volunteer Centre

With information on local opportunities, Swansea Volunteer Centre can provide all the support you need to start volunteering - one to one advice and guidance, face to face, by phone or email. Get in touch.
Staff

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service employs over 40 staff, based at our office on Walter Road (NB - currently closed, with staff remote working), Swansea. For the main contact details for SCVS, use the Contact Us button, or you can contact a member of staff directly below.
Involve

Involve has a variety of schemes that engage people in need in Swansea. Involve recruit, train and support volunteers to be in a befriending/ Independent visitor role on a one to one or in a group setting to meet the needs of individual children, young people, families, adults with various needs or older people.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteer Project, funded by SBUHB and managed by SCVS, is a social support Project for people with mental ill health.
About us

Swansea Council for Voluntary Service is the umbrella organisation for voluntary activity throughout the City & County of Swansea, supporting, developing and representing voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities in the County. We work to support and develop the Third Sector by providing a wide range of information, advice and support services and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers...
Mental Health Development Service

The Mental Health Development Service at SCVS facilitates joint working between voluntary organisations and statutory organisations. The service enables voluntary organisations to have their views taken into account when decisions are made regarding the planning and delivery of mental health services across the ABMU health board. The development service also supports and facilitates the local voluntary sector Mental Health Forum and provides mental health related information and resources.
Volunteering for under 25's

Information for young people under 25 who are interested in volunteering.
Swansea Youth Bank

Swansea Youth Bank is a youth led, grant giving panel of volunteers that provides grants to groups of young people to develop and run their own community projects across the City and County of Swansea.
Transcend

Transcend is a mental health peer mentoring project that is funded by Swansea Bay University Health Board. It provides volunteering opportunities for individuals with lived experience of mental ill health.
In-house training

We run a range of courses in our programmes to help third sector organisations gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to survive and thrive in these challenging times.

Support for Organisations

We work to support and develop the Third Sector by providing a wide range of information, advice and support services and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers. Read more