NEW SCVS Autumn Training Programme live

Today, 1^st July 2022, we launch our new Autumn Training programme, offering courses for third sector organisations from now until December.

This term we’ve included a number of useful briefings (some free of charge) to help you face these challenging times; and we’ve expanded accreditation to more courses. Most of our courses remain online, although you will see some are now being offered face-to-face again (NB – if you haven’t already, tell us your thoughts on the format of future SCVS Training courses in our brief, anonymous online survey here).

PS – we’re still waiting for learning objectives and descriptions for some of the new courses, which will be available online very soon.

Our Autumn courses are:

September

All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness (unaccredited) - online

First Aid NUCO - Accredited - face-to-face

Community Food & Nutrition Skills: Agored Cymru Level 1 - online

New Ways of Working Briefing – online – FREE (Non attendees will be charged £5)

Adult Mental Health First Aid: Agored Cymru Level 1 - face-to-face

Asylum Seeker & Refugee Awareness - online

Finance for Trustees Briefing – online - FREE (Non attendees will be charged £5)

October

Safeguarding for Trustees Briefing – online

The Green Recovery - A Toolkit for Organisations Briefing - online

RBA Monitoring & Reporting - online

Serious Incidents & Reporting to the Charity Commission – online - FREE (Non attendees will be charged £5)

Making Sense of Poverty - online

Quality Management Briefing - online - FREE (Non attendees will be charged £5)

Real Living Wage Briefing - online - FREE

RSPH Level 2 Supporting Behaviour Change - online

November

Introduction to Coproduction - online

All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness (unaccredited) - online

Planning & Writing Successful Funding Bids - online

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - face-to-face

The Green Recovery - A Toolkit for Organisations Briefing - online

Modern Slavery Briefing – online - FREE (Non attendees will be charged £5)

Youth Mental Health First Aid: Agored Cymru Level 1 - face-to-face

December

First Aid NUCO - Accredited - face-to-face

All Wales Basic Safeguarding Awareness (unaccredited) - online

Click here to for details on the courses above, and to book your place.

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Today, 1st July 2022, we launch our new Autumn Training programme, offering courses for third sector organisations from now until December.

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December

Today, 1^st July 2022, we launch our new Autumn Training programme, offering courses for third sector organisations from now until December.