• North Booklet for training programme November 2008- June 2009

Training within the North Partnership Area

a list of training that is available within the North Childcare and Family Resource Partnership Area, I Please note all bookings must be directed through Ruth McNeil. Ruth.mcneil@highland.gov.uk TEL 01463 711176

CVS North are able to arrange training. below are some suggested training needs of voluntary and community groups This is not exhaustive.

• Keeping Track: Basic Bookkeeping
  Effective Groupwork
  Minutes Made Simple
  Supporting & Supervising Staff
  Full Cost Recovery (Concepts)
  Intermediate Microsoft Access
  Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint
  Time Management
  Report Writing
  Full Cost Recovery (Workshop)
  REHIS Elementary Certificate in Health & Safety
  Intermediate Microsoft Excel
  Microsoft Publisher
  Positive Presentations
  Introduction to Managing Health & Safety
  Facilitation Skills
  Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint
  Practical Employment Law
  Photoshop Basics
  Building Performing Teams

• Intro to Fundraising

• Appointed Persons First Aid
  Dev & Business Planning
  Elementary Food & Health

A sample of courses and their content.

Time Management

Participants will consider what it is they are actually managing through `time' management, be introduced to approaches for analysing their use of time and prioritising their activities and tasks to use their time in ways that maximise their effectiveness at work and in their private lives.  Participants will also identify their own major time stealers at work and formulate action plans to overcome them.

Scottish Charity Accounts
 
This course looks at charity accounting requirements under the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.  It will cover the different types of accounts - Receipts and Payments/Accrual accounts, with a detailed look at the format and content of each, using worked examples to show how the Regulations apply in practice.  It will also cover external scrutiny requirements (audit or independent examination) and reporting to OSCR.

Developing your Brand in the Voluntary Sector - Where to start and how to use it

This half-day taster course has been designed to provide a fun and interesting introduction to branding and how to use it to market your organisation.  In the workshop we will look at how to build up a picture of your organisational strengths to help you present key messages about your organisation with confidence.  This course is for those with no previous experience of branding, PR or marketing.

Staff Appraisal

This one-day course will assist participants build confidence and skill in performance review, deliver helpful feedback, encourage high-performance climates and develop staff.  The course will help experienced practitioners and those new to staff appraisal.

Freedom of Information and Data Protection

Data sharing is something that increasing numbers of organisations are asked to agree to.  What does the law say about using personal data?  When can you refuse to hand over information either to an individual or another organisation?  Public bodies are now subject to the Freedom of Information Act.  What sort of non-personal data is covered by FOI Legislation and are the rules about disclosing it different from data protection law?  This half-day workshop will help voluntary organisations navigate through the maze.

Demonstrating Success

This course is aimed at those new to the task of demonstrating success, will help participants to navigate the `fog' of strategy and assessment jargon and help them assess if their current or proposed indicators and measures will really demonstrate their organisation's or project's success.

Knowledge Management

This highly participative workshop will help you develop the skills of an effective knowledge worker.  It will examine the role knowledge plays in your organisation and how your organisation's performance can be improved through careful knowledge management.  This course is aimed at those who are involved in managing people, information, communication or learning and work in organisations where what's inside people's heads is the organisation's most valuable asset.

Disability Equality Training

This course aims to provide delegates with an increased awareness of disability equality issues, increase their confidence in communicating with disabled people and be aware of their organisation's legal responsibilities towards disabled customers under the Disability Discrimination Act.  This course is delivered in partnership between SCVO and Capability Scotland.