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Other Training

You will find details of local training events for Voluntary, Community and Faith organisations on this page.

You will find details of Voluntary Action Oldham courses on the "Training at VAO Springboard" tab.

Oldham Third Sector Support Providers Group

Voluntary Action Oldham, The Hub, Oldham Community Accountancy Service and Oldham Council Communities Unit have teamed up to offer a comprehensive training menu for those working or volunteering in VCS groups or organisations. Here is a summary of the core courses that are being offered throughout the year. TrainingCourseSummary.doc

We also be delivering an enhanced training package, details will be avaliable in October.

Oldham Partnership

Training on OldhamInfo

Oldham Info are offering basic and advanced training on using their website. The website contains lots of local stats, research, and details on services in Oldham, which can prove very helpful in planning your work, and demonstrating the need for your work - especially in funding bids.

Course descriptions are not yet complete, but advanced training will probably include:

Use of the advance search
Use of favourites/permalinks
Understanding and working with downloaded data
Drawing and working with custom shapes (and circles)
Putting text on maps
The report wizard in detail

Dates are as follows:

Basic training: Wednesday 22^nd September, 10-12 or 2-4.

Advanced training: Wednesday 29th September, 10-12 or 2-4.

Contact Martin Burroughs: 0161 770 1694 oldhaminfo@oldham.gov.uk

Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO)

Please visit: http://www.gmcvo.org.uk/training or or contact 0161 277 1009, for recent course info.

NCVO and Community Catalysts

‘Personalisation for Practical People'

A seminar aimed at community providers and infrastructure organisations who want to engage effectively in the personalisation agenda.

10-4pm Wednesday 27th October, Coventry

10-4pm Tuesday 2^nd November, Manchester

This event seeks to go beyond the theory and rhetoric of personalisation to look at the challenges and opportunities personalisation presents for organisations and how they can begin responding to these changes in order to better meet their users' needs.

The seminar will provide you with:

An overview of what personalisation means in the current climate
The opportunity to raise and discuss the issues specific to your organisation
An introduction to resources and case studies to assist in the delivery of personalised services
Workshops looking at the particular opportunities and challenges for infrastructure, service providers and micro providers in relation to personalisation.

To book your place please go to the events page on our website: www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

‘Personalisation for Practical People' is the first event in Community Catalysts' & NCVO's new ‘Putting Personalisation into Practice Programme'. To find out more about how we can support your organisation and keep up to date with forthcoming events please visit: www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

Target: Wellbeing’s Regional Support Network

Targeting Health Outcomes Training

Target: Wellbeing's Regional Support Network, in collaboration with the Academy for Health and Wellbeing, at Manchester Metropolitan University, is again offering a unique, free programme of courses which support understanding of health.

Targeted at third sector organisations, particularly those new to delivering health activities for funders and commissioners, these sessions will help you:

• Engage with commissioners on their terms, using their language and understanding their aims

• Gain a greater understanding of health inequality issues

• Identify what you already do to deliver health outcomes

• Address the commissioning agenda

Session Details:

All workshops will run from 10am to 3pm (lunch included), and attendees are required to attend all three workshops.

Workshop 1 – Wednesday 29th September

The current national and regional policies on healthy eating, physical activity and mental health, and how these relate to the social and economic factors which affect health.

Workshop 2 – Wednesday 13th October

Promoting and improving health with an emphasis on how to achieve changes in behaviour.

Workshop 3 – Wednesday 27th October

The skills and knowledge needed to complete a needs assessment, evidence needed when securing commissions and how health messages are communicated effectively.

Quotes from last time these workshops were run:

"A great course which is very relevant to the project and has helped me realise we are doing what large organisations aren't"

"Thought provoking. Good debate. Grounded in reality.”

"Good overview of issues affecting public health and a good opportunity to discuss these with people from different organisations.”

How to book:

Call the Target: Wellbeing team on 0161 2373200 or email Rhiannon.davies@groundwork.org.uk. Please include any access or dietary requirements.

This training is free, however If you book on a training session, but then are unable to attend, we require at least 24 hours notice. If we do not receive 24 hours notice your organisation will be charged £50 to cover the cost of your place.

Oldham Life Long Learning

The service offers a number of accredited youth and community work courses;

Community Volunteering

Event Volunteering

Youthwork Level 2

Sports Leaders Award

Substance Misuse Awareness

Sexual Health Awareness.

See pages 50-60of the prospectus for full details:

http://www.oldham.gov.uk/lifelong-learning-prospectus-2010-11.pdf

The Enterprise Centre

Booking Form