Thursday, 28 October 2010

Free Training Opportunity

Dudley CVS are holding £10,000 from the Children’s Workforce Development Council, via DMBC Children’s Services, to help support the training needs of voluntary, community and faith groups working with children, young people and families.

The £10,000 has been designated to the Children, Young People and Families Network, to provide training for the voluntary, community and faith sector. This training could be for paid staff, volunteers or members of the management committee. The training could be used to make your organisation more efficient or to improve the skills and knowledge of your workforce.

They are looking to identify what training members of the Network think would be most valuable. This might include:


  • dealing with bullying
  • conflict resolution
  • paediatric first aid
  • evaluation with young people
  • children’s development
  • engaging with parents
  • creative arts and young people
  • substance misuse
  • participation
  • sexual health
  • mentoring
These are only examples, what Dudley CVS need are details of the training you think would help your group.

They will be putting together a training programme in early 2011, based on your responses.

To ensure that they are meeting the needs of your group could you please contact Arnie (childrens (at) dudleycvs.org.uk) with a list of up to 5 areas of training, in order of importance, you think are the most significant for your group.
Dependant on your responses, they will be looking to provide a diverse selection of training, across all age ranges.

Arnie is also looking for details on any issues which might prevent anyone from your group accessing training eg transport costs, childcare, etc.

They are also trying to identify potential training providers from the voluntary, community and faith sector who may be able to provide some of the training programme. Please contact Arnie if you think your group might be able to provide part of the training programme.

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