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Many social enterprises have a strong commitment to training and developing their staff as part of the social aims of their organisation. Others have job creation, or meaningful supported employment at the heart of what they do.
This page features a range of learning opportunities relevant to those working in the social enterprise and voluntary and community sectors which may be training workshops, accredited courses, events or job vacancies.
Cheshire & Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership (CWSEP)- Network Meeting
The next network meeting is due to take place on Wednesday 7th January at the Gateway in Warrington. The theme of the day surrounds - Education, Finance & Training -
· Take part in this informative session regarding education, finance & training
· This session will be delivered by numerous people such as Bob Doherty – Liverpool John Moores University, Tammy Sinden – Reaseheath College & Learning Together plus more!
More information including agenda will be sent out to attendees nearer the time
For more information please contact Kate Stewart on 01244 354 112 or email kate.stewart@cheshireaction.org.uk
Trustee Awards Ceremony
Blacon Community Trust, Cheshire and Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership and Chester Voluntary Action are hosting an evening of celebrating the achievements of local community based organisations.
Cheshire & Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership together with Chester Voluntary Action and Thrive are hosting a Trustee Awards Evening on Tuesday 20th January 2009 at The Wolf Room, Eaton Park, Eccleston, Chester, by kind permission of their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Westminster.
Awards will be presented in 5 categories, recognising the achievements of trustees and directors of social enterprises, charities and other community and voluntary organisations during 2008.
The event will be held on 20th January 2009 at The Wolf Room, Eaton Park, Eccleston, Chester, by kind permission of their Graces The Duke and Duchess of Westminster.
The evening marks a year on from the launch of the Thrive programme, funded by Bank of America, to support community and voluntary organisations to achieve sustainability. We will hear from Thrive participants about their achievements so far.
The evening culminates with our prestigious Awards Ceremony, with both Cheshire & Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership and Chester Voluntary Action presenting their Annual Awards. Awards will be presented in 5 categories, recognising the achievements of trustees and directors of social enterprises, charities and other community and voluntary organisations during 2008.
Trustees and directors from social enterprises belonging to the Cheshire and Warrington Social Enterprise Partnership can be nominated in the following categories:
1. Social Enterprise Trustee / Director of the Year 2008
2. Social Enterprise Board of the Year 2008
3. Social Enterprise Long Service Award
Trustees and Directors from other organisations within the sector can be nominated in the
following categories:
1. New Trustee Board Special Recognition Award
(for boards set up within the past 2 years)
2. Chester Voluntary Action Board of the Year 2008
For more information – please contact Kate Stewart on 01244 354 112
Free Marketing Training Event
There will be a free marketing training event on Thursday 29th January and Thursday 12th February - venue to be confirmed. This training session will be produced by a highly experienced marketing trainer. The first day will look at your marketing plan for your organisation and then will discuss the different marketing strands for your organisation and what you would like out of the training. The second day will then look at your marketing plan which you will have produced after the first session.
This is based on a first come, first served basis. For more information please contact Kate Stewart on 01244 354 112 or email kate.stewart@cheshireaction.org.uk
Co-Operative Futures Event
Co-Operative Futures is hosting an event in on Friday 30th through to Sunday 1st February 2009.
For more information please click on the link – Future Co-Ops 2009
Social Enterprise: The Business Revolution
2009 will mark the fifth anniversary of the Social Enterprise Coalitions biggest annual event, the Voice conference. Over that time the conference has grown in stature and prominence, and is now seen as the must attend event for the social enterprise movement.
For the first time the event will be hosted in Birmingham, one of the UKs most diverse and enterprising cities. Once again people from across the UK will come together for this unique event; everyone from social enterprises, government departments and agencies with an interest in the movement including national, regional development agencies, local authorities, financial institutions, business support providers and charities and voluntary organisations moving into social enterprise.
Voice will give you a chance to hear form a wide range of exciting speakers, including senior politicians, national and international experts on social enterprise, and will offer a mixture of inspiring plenary sessions, specialist seminar sessions and a highly interactive exhibition.
For more information please visit – www.voice09.org
PATHWAYS TO LEVEL 2 – A BRIEFING GUIDE FOR PARTNER ORGANISATION
Train to Gain is the Government’s national flagship programme to help all adults achieve at least an NVQ qualification at Level 2, one which is relevant to their work. Whilst Train to Gain was originally seen as being a programme for those in work, it has recently been extended in scope to permit access to those individuals who are working on projects as volunteers. This includes a whole range of projects: it could be anything from a childcare project involving single parents to a gardening or conservation project for those either with mental health difficulties or perhaps people who have been on long term Incapacity Benefit who are looking to ease themselves back into some sort of work and social life. This list is not exhaustive; it is simply to give you a flavour of the sort of projects which could be covered by the Pathways to Level 2.
The Pathways Programme is a stepping stone to Train to Gain and a full Level 2 Award. It is designed for those who need longer to actually achieve a full Level 2. What this means in practice, is that the Reaseheath Team will support existing projects with resources to deliver softer skills (Employability Skills) which are designed to enable people to feel comfortable about work and learning and ultimately progress to a full NVQ 2 Award. In addition to the employability intervention, i.e. softer skills such as motivation, working with others and communications, there is also the offer of units towards an NVQ 2. This represents a further stepping stone for individuals who are not yet ready to make the full commitment to an NVQ Level 2.
For more information please contact Tammy Sinden on 01270 613196 or email TammyS@reaseheath.ac.uk
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