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Learning and Skills
COVER has a history of working particularly around the area of learning and skills for third sector organisations, with a track record of investing in networks, levering in resources to the sector and facilitating good lines of communication. This section provides details about current work in this area:
The latest opportunities & news around training & skills
Skilling Up for Stronger Voices resources training is now offered by NAVCA to equip participants with the information and materials they need to deliver the Skilling Up for Stonger Voices Resources in their area of benefit. This course is not for representatives themselves, but is for course participants who will then deliver the materials to local representative. Visit www.navca.org.uk/events for more infomation and a booking form.
Phase 2 launch of National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning. The second phase of the National Programme for Third Sector commissioning is now live. IDeA - the improvement and development agency for local government - is heading a new partnership of leading public and third sector agencies who will deliver training and support to commissioners, councillors and third sector leaders. The programme runs until March 2011. Full details and bookings are available online at the website link below or by contacting Cheryl Flack at IDeA on 020 7296 6199.
Third Sector National Learning Alliance have issued a second bulletin as part of the support programme for voluntary and third sector providers, as the Learning and Skills Council undergoes major changes. By 2010 there will be new structures and arrangements for the planning and allocation of funds for education and training in both 16-18 and post-19 adult age groups. The bulletin can be downloaded at http://www.tsnla.org.uk/content/lsc-third-sector-transition-support-resources.
Financial Capability & Inclusion Project for East of England: Citizens Advice is leading a new partnership of voluntary sector organisations providing free training in managing money across the East of England. This training is for people who are not in paid work and the frontline workers (paid and voluntary) who support them. The training is delivered in short sessions in the community and can be delivered within the groups that people already meet. For more information and details of the contacts in your area click here. Citizens Advice has also developed a network of financial capability and inclusion forums across the East of England to support this project. The forums are already meeting in each county and have attracted a wide range of organisations - voluntary sector, local authorities, credit unions, housing associations and Citizens Advice Bureaux . To find out what is happening in your area click here.
The Cambridge Community Knowledge Exchange is a new initiative from the University of Cambridge which provides free access to research for voluntary and community sector organisations. They work with community organisations who want some research carried out and with students who need to carry out a project as part of their degree, seeking to make a match between the two. Voluntary and community sector organisations can gain access to research services free of charge whilst students have the opportunity to apply academic skills in the community and make a real difference. read more
Apprenticeships - are a work-based learning programme designed around the needs of your organisation. There are over 190 Apprenticeships to choose from in over 80 sectors, many very relevant to the Voluntary and Community Sector, including Community Development, Youth Work, Social Care, Advice & Guidance, Administration, Finance, Management, Customer Service and IT. If you would like to explore how Apprenticeships can benefit your organisation or the organisations you work with, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is keen to help... read more
Lifelong Learning UK has launched a new strategy to support the development of the further education workforce in England, designed to be used as a tool to help the further education sector achieve its development goals .... read more
> EERA training and development directory 2008/9 . . . read more
> National Performance Programme Training with the Charities Evaluation Service ... read more
