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Training
BAVO provides informal and formal learning opportunities to enhance the skills, knowledge and confidence of volunteers and people involved with voluntary organisations and community groups within the Borough.
BAVO aims to offer the high quality training you want, where you want it, at a price you can afford.
We will support community and voluntary groups to build their strategies and systems, so that they can build their capacity to offer needs led training, learning opportunities and staff, volunteer and trustee development.
We offer an open programme of training covering key topics based on your feedback and current relevance to the voluntary and community sector.
We can also tailor training specifically to meet the specific needs of your organisations (large or small) so that you can benefit from the expertise and knowledge of our local and national trainers!
We can offer advice and facilitation services for your staff, volunteer and trustee away days planning meetings to help you make them more meaningful and productive. We can also offer informal learning through development support for new and small groups and for larger organisations facing change or challenge.
Training is delivered at convenient accessible venues across the County and our trainers are accredited trainers knowledgeable in their subject areas and have experience of working with the voluntary sector.
If you are interested in finding out more contact Esther Price, Training and Development Officer.
We can also provide specifially tailored training courses for and on behalf of other sectors and agencies outside of the third sector. Whatever your needs, give Esther a ring first!
Free ASIST(Applied Suicide Intervention Skills) training courses
Mind Cymru will be running FREE ASIST training courses as part of the Siaradwn Ni Project funded by the BIG Lottery. The free workshops in Bridgend County are open to Bridgend based beneficiaries only.
This course normally costs £150 per person, however we are trying to encourage as many people from the local community to take advantage of this two day practical workshop that looks at how to appropriately and confidently carry through suicide first aid/ the ASIST intervention model.
These workshops have a limited number of places and require a two day commitment. Any non attendance without reasonable notice or reason may result in the full partcipant rate being charged. To book a place you must complete a booking form.
Course Outline The emphasis of the ASIST workshop is on suicide first aid, on helping a person at risk stay safe and seek further help.
Learn how to:
· Recognise invitations for help
· Reach out and offer support
· Review the risk of suicide
· Apply a suicide intervention model
· Link people with community resources
The workshop increases caregivers' knowledge and confidence to respond to a person at risk of suicide; the skills learned can be put to use to save lives.
For the full dates of future training please refer to the booking form. The May, September and November dates are all to be held at the VIne Christian Centre in Bridgend. For all other dates the venues are to be confirmed.
Courses for Communities Cymru - County Voluntary Council training programme
Courses for Communities Cymru is a new programme of training which is delivered through a partnership between local county voluntary councils, volunteer centres and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action. It offers relevant and affordable (subsidised by WAG) training for local voluntary and community groups.
BAVO Training Programme: Full training programme September - December 2010 to follow soon...
| Protection of Vulnerable Adults Level 1 (POVA) | 15th September 2010 2hrs 2-4pm Trainer: Jo Finch |
BAVO Offices Maesteg |
| Safeguarding Children | 19 & 26 October 2 days 10-4pm Trainer: Sally George |
BAVO Offices Maesteg |
| Protection of Vulnerable Adults Level 1 (POVA) | 10 November 2010 2pm - 4pm Trainer: Jo Finch |
BAVO Offices Maesteg |
All our Courses for Communities training sessions are heavily subsidised by WAG and therefore are reduced from £100 per person to just £20 per person (except for Vulnerable Adults training, which is free, with a £20 charge for non-attendance). Venues for the sessions will be in Bridgend County, please call us for details. Places are limited, so you are advised to book now!
BAVO through 'Courses for Communities Cymru' has a menu of over 50 different workshop sessions from fundraising to asset management – in fact we can deliver any of the courses that are currently promoted in the Courses for Communities Cymru brochure. If you are interested in tailored workshops for your group or partnership, please get in touch.
Download the BAVO booking form.
View the current courses on offer in Bridgend and our neighbouring CVC areas.
Local Bridgend groups can also access courses being run by other neighbouring CVC's - for instant access to their websites click the relevant link below.
Voluntary Action Cardiff Training
Voluntary Action Merthy Tydfil Training
If you wish to book a workshop being run by another CVC, you will need to contact them direct for their booking form.
How to tender training course 2010
Download the Application Form here (English Version)
Download the Application Form here (Welsh Version)
Download the How To Tender Supplementary Booking Form here (English Version)
Download the How To Tender Supplementary Booking Form here (Welsh Version)
Dates: 12 & 13 January 2010, Monmouth
Dates: 8 & 9 February 2010, Swansea
Dates: 23 & 24 March 2010, Wrexham
Dates: 27 & 28 April 2010, Cardiff
Dates: 11 & 12 May 2010, Rhyl
Dates: 29 & 30 June 2010, Carmarthen
Cost: £50 for voluntary and community organisations operating in Wales.
Third sector organisations are increasingly seeking to diversify their income sources by incorporating strategies and techniques to achieve a sustainable funding base. At a time when there is a strong drive towards increased public service delivery by the third sector in Wales, tendering is beginning to replace the traditional route of grant funding.
It is vital that the sector responds quickly and innovatively to these changes by understanding the opportunities available and how to take advantage of them. This course will benefit those new to the world of tendering as well as those wishing to gain further insight into the processes involved.
It will:
- explain the role procurement and tendering plays in today’s funding climate, and enable you to assess your potential for tendering;
- take you step by step through the tendering process, whether for European or other public sector contracts;
- give your tenders a winning chance by explaining what purchasers are looking for and providing an opportunity for you to practice your bid writing skills.
The course is intended for third sector staff and/or trustees with a responsibility for strategic direction and financial management. It is suitable for those new to tendering, or for those wishing to gain a further insight and skill into preparing winning tenders.
3-SET training courses are free to attend for staff and volunteers of third sector organisations that can demonstrate they are involved in the development and / or delivery of European funded projects in Wales. This course is delivered jointly by Sustainable Funding Cymru (Big Lottery) and the third sector European team project (3-SET), funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF) of the Convergence and Regional Competitiveness and Employment Structural Funds programmes 2007-2013.
Child Obesity Awareness Training
1st July 2010 Bridgend Recreation Centre. A free one day course.
Download more information here. The invitation letter here and MEND update here.
Mental Health First Aid Training
Local organisations Gofal Cymru (01656 761177) and Mental Health Matters (01656 - 651450) both run Mental Health First Aid Training in Bridgend County. For information please contact the organisations direct or check out their websites by clicking on the links.
Free E-Learning Scheme for Trustees
You can now learn about trusteeship, governance and best practice at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or office (via the web). The learning scheme called 'Learning to Drive', can help you to become a more effective Trustee. Click here to access the website www.trusteelearning.org.uk
Courses in Counselling Skills
Bethlehem Church Life Centre, Cefn Cribwr, in partnership with the YMCA and WEA, are offering courses in counselling skills starting this Autumn. All courses are OCN accredited (Open College Network).
Visit the website or download more information and download the application form.
Voices for Change Cymru Project
Visit their website to look at the latest courses on offer.
The Skills Factory - Adult DIY Courses
Download more information on these courses.
BAVO Training Programme Objectives
- Identify and respond to the training and learning needs of voluntary organisations, community groups and volunteers
- Encourage and promote good practice in volunteering through learning
- Provide a programme of learning opportunities appropriate to the needs of groups and individuals in the voluntary sector
- To promote good quality, affordable, accessible training and learning opportunities for all
- To work in partnership with other sectors whilst maintaining our independence
- Provide a range of non accredited sessions and accredited opportunities for those who wish to seek them
BAVO has a range of training and events during the course of the year. Training is usually provided at a nominal charge of £20 per person and is offered to groups that are based and operate within Bridgend County.
Some of our training events are also held regionally in partnership with Neath Port Talbot CVS, Swansea CVS and Powys AVO.
If you would like further information on what is currently on offer, please contact BAVO on 01656 810400.
If you would like some tailor-made training, talk to us - we may just be able to help!
If your group/committee is interested in learning more about developing sustainable funding for your organisation, we have a range of workshops that can help you on your way. Contact BAVO for further information or visit www.sustainablefundingcymru.org.uk
Talk to us, Please!
Does your group have a specific training need?
Would your organisation benefit from a training needs analysis?
Would you like us to provide Trustees with up-to-date guidance on governing documents, charitable or company status or Trustee Roles and Responsibilities?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES then we'd like to hear from you.
Contact BAVO on 01656 810400 or email bavo@bavo.org.uk
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