Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards

The IMPACT Awards are open to registered charities that are at least three years old, working in health-related field in the UK, with a total annual income between £10,000 and £1.5 million. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £35,000 to £3,000, plus 15 of the award winners will be offered free training valued at £4,000. The awards are seen as a quality mark for charities working in health care.

The guidelines and online application form for the 2011 IMPACT Awards will be avaliable from 1st July 2010 at: www.kingsfund.org.uk/gskimpactawards

Following approval from the Wales European Funding Office in April 2009, the Big Lottery Fund have committed £9.5m towards Life Skills projects for care leavers, carers/former carers and economically inactive families. The Life Skills project is the first time that Big Lottery Fund money has been matched with European Social Fund (ESF) at source.

They are now in a position to offer further funding to support Older People to help get them back into education, training, volunteering, or employment.

As with the other rounds within the Life Skills project, it will follow a strict competitive tender process. Further information about the project can be found at www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Two briefing events are being held in September to enable people to gain a fuller understanding of these further procurement rounds of funding and how to apply under the Life Skills project. They will be held on the following dates at the following locations:

10.30am -12pm Wednesday 1st September at Bangor University
10.00am -11.30am Friday 3rd September at the YMCA in Newport

If you would like to attend one of the briefing events please complete and return the attached reply slip to LifeSkillsWales@biglotteryfund.org.uk or contact Betty Smith on 01686 611702.  Please book your space as soon as possible as spaces are limited.

Public Artwork Commission

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22363

Closing Date – 07.09.2010

Caerphilly CBC wish to appoint an artist(s) to deliver the following two projects for Bargoed and Newbridge to ensure art forms are fully integrated into the public realm. Therefore, the above contract will be offered in two lots and artists are invited to tender for one or both of these Lots.

Reach the Heights Hub Contract for Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22438

Closing Date - 06.09.2010

Tenders are invited from suitably qualified and experienced organisations wishing to be considered for appointment to the role of an outreach ‘Hub’ to deliver approved educational schools outreach programmes supplied by Techniquest to the Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend area. Details for the submission of tenders can be found in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

The successful tenderer will be awarded the Reach the Heights contract to deliver Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths programmes to young people in the ‘Hub’ area until January 2013. As Reach the Heights is an ESF funded scheme Tenderers should note that the preferred Tenderer will need to accept compliance with terms of the relevant ESF grant funding to ensure that Techniquest can comply with its obligations there under.

Provision of Training Services to the Workways Project in Neath Port Talbot

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22195

Closing Date – 20.09.2010

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council are seeking suitably qualified and experienced training providers to be included on a framework agreement that will deliver a range of courses to the participants in the Workways NPT project. This provision will form part of the ‘Job Focused Training’ support available through Workways.

Workways is a collaborative project between four Local Authorities in South West Wales, funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government. The project is led by Neath Port Talbot Council in collaboration with Carmarthenshire Council, Pembrokeshire Council and The City & County of Swansea.

There are no restrictions on the types of training that are made available to participants as it is occupation led. For this reason, the courses undertaken will be wide ranging and cannot be predicted. Once the specific training requirements have been established, the Workways team are responsible for organising the appropriate training on behalf of the participant

Developing and piloting an advanced chef development programme (Applied Ability Awards) at Senior Chef level

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22494

Closing Date – 10.09.2010

What we are looking for -

An organisation to develop and pilot a learning programme to train chefs. The target market is chefs with at least five years experience in industry, qualified or working at level 3, and aspiring for promotion to senior positions.

Our aim -

We are seeking to develop a training programme that can be delivered flexibly to industry ‘on’ and ‘off the job’ with appropriate learning resources to support both the learner and the employer. The programme will be assessed at the workplace and end testing and examinations will also be a key component. The main target market is chefs in senior positions. These chefs may or may not hold recognised qualifications at or above level 3. However, they will all have spent at least five years working in an appropriate ‘level 3’ position or above.

Deliver Technium Challenge UK and International contract

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22416

Closing Date – 27.08.2010

Technium is a pan-Wales network of 11 innovation centres providing a supportive environment for young technology businesses with high-growth potential. Technium offers accommodation to these businesses for a period of 3-5 years to help them through the critical early years of development and growth. The Technium environment includes state-of-the-art office accommodation, direct access to business, technical and specialist support, and links to academic institutions for support with Research & Development (R&D).

Technium was set up to assist in the creation of new spin-out businesses from Welsh academia and to accelerate the development of young technology-based businesses in Wales. Technium was also developed as a mechanism to attract high value R&D inward investment projects from other areas of the UK and internationally. The contract will be for a period of 24 months, subject to a 12 month review.

The Google Grants scheme allows eligible charities to advertise using the Google Ads system for free so that you can promote your cause, campaign or events for nothing!  Full details of the scheme, including eligibility criteria and how to apply can be found here.

Neath Port Talbot Youth Opportunities Bank received a great number of applications for its first deadline of June 30^th. Since then the panel have been meeting on a regular basis to analyse the applications, score them against the criteria and decide which projects should be funded. It was decided a total of seven projects would be funded allocating £3368.66. If you are interested in applying to the Youth Opportunities Bank the next deadline is October 29^th 2010.

The successful projects for this round were:

Port Talbot Town Cricket Club- £500

The money allocated will go towards equipment to enable a group of young volunteers to run a summer cricket school at their cricket club. The cricket school is aimed at young people from the surrounding areas to firstly provide activities for them for a week during the summer but also aimed at attracting more young people to joining a team within the cricket club.

Cwmavon Boys and Girls Club- £500

The club are looking to purchase training equipment for their new under 7s team who will be coached by two young volunteers.

Witchvale Troopers- £576.66

This dance group based in Cwmgwrach required money to help cover the cost of rent of a community building and also to purchase further equipment to cope with the growing numbers of young people wishing to attend their classes. There are a number of young volunteers in the group and further young people have asked to teach others to dance. The group are also looking at developing young people’s skills by getting them trained as youth workers.

Barn Project- £500 (dependent on receiving further information)

A youth club for the young people of Llansawel, they have asked for money for equipment to assist their activities and to give the young people a greater choice of activities. Young people get the chance to volunteer as assistant coaches and they also have the opportunity to run a small tuck shop from within the youth club.

Neath Amateur Operatic Society- £500

The society requested money for a laptop, printer and computer accessories to assist young people in learning projection and sound skills and to use the equipment to research ideas for performances and design publicity to promote their performances and activities. The group recently completed a production involving fifty young people and are looking to increase their numbers in the coming months.

Cwmavon Youth Rugby- £360

The team have requested a grant to cover the cost of training equipment for their new youth rugby team. The team will encourage young people from the community to get involved in team sports, giving them a sense of belonging and allow them to make new friends. The team are looking at encouraging young people to progress by giving them the opportunity to get involved in coaching.

Cimla Mobile Youth Skate Ramp- £432

A team of young volunteers will be taking mobile skate ramps into the Cimla area for young people to use on a regular basis. Volunteers will be receiving OCN accreditation for the volunteering they complete. Meanwhile the young people in the Cimla area will get a chance to access the ramps free of charge in a supervised environment.

There will be a funding and information session at Neath Port Talbot CVS on Thursday 16th September at 5.30pm featuring presentations on the GwirVol and Millennium Volunteers Grant Schemes as well as from the Terrance Higgins Trust.

For more information, please contact Helen Williams on 01639 631246 or HelenW@nptcvs.org.uk

Fit for Work Assessments for JobMatch

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22439

Closing Date – 20.08.2010

Within The Heads of the Valley area there has been a strategic project, named ”JobMatch”, running for the last 3 years which engages with disadvantaged clients and moves them from inactivity into economic activity by providing opportunities for training, volunteering, work experience, employment and career development. The project was previously developed and piloted in Blaenau Gwent and was approved for rollout across the Head of the Valley area.

This contract is for the delivery of Fit for Work Assessments for JobMatch Employment Routes Participants. To include a reliable Pre-employment screening service to identify any illness or medical barriers that may affect prospective participants ability to perform in employment and highlight conditions that are covered under the Disability Discrimination Act.

The volumes are 405 participants for 2009-2010 and 305 participants for 2011-2012.

National Skills Academies and Stakeholder Engagement Exercise

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22423

Closing Date – 27.08.2010

Skillsmart Retail has received funding from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Sector Priority Fund Pilot (SPFP) to establish the feasibility for creating a network of skills shops in Wales. This network would become part of the National Skills Academy for Retail. The whole project aims to investigate existing skills shops, consult with retail employers and evaluate existing provision and gaps in services. This tender concentrates on two of the nine action points of the project as a whole.

Genesis Wales 2 – Neath Port Talbot Framework for the Provision of Training Services

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22411

Closing Date – 31.08.2010

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council are seeking suitably qualified and experienced training providers to deliver a range of courses to the participants in the Neath Port Talbot Genesis Wales 2 project. To provide a range of accredited courses mainly at Level 1 some progressing to Level 2 where necessary. Course frequency and location will vary based on the number of participants referred to NPT Genesis in an area and the participant’s needs.

Train the Trainer – Training by Systematic Instruction

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22436

Closing Date – 31.08.2010

The COASTAL Project is seeking to invite suitably qualified organisations to tender for the delivery of a Train the trainer – Training by Systematic Instruction course.

The COASTAL Project is a regional project involving the City and County of Swansea, who are acting as the lead sponsor, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Neath Port Talbot. The project aims at the promotion of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for individuals who are currently economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, (Mental Illness, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment) substance misuse problems and/or the serious social disadvantage associated with the transition from long-term care into adulthood.

It has been widely recognised and acknowledged the benefits TSI can have in addressing barriers to teaching people with impaired communication. Therefore the Neath Port Talbot COASTAL Team is looking to develop a core competency and consistency in approach to how the service staff assists people to learn a job in a structured proven way.

Train the Trainer – Job Coaching

https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/notices/display.html?NoticeId=22437

Closing Date – 31.08.2010

The COASTAL Project are seeking to invite suitably qualified organisations to tender for the delivery of a Train the trainer – Job Coaching course.

The COASTAL Project is a regional project involving the City and County of Swansea, who are acting as the lead sponsor, Carmarthen, Pembroke and Neath Port Talbot. The project aims at the promotion of vocational, employment, skills training and lifelong learning opportunities for individuals who are currently economically inactive as a result of illness, disability, (Mental Illness, Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment) substance misuse problems and/or the serious social disadvantage associated with the transition from long-term care into adulthood.

Train the Trainer – Job Coaching is currently required for 20 project staff in the Neath Port Talbot area that are responsible for assisting people with disabilities in to employment.

This is an exciting project in which you and your colleagues can become part of the National news service for Wales.  ITV Wales are looking forward to working with you to ensure the communities of Wales have an opportunity to tell their stories.  We want to encourage citizen journalism while enriching the quality of our news service.

If you require any further information please contact Sue Williams at sue.williams@itvwales.com

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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is consulting on proposals to reallocate national lottery shares, and is asking for responses by 21 August 2010.  The current distribution sees 50% of the total ‘good causes’ funding go to the Big Lottery Fund, focusing on health, education, environment and charitable causes. The remainder is evenly distributed in shares of 16.7% to heritage (through the National Heritage Lottery Fund), sport (in Wales, through the Sports Council for Wales) and arts (in Wales, through the Arts Council for Wales). DCMS proposes, over two years from 1 April 2011, to increase the amounts for sport, arts and heritage to 20% each, and to decrease the share for the Big Lottery Fund from 50% to 40% over the same period.  Give your answers to the consultation by clicking here.

Please email Michael Delahunty (mdelahunty@wcva.org.uk) with any comments.

For full details of the consultation go to the website.

The overall aim of this Fund is to reduce electrical fires in homes UK-wide.

Local community consumer-safety services and bodies in the UK, which have an active role in promoting electrical fire safety to their local community, are eligible to apply ie:

Not-for-profit organisations.

Third sector organisations.

Community-safety organisations.

Any project with the potential to help prevent electrical fires will be considered. Activity up to a maximum value of £5,000 per application will be funded.  A media toolkit will also be provided to funded partners to help promote the supported activity.

The deadline for the receipt of applications is 16 July 2010.

The following url links to the relevant website/scheme guidelines and GRANTfinder report