Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

Training for the Third Sector in Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot CVS provides informal and formal learning opportunities designed to enhance the skills, knowledge and confidence of individuals, voluntary organisations, community groups and volunteers.

Courses cover a broad range of topics including fundraising, employment law, strategic management, basic food hygiene and first aid.

What’s on?

For a list of courses please visit www.coursesforcommunitiescymru.org.uk or download the Neath Port Talbot CVS Core training programme below.

CVS Training Programme April 2010 - March 2011 (221)

Don’t see what you need, want more information – or something different?

Then please talk to us – we can help! Email or call us with your name, organisation, address, and telephone number.

Cost

Course fees are kept to a minimum. Third sector organisations are normally expected to pay no more than £20 for a one day course!

Tailor Made Courses and Facilitation

Neath Port Talbot CVS also arranges tailor-made in-house courses and can provide a facilitation service for organisations wanting to hold planning or ‘Away Days’. To discuss your requirements further please contact us.

Learning in the Community

Neath Port Talbot CVS is proud to support its partners in the sector who deliver community- based learning opportunities. With many years of experience and expertise in community development, these learning providers help engage with those learners who might otherwise continue to miss out on real personal achievement opportunities.

Take a look at what they do:

www.doveworkshopuk.org
www.glynneathtc.org.uk
www.nsasr.co.uk
www.canolfanmaerdy.co.uk
www.nptc.ac.uk

Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training

One of the key components of the Siaradwn NI project is the provision of ASIST training locally. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training is a two day workshop that offers intensive training for front-line workers and community members. The emphasis is on teaching suicide first-aid to help a person at risk stay safe and seek further help as needed. ASIST provides practical training for caregivers seeking to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. For more information go to our Siaradwn Ni page.

Promoting People’s Equality, Diversity and Rights

The course aims to increase participants’ awareness of issues relating to equality, diversity and rights.  The course will be held between 9:30 am – 4:00 pm on 5^th October 2010 at Vocational Skills Centre, Neath Abbey, Neath.  For more information or to request a nomination form contact Sharon Hopkins on 01792 510741 or s.hopkin@npt.gov.uk

Neath Port Talbot CVS and the local learning infrastructure

As well as providing courses that meet the needs of the third sector, Neath Port Talbot CVS is actively involved in local and regional networks and partnerships that work together to bring about the best learning opportunities for all communities in the area.

If you’d like to be involved or have any views about training, education and learning that you’d like us to take up on your behalf, we’d be pleased to her from you.

For more information on the work of key learning partnerships in the area please visit:

www.learningpool.org
www.swan.ac.uk/dace
www.estyn.gov.uk

Strategy Launched: ‘Skills That Work for Wales’ – An Employment & Skills Action Plan

July 2008

This document is a new skills and employment strategy and action Plan which builds upon and replaces the Skills and Employment Action Plan 2005. The strategy provides a response to the Leitch Review of Skills in the UK and the independent review of the mission and purpose of Further Education (Promise and Performance). This strategy describes the ‘One Wales’ ambition for a highly educated, skilled and high employment Wales. It builds on previous strategies and action plans including The Learning Country: Vision into Action, Wales: A Vibrant Economy, the Skills and Employment Action Plan of 2005, and Words Talk – Numbers Count, our Basic Skills Strategy (2005).

The strategy and action plan include: new approaches to funding; a more demand responsive skills and business support service; integrated skills and employment services delivered through partnership between the Assembly Government and Department of Work and Pensions; and the transformation of the learning network.

As the Webb Review noted, we must make best use of public funds and secure good value for money for our investment in ACL. In September 2008 we (Welsh Assembly Government) will publish for consultation a draft policy on ACL, to improve the way we plan, fund and deliver this type of learning, so that it better reflects local priorities. Neath Port Talbot CVS will provide details of the proposed consultation when it becomes available.

Download a copy of ‘Skills That Work for Wales July 2008′

SNAP Cymru – Training for Young People

SNAP Cymru are looking to develop a brilliant training opportunity for young people in Neath Port Talbot. SNAP are attempting to focus primarily on students doing their Welsh Baccalaureate, as this training will enable them to complete many hours of the community participation element of their qualification.

The training will be nationally accredited through OCN and is offered free. RESPECT covers a wide range of topics regarding disability and social discrimination.  The ultimate outcome for the training is to reduce stigma around disability and provide high quality accredited training to young people with the opportunity for some young people to become volunteers and deliver the RESPECT training to other school groups.

This training is one of huge community benefit, positive learning opportunities to school pupils, is accredited and supports the PSE framework for schools in Wales.

Benefits for the peer trainer will include:

• OCN accreditation,
• Youth Achievement Award,
• Valuable Voluntary Experience,
• Develop CV,
• Combat stigma and gain greater cultural understanding
• Gain new skills,
• Promote citizenship.

There will also be many benefits for the school/college including:

• Links to PSE
• Supports community participation in 14-19 learning pathways
• Combats bullying and supports alternative learning styles
• Peer led education
• Supports young peoples’ future/potential

For more information contact the Volunteer Centre on 01639 631387

Free ICT Taster sessions / Workshops

Communities 2.0 are offering free ICT workshops!  The digital inclusion project aims to provide opportunities for people to engage with technology.  As a way to find out what works in the community and what sort of training would most benefit users we are looking to run a variety of tester session for free. For further information please see:

• Website

Part Time Degrees from Swansea University

The Department of Adult Continuing Education’s (DACE) unique part-time BA (Honours) Humanities degree is celebrating its 20th anniversary on campus and in the community. Degrees in Humanities, English or History can be studied at Swansea University campus and at many community venues in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire from September:

Students choose 2 subjects from English Literature, History, Psychology, Sociology, Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Counselling and many more. They study each subject during the day and/or evening for 2 hours. The programme is delivered through traditional face-to-face methods as well as via video-conferencing.

Prospective students do not usually need formal qualifications and many are eligible for full or partial financial support to cover course fees, travel, books and childcare.  For some, the course can be free.  A range of study skills support is available to students before and during their studies.  Educational and careers guidance is offered to all students by our guidance team.

We are holding a series of information events throughout July and August for prospective students to find out more information and meet the team – please visit www.swansea.ac.uk/dace for more information, telephone 01792 295499/295935 or email parttimedegree@swansea.ac.uk or read the brochure which is available here: Website

Will You Accept The ‘Siaradwn Ni’ Challange?

Siaradwn Ni is a groundbreaking programme specially designed to reduce the suicide rate across Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend.

Information specifically on the ASIST Suicide First Aid Training which is available to anyone living or working in Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend can be found: Here (23)

Delivered by the Voluntary Sector in partnership with ABMULHB, training is suitable for anyone over 16 in any employment circumstance and are in demand. For this highly acclaimed FREE training which is worth £200 per person the followng dates are available:

26th and 27th August, 2010 – Vacancies Available

NPTCVS, Alfred St. Neath

22nd & 23rd September 2010

NPTCVS Alfred St. Neath

21st & 22nd October 2010

Alfred Street Primary Care Centre, Alfred Street, Neath

23rd & 24th November 2010

NPTCVS, Alfred St. Neath

20th & 21st January2011

Port Talbot Primary Resource Centre, Baglan Moors. Port Talbot

23rd & 24th February 2011

NPTCVS, Alfred Street, Neath

Regional Learning Partnership South West Wales E-Bulletin

The Regional Partnership South West Wales has produced its first issue, providing you with a summary overview of the RLP.

Future editions will provide a focus on key Partnership work areas such as the ‘Regional Learning & Skills Observatory’; ‘E-Learning Portal’; and key Strategies and Consultations in which partners may have an interest.  There will also be scope for finding out more about individuals involved with the RLP; gaining a wider understanding of the role they have within their own organisation, in addition to their involvement within the RLP.

For the first issue please download a copy from here: RLP E-Bulletin (20)