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Training and Events - Issue 3
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Hello!
Welcome to the monthly training and events ebulletin. Each month we bring you all the latest training opportunities and events that are happening in the voluntary sector.
If you want to keep up to date with training and events news between the bulletins make sure you add the Voluntary Sector Calendar to your favourites!
If you have any news, information or events that you would like to share with the voluntary and community sector in Derby, please let us know.
Want to keep track of what we are doing? You can now follow us on Twitter - just type DerbyCA into the search box or click the link below!
Best wishes,
Jayne Williams
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 Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Training
Target audience:
Professionals from health and social care agencies.
Police, Fire, Ambulance and Probation Services staff.
Independent provider staff.
Voluntary sector staff.
Advocacy Organisations.
Members of the public - users of services, families and carers.
Learning outcomes include:
To provide staff with an awareness of the Derby Safeguarding Procedures.
Definition of a vulnerable adult.
Categories of abuse.
Identify signs of abuse.
Know how to deal with immediate incidents/disclosures.
The alerting and referral reporting processes.
The half-day course will be held on various dates throughout July and August in Derby - click here for course dates.
For more information or to book a place contact Nathan Levers on 01332 717256 or email Nathan Levers. |
Just Whistle - Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation
Just Whistle, part of Safe and Sound Derby, provide facts and knowledge to help fight child sexual exploitation - CSE - though training courses, consultations and conferences.
A new Government action plan to tackle the sexual exploitation of children is under development but will include: raising awareness and undertanding of CSE; promoting early detection; effecting better prevention; supporting victims; and prosecuting perpertrators.
Just Whistle is running PPI (Prevention, Protection and Investigation) training courses that will help people working with children, young people and families to address these priorities in accordance with the new national action plan. The
course will be held locally in Nottingham on 29 September. Venue to be advised.
For more information or to book a place email JustWhistle or call 01332 291166.
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 Get Involved Derby!
Get involved Derby is a FREE workshop on the work of the UK Parliament with advice and information on how to engage with MPs and Lords. This event will focus on how to campaign effectively to make a difference.
The workshop will be held on Monday 11 July from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at JET, 284-286 Normanton Road, Derby DE23 6WD.
The workshop will cover:
· The role of Parliament
· Select committees
· Legislation
· Questions and debates
· Accessing useful information
· Methods of effective campaigning
Although this session is FREE to attend there are running costs, so if you have booked then please do attend or let JET know if you can't. Places are available on a first-come first-served basis. Please email Claire Chapman or call 0115 934 9535 to book a place.
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 Headway Charity Ball
Headway, the brain injury association, are holding a black tie and diamond charity ball at Derby County Cricket Club on 16 September at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be bought individually at £47 or in tables of ten at a cost of £450.
So, if you fancy a glamourous night while raising funds for a good cause call 01332 253840 or email Headway. |
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Social Media for Support Organisations
Find out how social media tools can help your communications! Purple Zebra are running a series of FREE workshops to help infrastructure and support organisations make the most of social media websites and pass on this knowledge to the groups and communities they support.
Topics include:
- What is social media.
- How is it relevant to my work.
- Examples of use by other organisations.
- Why it's important to have a social media plan.
- Websites to help with communication, fundraising, collaboration and productivity.
- Ideas to improve effectiveness of your work and work with groups.
The course will be held on Wednesday 20 July from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Nottingham Voluntary Action Centre, 7 Mansfield Road in Nottingham.
This workshop is FREE of charge thanks to funding from the Big Lottery Fund BASIS Project. To book a place call 0845 270 2085.08
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 Playday
Playday is the national day for play in the UK, a celebration of children's right to play and a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children's lives. Playday this year takes place on 3 August and Derby's Playday will be held in Osmaston Park from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. It promises to be a great FREE family fun day with lots of activities and fun things to do.
For more information email Carl Willis or call 01332 711000. |
FREE Breakfast Seminar
Actons Solicitors are holding a a FREE breakfast seminar for charities and not-for-profit organisations on 13 July from 8:15 to 10:00 am in their offices at 20 Regent Street, Nottingham. The topic of the seminar is the Basics of Employment Law and Data Protection.
Employment Law obligations for charities are no different to that of a large business. Being an employer, even of one employee, brings with it the full obligations of complex employment legislation. Getting it wrong can be costly to your charity. Actons are a Firm of Solicitors who act for a number of charities across the region and offer free events each year.
For more information and to book a place email Claire Taylor or call 0115 910 0200. |
 Celebration Coffee Morning
Derby Women's Centre are holding a coffee morning on 13 July from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The theme of the morning will be 'A Celebration of Ramadan and Eid - the culture and experience'.
The coffee morning will be held at The Women's Centre at 4 Leopold Street in Derby. For more information call 01332 341633. Everyone is welcome! |
Community and Youth Work Course
Study BA (Hons) Applied Community and Youth Work at the University of Derby and you'll be studying a course which will help you to understand and tackle issues in society today.
The course has been rated 'excellent' by the National Youth Agency, the highest category they can award and includes three work placements so you'll have the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice, which will prepare you for a career in youth work or broaden your experiences if you're already working in the sector. Former graduates have gone on to work in youth and community centres, hostels for homeless people, or projects as diverse as drug misuse, youth arts or asylum seeking.
On this course, experience counts for a lot so if you're already working in the community but don't necessarily have formal qualifications, please get in touch. For more information visit the University of Derby website or call 01332 591843.
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 Disability Football Sessions
Derby County in the Community are holding weekly disability football sessions for young people aged 16 and above. The sessions start on Saturday 23 July and run from 12:30 to 2:30 pm - sessions cost £3.00 each. No need to book just turn up and play!
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 Get Going - Live!
Get Going Live is an event for young people and learner drivers with disabilities. The event takes place on Saturday 13 August at The Launch Pad, Donington Park, DE74 2RP from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
There will be an opportunity to:
- Test drive a range of adapted cars.
- Experience all-terrain mobility vehicles.
- Enjoy the thrill of accessible 4x4, skid cars and much more!
- See how far you can go on our all-ability climbing wall.
- Get advice and information from mobility experts.
A limited number of free stand spaces will be available at the event for relevant organisations, in the fully accessible Launch Pad venue. If you would like to find out more about taking part and possibly having a stand at this event, or for any other enquiries email Sally Roe.
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We hope you enjoyed the new training and events newsletter. We are always pleased to receive feedback or comments, so do let us know what you think. If you have any training or events that you would like us to feature in this bulletin please email or call 01332 227749. Thanks for reading! Jayne Williams Community Action Derby
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