Participation Cymru is working in conjunction with Voluntary Action Cardiff to hold a seminar on Participative Business Planning, which is aimed at County Voluntary Councils and other voluntary member organisations.

An event aimed to promote volunteering in Cardiff, all voluntary & charitable groups welcome

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By the end of this session, participants will: understand good practice in relation to motivation, support and supervision of volunteers recognise the opportunities for volunteers’ personal development and learning know how to give appropriate recognition to volunteers recognise key sources of conflict and ways of managing difficulties understand when and how to terminate the volunteering relationship

By the end of the session, participants will have an understanding of: Local and central government financial constraints EU and government rules The Tender Process - How does it work? - How does the evaluation process work? How to improve your win rate in the public sector Basic costing for not for profit organisations

By the end of this session, participants will: ‘do your homework!’ - understand how good research, realistic outcomes and accurate budgeting can improve the chances of a proposal being accepted learn how to write concise and compelling proposals be able to build relationships with grant givers and meet their expectations

Learning outcomes participants will gain: a certificate in first aid

By the end of this session, participants will: An understanding of what tendering means Been taken step by step through the tendering process Studied a sample PQQ and tender documents Knowledge of what makes a good tender

This course is designed for any employee that has been designated an Appointed Person.

The course will cover: How to seek tendering opportunities How to prepare forms and prepare supporting documents The regulations for Public Sector Work

Disability Arts Cymru are putting on Three one-day seminars on participation, training and career development in the arts for young disabled people.

By the end of this session, participants will: understand the importance of effective communication have considered the variety of ways in which we communicate know how to actively listen to others have developed effective questioning skills have learnt how to give others the opportunity to contribute ideas and opinions to the discussion explored how best to prepare for meetings in order to communicate any messages/ideas and views clearly and concisely know how to improve their organisation’s chance of gaining press coverage have developed an understanding of what makes a good news story

By the end of this session, participants will: understand the benefits of supervision and appraisal to staff and the organisation recognise the difference between supervision and appraisal develop and implement appropriate systems for supervision and appraisal

A one-day course facilitated by Children in Wales The course will look at the importance of measuring the soft outcomes that your intervention has achieved for the people you work with.

The MiDAS minibus courses have the following objectives; on a MiDAS standard course drivers will be assessed to ensure driving skills are of an acceptable standard given help if needed to improve those skills trained in the legal, practical and safety issues for minibus driving pass a multiple choice theory assessment at the end of the course receive a certificate valid for 4 years training is nationally accredited and accepted by other MiDAS organisations MiDAS accessible course, for drivers who transport disabled passengers there is additional training trained in the safe use of wheelchair accessible minibuses some additional theory questions a practical skills assessment

By the end of this session, participants will: understand what can be measured understand different methods of measurement know how to design a simple monitoring and evaluation system

This course will train people to help non-Welsh speakers in voluntary groups through being a simultanious commentator.

This course is an amalgamation of elements of two previous courses.

By the end of this session, participants will: have understood what the web is good for (and what it is not so good for) have understood the structure of a website have identified ways of making a website more user friendly and accessible

By the end of this session, participants will: understand the difference between business and strategic planning understand the purpose of business and strategic plans and why every organisation needs one appreciate the benefits of the planning process be able to develop comprehensive business and strategic plans

By the end of this session, participants will: ‘do your homework!’ - understand how good research, realistic outcomes and accurate budgeting can improve the chances of a proposal being accepted learn how to write concise and compelling proposals be able to build relationships with grant givers and meet their expectations

Learning outcomes This course will cover: respond to the needs of unconscious casualties perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) respond to mild and severe choking for adults respond to the needs of casualties with major injuries

By the end of this session, participants will: have an overview of what should be included in a contract of employment understand the difference between the written particulars of employment and a contract be able to ensure contracts are accurate and fair, whilst being flexible