Leicester-Shire and Rutland Sport’s new Club, Coach and Volunteer Education Programme is out now. The programme runs from September 2010 to June 2011 and contains the standard programmes such as Safeguarding and Protecting Children as well as new courses such as safeguarding and Protecting Children 2: reflecting on practice.

Voluntary Action Leicestershire has just released it's latest training programme. Courses include:

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NCVYS, in conjunction with ABC Awards and the Open University,  have produced a FAQ for training providers outlining the QCF qualifications at levels 3 & 4 connected to working with vulnerable young people.  It can be downloaded from thier web site at: http://www.ncvys.org.uk/Supporting_Training_Providers.html

The voluntary sector, like any other sector, needs a skilled workforce in order to thrive and provide quality services, particularly in the face of rising demands about what it can and should deliver.

A National Skills Strategy is a crucial tool for supporting a skilled workforce.

Be part of developing that strategy. The consultation is open now until 1st October 2010.

There are several ways you can help to develop the national skills strategy.

1. Fill in the online consultation

The National Youth Agency has issued an update on progress and a second round of consultation on the work it is leading relating to the development of a new youth work sector draft qualification strategy and vocational qualifications.

The deadline is the 26 July.

http://www.nya.org.uk/workforce-and-training/consultation-on-strategy 

The Management Development Programme - Locality Teams aims to build and develop locality teams. It is specifically aimed at managers in Leicester City who are delivering or planning to deliver the youth offer through or alongside locality teams and participants are likely to be managing or working with complex, multi-disciplinary teams. The programme is fully funded by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

The Children's Workforce Development Project's 2009 training needs analysis of the private, voluntary and independent children's workforce in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland found that inappropriate training times were a significant barrier for to training.

In order to gain a better understanding of what 'inappropriate time' means for the sector we are asking groups to complete a short (6 questions) tick box survey to tell us what times are best for them.

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VAL runs several courses around Volunteering. e.g. getting volunteers involved and  Volunteering with Confidence. To find out more take a look at VAL's training brochure.

‘Getting the Best for Our Children' course has proven to be very popular and useful to parents, carers, practitioners and service providers. The course underpins good practice to Real Representation and Real Participation by sharing practical methods and sharing real case studies.
 
Furthermore the course supports  Aiming High for Disabled Children Programme  by supporting  the involvement of parent carers in the planning and strategic development of services for disabled children.
 

Paid staffand volunteers working with young people in England's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises will benefit from a pioneering training programme that's being launched this Spring.

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The Children's Workforce Development Project is funding two places on the Common Induction Training Programme.

The four day induction training programme is based on the Children's Workforce Induction Standards and embeds the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge at an introductory level. The Programme is aimed at those working at levels 1 to 4 and who are new to the workforce or their role.

During the development of the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for preventing and tackling domestic and sexual abuse/violence, discussions took place over the potential need for qualifications based on the standards.

Skills for Justice are now undertaking a scoping exercise to assess the potential demand for qualifications. If they are to proceed with developing a qualification, it will assist them in putting together a successful funding bid.

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has made an extra £600,000 available to fund NVQ qualifications in health and social care.

The funding is available for independent, private and voluntary social care organisations to help staff taking Level 3 and 4 NVQs in health and social care, and Level 4 NVQ in leadership and management before March 2010, and is in addition to £3m of training funding made available this year.