Training
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Disability AwarenessEquality & Diversity
Welfare & Care
Management & Leadership
ICT & Administration
Other
Training Brochures
Disability Awareness
- Autism Awareness (link to external website)
Date of course: No specific dates - work is with individual clients/organisations
Location: Across the South East
Cost: Variable - see prospectus
Description:
Wokingham provide autism training designed to meet the need created by the Autism Act 2009.
Contact Name: Robert Pasterfield
Telephone No: 0118 979 8539 / 0782
Email: robert@wokinghammencap.org
- British Sign Language (link to external website)
Date of course: When required
Location: Where required
Cost: From £175/1.5 hours to £500/6 hours for up to 12 people.
Description:
Sessions are tailor made to suit your business requirements. Content includes a basic introduction to sign language and focuses on specific signs that are appropriate for your setting.
Contact Name: Debra
Telephone No: 01905 746301
Email: training@deafdirect.org.uk
- Cerebral Palsy (link to external site)
Date of course: Throughout the year - contact for specific dates.
Location: The PACE Centre Aylesbury
Cost: £600
Description:
A 6 day course introducing participants to Cerebral Palsy and aims to develop knowledge of the challenges that occur. It covers planning, facilitation and delivery of learning programmes to address needs and potential.
Contact Name: Charlie Lyons
Telephone No: 01296 392 923
- Disability Equality Training (link to external website)
Date of course: Ongoing
Location: Central Milton Keynes or at your venue
Cost: From £150 for voluntary sector
Description:
This course is facilitated by disabled people and enables delegates to learn about disability through experiential learning, active discussions and group activities.
Contact Name: Zana Bayley
Telephone No: 01908 300565
Email: zana.bayley@mkcil.org.uk
- Deaf Awareness Training (link to external website)
Date of course: When required
Location: Where required
Cost: From £155/hour to £500/6 hours for a group of up to 12 people
Description:
Sessions focus on the common problems faced by deaf and hard of hearing people and how to address them. They include effective communication techniques to use with people who have a hearing loss.
Contact Name: Debra
Telephone No: 01905 746301
Email: training@deafdirect.org.uk
- Understanding Autism and ADHD (link to external website)
Date of course: Ongoing
Location: Central Milton Keynes or at your venue
Cost: From £150 for voluntary sector
Description:
Experiential learning, active discussions and group activities facilitated by Milton Keynes CIL. The training on autism and ADHD has a focus on characteristics, behaviour, communication and support.
Contact Name: Zana Bayley
Telephone No: 01908 300565
Email: zana.bayley@mkcil.org.uk
- Visual Awareness Training and Disability and VI Awareness (link to external website)
Date of course: Various - bespoke to fit your requirements
Location: Various
Cost: Linked to course chosen - accredited or non.
Description:
These training courses are bespoke and designed to fit to your needs. The modules include; eye conditions, environment, communication, sighted guide training, SAVI services, Combined Sight and Hearing Loss Awareness. The courses range from 2 hours to a full day and include practical /hands on activities.
Contact Name: Stella Black
Telephone No: 01372 377701
Email: sblack@sa-vi.org.uk
- What is Dyslexia? (link to external website)
Date of course: as required
Location: Client's choice.
Cost: £150 - £500
Description:
Customised courses on dyslexia awareness in the workplace. Client's can decide course content and venue.
Contact Name: Debbie Farnfield
Telephone No: 07921 022589
Equality & Diversity
- Making A Claim Under the Equality Act Master Class (link to an external website)
Date of course: 26th September 2012
Location: Spinal Injuries Association, SIA House, Milton Keynes
Cost: Free - lunch and refreshments will be provided
Description:
This course is primarily for people with a spinal cord injury, but relatives, PAs/carers, family members and professionals are all welcome to attend. It is run by the Spinal Injuries Association and provides information on the social and medical models of disability and their influence on EA legislation, and the process of making a complaint about access to goods and services.
Contact Name: Mandy Jamieson, SIA Academy Co-Ordinator
Telephone No: 0845 678 6633
Email: k.mikalsen@spinal.co.uk
- Disability Equality and Equality and Diversity Training (link to external website)
Date of course: n/a, as an online course
Location: n/a, as an online course
Cost: please contact direct for details
Description:
An online training package for disability equality and equality and diversity.
Contact Name: Rachel Felton
Telephone No: 01438 842710
Email: rachel.felton@disabledgo.com
Welfare & Care
- Parenting Master Class - Spinal Injuries Association (link to external website)
Date of course: 17th July 2012
Location: Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex
Cost: Free - lunch and refreshments will be provided
Description:
This course is primarily for anyone with a spinal cord injury who is contemplating parenthood but relatives, PAs/carers, family members and professionals are all welcome to attend. The course looks at fertility, conception, pre-pregnancy planning, pregnancy, childbirth, coping with a baby and available help and funding.
Contact Name: Mandy Jamieson, SIA Academy Co-Ordinator
Telephone No: 0845 678 6633
Email: k.mikalsen@spinal.co.uk
- Skills for Life (link to external website)
Date of course: 16th October 2012
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Cost: £20
This half day course is run by SeeAbility regarding daily living skills for people who have learning disabilities and visual impairment, covering person centred support, sighted guiding, environmental considerations. It is designed for staff and professionals who work with people with a learning disability.
Contact Name:
Telephone No: 01372 755 000
Email: training@seeability.org
- Housing (Spinal Injuries Association)
Date of course: 27th October 2012
Location: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
Cost: Free - lunch and refreshments will be provided
The course aims to explain the process by which social housing is allocated and how disabled grants are awarded. It also includes such topics as What access do I need?, Social housing, Interim options, Disabled Facilities Grants, VAT exemptions.
Contact Name: Mandy Jamieson, SIA Academy Co-Ordinator
Telephone No: 0845 678 6633
Email: k.mikalsen@spinal.co.uk
- Funding & Managing Your Care Needs Master Class (Spinal Injuries Association)
Date of course: 20th & 27th November 2012 (2 days)
Location: Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex
Cost: Free- lunch and refreshments will be provided
Description:
This course is primarily for people with a spinal cord injury, but relatives, PAs/carers, family members and professionals are all welcome to attend. The course looks at issues surrounding care needs such as: social care funding, personalisation of care, direct payments, preparing for care assessments, agencies, PAs and Continuing Health Care funding.
Contact Name: Mandy Jamieson, SIA Academy Co-Ordinator
Telephone No: 0845 678 6633
Email: k.mikalsen@spinal.co.uk
Management & Leadership
- Managing Volunteers - Accredited with the ILM (link to external website)
Date of course: 4th & 11th October 2012, plus a 1 hour tutorial on 18th October 2012
Location: Oxford
Cost: £350 for OCVA members. £400 for associate members, non-members and statutory sector organisations.
Description:
Managing Volunteers is a two day course to build your confidence and skills in volunteer management. It is accredited with the Institute of Leadership and Management at Level 3.
The course is for anyone who is currently involved in managing volunteers, or is planning to move into this role, whether in a voluntary organisation or in the statutory sector. You need to have the support of an organisation which involves volunteers (e.g. your employer), as you need to apply your learning to your own real-life context but you don't need to have any previous qualifications to attend this course.
Contact Name:
Telephone No: 01865 251946
Email: admin@ocva.org.uk
- Managing People-Advanced skills- accredited with the ILM (link to external website)
Date of course: 8th and 15th November, plus 1 hour tutorial on 22nd November 2012
Location: Oxford
Cost: £100 with accreditation / £80 without accreditation. This is a special introductory, subsidised pric
Description:
This intermediate course looks at some of the challenging aspects of managing people, such as managing performance, managing conflict, and the employment relationship.
The course is aimed at those with experience of managing people, or those who have already undertaken introductory training in people management. The course is accredited with the ILM.Contact Name:
Telephone No: 01865 251946
Email: admin@ocva.org.uk
- First Line Management (link to external website)
Date of course: Throughout the year - contact for specific dates.
Location: The PACE Centre Aylesbury
Cost: £500
Description:
A 5 day course. Introduction to supervision and supporting growth and development of staff working with children with disabilities. This is a Level 3 Institute of Leadership & Management Award.
Contact Name: Charlie Lyons
Telephone No: 01296 392 923
- Team Leading (link to external website)
Date of course: Throughout the year - contact for specific dates.
Location: The PACE Centre Aylesbury
Cost: £500
Description:
A 5 day course. An introduction to leadership and team leading. This is a level 2 Institute of Leadership & Management Award.
Contact Name: Charlie Lyons
Telephone No: 01296 392 923
ICT & Administration
- Digital Accessibility - Web Accessibility Essentials Course (link to external website)
Date of course: when required
Location: e-learning course
Cost: price list available on website
Description:
The Equality and Human Rights Commission, AbilityNet and BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT have developed the Web Accessibility Essentials e-learning course. This 80 minute on-line course is designed to equip individuals and businesses interested in accessibility best practice with a fundamental understanding of digital inclusion.
Contact Name:
Telephone No: 0330 123 9194
Email: waesupport@hq.bcs.org.uk
Other
- Conductive Education - An introduction to the principles & practice (link to external website)
Date of course: Throughout the year - contact for specific dates.
Location: The PACE Centre Aylesbury
Cost: £350
Description:
This is a 3 day course which provides participants with a basic understanding of the principles and practice of conductive education as a foundation for their daily work and planning.
Contact Name: Charlie Lyons
Telephone No: 01296 392 923
Training Brochures
Advance W2W online training courses
Advance W2W is a partnership between The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion and Duality Training Ltd. It ofers a variety of online courses tailored to all those providing employment and related services, including those who coordinate and fund services. Further information can be found on their website.BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities)
BILD offers training for organisations and their workforce on a range of learning disability related themes including Learning disability awareness training for the workforce, Person centred support and Positive behaviour for people who challenge. BILD also hosts a variety of conferences and one day events. The BILD website provides further details and also details bespoke training options.
Charity Evaluation Services
The Charities Evaluation Services is an independent charity working with voluntary organisation providing training, publications, consultancy support and carries out independent evaluations. They currently have a bursary scheme for organisations that are based outside London and who fit certain criteria to attend a 1 or 2 day CES training course. Visit the CES training website for further details.
Disability Law Service Training Courses
The Disability Law Service produces seasonal training courses that are taught at their London office. These include courses about Disability Discrimination, using the Equality Duty to challenge decisions, guidance for claiming and appealing benefit decisions, personalisation and empowering disabled people through public legal education. Further details of these courses are on the Disability Law Service website, as are details of their bespoke courses.
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action
Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action's training programme is aimed at voluntary and community groups in Oxfordshire. You can find full details of all their current training courses on their website at www.ocva.org.uk/programme
PACE
The PACE Centre is a charity providing intensive programmes for children with motor disorders such as cerebral palsy. PACE helps these through its innovative programme sessions, training and outreach services. Further details of their training can be found in their Training Brochure (pdf format) and on their website.
Spinal Injuries Association Academy training courses
The SIA Academy is the education, training and research arm of the Spinal Injuries Association. The SIA training courses are designed to provide information, insight and practical help on a range of specialist topics related to living with a spinal cord injury. Courses are delivered over one or two days and are free to attend. Visit the SIA Training Courses on the SIA website for further details.
Training and Development Partnership
Training and Development Partnership is a new not-for-profit Community Interest Company who will provide training and organisational development services to charities, voluntary organisations, businesses, social enterprises and statutory organisations in the Surrey area. Please view their training brochure for further details or visit their website.
Training for the Voluntary and Community Sector - North Kent CVS Partnership
These learning events are primarily for staff and volunteers in the voluntary and community sector in North Kent, although they are also available at an unsubsidised rate to employees from the public and private sector. Further details can be found in their training portfolio (pdf format).