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2010 Autumn Training Programme:
Introduction to Counselling Skills
This workshop will introduce trainees to listening and helping skills which
can be used in everyday life. Participants will also be introduced to some basic counselling concepts.
Topics
covered include; - Different types of helping
- Establishing
a helping interaction
- Self-awareness and awareness of differences
- Specific initial counselling interventions
Date: Monday 13th September 2010
Time:
9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Hopeville Social Club, Harlaw Road,
Inverurie
Cost: £65 voluntary sector
£98 all others
Full Cost Recovery
This is a short one day course intended to draw attention to
the importance of full cost recovery, explore ways of calculating various costs and of how to use those accurate costings
in funding applications and tenders for contracts.
It
is intended that, by the end of the day, participants will have a greater understanding of the true costs of delivering their
services. Unfortunately, time will not allow us in depth analysis of individual organisations' FCR, or to look intensively
at various methods of calculating FCR.
Date: Wednesday
22nd September 2010
Time: 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Venue: Community Centre, Balmoor
Terrace, Peterhead
Cost: £60 voluntary sector £90 all others
Elementary Food Hygiene
This course involves a short exam covering the course content, which leads to a
recognised certificate. Participants will gain a practical understanding of food safety systems based on
HACCP principles and how to apply that knowledge to control hazards and prevent food poisoning.
Outcomes:
Ø
Introduction to food hygiene
Ø
Bacteria and their characteristics
Ø
The incidence of food poisoning and its prevention
Ø Raising
awareness of safe practices
Ø Personal hygiene and the working habits of the food handler
Ø
The working environment
Ø
Cleaning practices
Ø
Common food pests and their control
Ø
Food safety legislation
This course is aimed at staff, volunteers and service providers who are responsible for food preparation
and handling.
Date: Monday 4th October 2010
Time:
9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Community Centre, 148 High Street, Laurencekirk
Cost:
£80 voluntary sector £120 all others
Introduction to Social Accounting
This one day course will explain the process
of social accounting which allows an organisation to measure how well it is doing in relation to its social, economic and
environmental performance (the triple-bottom line)
At the end of the session participants will:
q Understand the principles and values behind social accounting
q
Understand the stages of social accounting.
q
Be able to identify whether or not social accounting
is suitable for their organisation.
q Have identified the range of performance and impact information they currently keep and where the gaps
are.
This
includes a copy of the Social Audit Network’s manual.
Date: Tuesday 5th October 2010
Time:
10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Venue: Towie House, Manse Road, Turriff AB53 4AY
Cost:
£42 voluntary sector £63 all others
Self Harm Awareness
This workshop has been developed by Penumbra.
It aims to increase the knowledge and confidence of participants around the issue of self-harm, improve practice and
reduce the stigma of self-harm.
Course objectives: - Defining
and understanding self-harm
- Causes of self-harm
- Recognising self-harm
- What is the function of
self-’harm
- Self-harm and suicide
- Responding to people who self-harm
- Alternative options for
people who self-harm
(participants will receive a certificate of attendance for CPD purposes)
Date: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 1.15 p.m.
Venue:
Viewmount, Arduthie Road, Stonehaven
Cost: £15 voluntary sector £22
all others
Speak Up Speak Out
SUSO Workshops provide a positive and supportive environment
for participants to build confidence and effectiveness in verbal communication skills.
The session includes techniques to overcome nerves, make your point clearly and concisely, think on your feet,
improve presentation skills and even start to enjoy speaking-up in public!
Date: Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Venue:
Hopeville, 34 Harlaw Road, Inverurie
Cost: £78 all
Dealing
with Difficult People
This course will include practical examples and delegates will participate in group work. The course covers: - Recognising difficult people
- Different
personality traits
- What makes people ‘difficult’
- How to work to overcome these perceptions.
Date: Monday 8th November 2010
Time: 9.00 a.m. to 12.00
Venue: Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie
Cost: £47 voluntary sector
£70 all others
Appointed Person's First Aid
This course is
for people wishing to learn basic First Aid which qualifies them to act as the Appointed Person in the workplace.
The course is also suitable for those wishing to attend a general First Aid course to obtain a valid three year First
Aid Certificate. Outcomes: - Personal safety
- Assessing the incident
- DRAB
check and sending for help
- Unconscious casualties
- Choking
- Dealing with blood loss and shock
- Burns
and scalds
- Fractures
- Heart attacks
- Seizures
- Diabetes
- Recording of incidents
as required by the HSE
- Contents of HSE First Aid Kit
Date: Tuesday
9th November
Time: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Kirk Centre, Station Road, Ellon
Cost:
£45 voluntary sector £68 all others
Introduction to Manual Handling
(Half Day)
Introduction to Manual Handling and Moving & Handling (Full Day)
Morning –
· The size of the problem
·
Risk Assessment
·
Legislation
·
Anatomy of the Spine Base movement
Principals
· Observation and participation in manual handling techniques, including team lifts.
Suitable
for individuals involved in the movement, handling and storage of inanimate objects.
Afternoon –
· People Handling Risk Assessment.
·
Techniques for standing, sitting
and walking the service user with one and two carers
·
Transfers from chair to chair
and toileting
· Small Handling Aids
· Clarification of unsafe practice and best practice for the fallen service user.
Suitable for individuals involved in the movement of service users
who have weight bearing capacity and upper body strength who require limited assistance.
N.B. Anyone wishing to undertake the people handling part of the course must attend the whole day
Date: Tuesday 23rd November
Time: Half Day 9.30 a.m. to 12.30
p.m Full Day 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Venue: Village Hall, Mintlaw
Cost: Half Day - £35 voluntary sector £53 all others
Full Day - £70 voluntary sector £105 all others
Training for Trainers
A fun, practical, skill-building workshop led by an experienced trainer. Suitable
for anyone with a training responsibility, this course equips the delegates with a trainer’s ‘toolkit.’
Date:
Thursday 2nd December
Time: 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 .p.m
Venue: Viewmount, Arduthie
Road, Stonehaven AB39 2DQ
Cost: £85 voluntary sector £127 all others
All above courses have ILA Approval. See below for further information
on Individual Learning Accounts.
For details of our full pricing policy see the "About Us" section on this website.
For further information or to book a place, please contact:
Aberdeenshire CVS Training Initiative
Tel: 01358 722205 Email:admin@cvstraininginitiative.org.uk
or
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