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Programme for February and March 2010 



a.m. - Accounting Requirements for Charities  p.m. - Duties of Trustees Under OSCR


This course gives an Overview of Accounting Requirements for Charities including

The Charities Accounts (Scotland)2006 Regulations, The requirements for preparing accounts on a receipts and payments basis, An exercise in preparing receipts and payments accounts and External scrutiny of accounts.
 

This course gives an Overview of Duties of Trustees under OSCR including

Background to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Who are Charity Trustees?, General and specific duties of Trustees, Remuneration of Charity Trustees, Breach of duty, Sources of further guidance

Wednesday 24th February    9.30 am - 1 pm    1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Woodhill House Training Annexe, Aberdeen
Cost: Half Day £20   Full Day £40

Disability Equality/Awareness 

This course is about challenging understanding of disability, changing practices and addressing barriers, rather than just ‘improving attitudes’.  The material is devised, developed and delivered by a disabled trainer with many year’s experience.  The course is discussion based and interactive.  This training will assist you to ensure that your organisation is inclusive.


Tuesday 2nd March     10 am - 4 pm
Venue: Kirk Centre, Ellon
Cost: £50

a.m. Disciplinary & Grievance  p.m. Termination of Employment


This one day is split into two standalone training courses and are a must for line managers and supervisors who need to know how to handle disciplinary & grievance issues at work.

No prior knowledge of employment law is necessary as delegates wil be provided with all the essential tools for handling these issues through a very practical and easy to follow series of case studies and exercises.

Tuesday 16th March     9.30 am - 1 pm    1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Viewmount, Stonehaven (To be Confirmed)
Half Day £45   Full Day £90

Appointed Persons First Aid


A full day session designed to instruct individuals who wish to become a designated appointed person and take responsibility for managing first aid arrangements within low risk areas. A valid three-year certificate will be
awarded after completion to the required standard of competency.


Thursday 25th March      9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Harvest Church Hall, Peterhead
£45
 


Social Enterprise Training Programme to June 2010 

Understanding Social Enterprise – 2 day Course  

Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd February – 10am to 4pm each day.  
Venue – Hopeville Social Club, Harlaw Road, Inverurie
The aim of the programme will be to equip staff and directors of third sector organisations with the knowledge and expertise to understand the particular features, challenges and opportunities for social enterprise.
Cost: £128               

This includes a copy of ‘Understanding Social Enterprise’ manual    

Closing Date – 5th February 2010

An Introduction to Social Accounting
 

Wednesday 14th April -  10am to 4pm
Venue – Mearns Community Centre, 148 High Street, Laurencekirk
Cost – £42

This includes a copy of the Social Audit Network’s manual.    (Second representatives from the same voluntary/community organisation can attend the course at a cost of £10 without provision of a manual.)                                                          
Closing Date 6th April 2010             
N.B. This course will be repeated in the North area in the Autumn. 


All prices stated above apply to third sector organisations, 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
 
Business Development Workshops - Firstport

As a result of discussions between Aberdeenshire CVS Training Inititiative and  Firstport they have agreed to deliver the following Business Development Workshops in the Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire area in April, May and June.   The dates and workshop titles are set out below.

a.m. - What is Social Enterprise?  p.m. - Managing Yourself
Tuesday 13th April.  10.30 to 12.30     1.30 to 3.30
Venue –Buchan Room, Aberdeenshire Council Training Annexe, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen

a.m. - Sales & Marketing  p.m. - Cash Flow Planning
Tuesday 18th May. 10.30 to 12.30    1.30 to 3.30
Venue – Marr Room, Aberdeenshire Council Training Annexe, Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen

Getting Your Message Across
Thursday 3rd June. 11.00 to 1.30
Venue – Viewmount, Arduthie Road, Stonehaven

a.m. - Legal Structures  p.m. - Planning & Delivery
Tuesday 15th June. 10.30 to 12.30   1.30 to 3.30
Venue - Inverurie Day Centre, Port Road, Inverurie

To book a place or obtain further information on any of the Firstport workshops click here

for more information on any of the CVS training intiative courses or to book a place click here

REFUND POLICY

All courses are provided on a cost effective basis, this means that cancellations made more than two weeks before the training date wll be subject to a 25% administration charge, NO REFUNDS will be made on cancellations made on or after this date.

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