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Emergency FIRST AID at Work (EFAAW)

This one day course provides organisations and individuals first aid to an appointed person level and aimed at those personnel that are working in low level risk such as offices, voluntary organisations, shops and schools; or those that are volunteering or seeking employment. This is a Health and Safety Approved Centre workshop where the assessment is in the form of continuous assessment and oral questioning.

This course will cover:

#iwill Fund

#iwill is a UK-wide campaign that aims to make social action part of life for as many 10 to 20 year-olds as possible by the year 2020. Through collaboration and partnership it is spreading the word about the benefits of youth social action.

What is youth social action?

‘Young people taking practical action in the service of others in order to create positive social change that is of benefit to the wider community as well as to the young person themselves.’ Young Foundation

The Little Forest Project Outdoor Learning Open Day

Thursday 8 November 2018 11-2pm at The New Outdoor Learning area on Longhedge Lane.

You are invited to drop in and find out more about the vision for this new and exciting project, with potential for a range of outdoor teaching activities.

Schools, community groups and clubs welcome.

Fairetrade refreshments available

Shuttle minibus running from the Dove Campus of The de Ferrers Academy on the day

2 x Experienced Welfare Benefits Advisers for the Macmillan Welfare Benefits Service for Staffordshire

Submitted by Maureen Washington on Tue, 16/10/2018 - 10:15am

The Disability Solutions West Midlands and Macmillan Cancer Support partnership are seeking to recruit two Experienced Welfare Benefits Advisers to support individuals affected by cancer in securing appropriate welfare benefits/services. Based at Disability Solutions HQ (North Staffordshire Medical Institute) the successful candidates will have an excellent knowledge of the welfare benefits system and proven successful experience of working in the advice sector. The successful candidates will have a full drivers licence and daily use of a car.

Big Lottery Fund to launch new £15 million Digital Fund

The Big Lottery Fund has announced that it will be launching a new Digital Fund on 22nd October to offer dedicated digital funding support to the sector.

The £15 million Digital Fund will operate for two years and will award grants of up to £500,000. The first funding phase is open to applications from 22ndOctober to 3rd December and has two funding strands.

Digital Fund Strand 1​ - "Digital Pioneers"

FREE CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety (ONLINE)

To access this training course you must be a member of Support Staffordshire or Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services.

Everyone who works with food has a special responsibility for safeguarding the health of consumers and ensure that the food they serve or sell is perfectly safe to eat.

CIEH qualifications have been developed to address the growing need to make learning more relevant to specific business environments and meet the National Occupational Standards. 

THE RIGHT START: Income Generation and Funding

Who should attend:

This session is aimed at both those new to the world of funding and those who simply need a refresher.

Overview:

As the voluntary sector continues to face the hardship of funding cuts it is becoming increasingly necessary for community groups and organisations to generate and manage income from multiple sources. This introductory session will provide guidance to identify ways to maximise opportunities to generate additional income for organisations.

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