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The group acts as the voice of North East VCSE employment, inclusion and skills providers, influencing a range of public sector partners at a local, regional and national level. This feeds into the relevant NECA/NofTCA/ NELEP structures.

Wed, 06/03/2019 - 09:30

North East Fundraising Hub: Gateshead Thu, 28/03/2019 - 15:00

NE VCSE Skills, Inclusion and Employment Focus Group - 3rd July 2019

The group acts as the voice of North East VCSE employment, inclusion and skills providers, influencing a range of public sector partners at a local, regional and national level. This feeds into the relevant NECA/NofTCA/ NELEP structures.

Wed, 03/07/2019 - 09:30

NE VCSE Skills, Inclusion and Employment Focus Group - 6th November 2019

The group acts as the voice of North East VCSE employment, inclusion and skills providers, influencing a range of public sector partners at a local, regional and national level. This feeds into the relevant NECA/NofTCA/ NELEP structures.

Wed, 06/11/2019 - 09:30

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Help your venture to Thrive Applications are now open for Thrive: Access to employment until 14th February 2019. Each successful social venture will receive six months of intensive 1:1 bespoke business support alongside additional pro-bono support from a number of flagship partners, such as UBS, Herbert Smith and Hogan Lovells. Support is tailored, but is built around: • Business planning, financial modelling & strategic advice • Raising capital • Developing routes to market 14 Jan 2019 12:00 Resource Centre, Meath Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4RY

Building Future Sustainability Programme The most comprehensive training programme for North East voluntary groups to help you bring in more money, from more sources, more regularly. Over the past three years, more than 100 organisations have benefited from 'Building Future Sustainability', a four day training programme aimed at helping North East voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to generate more money, successfully expand their income generation activities and become more sustainable. 15 Jan 2019 0:00 Philanthropy House Woodbine Rd Newcastle NE3 1DD.

Safeguarding for Trustees training Do you know your responsibilities as a Trustee? This 3 hour course will enable Trustees to understand and fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities towards children & young people. It includes: ● Leadership and Accountability - exploring the importance of being explicit about keeping children and young people safe. ●Your organisation and beneficiaries - Laying out the foundations of effective safeguarding. ●People and risk - Issues regarding recruiting safely, supervising 19 Jan 2019 9:30

Making Professional Posts and Posters This practical half-day course will give you an overview of design principles and show you how to create professional posts and posters using online tool, Canva. Please note, this course is aimed at those with little or no design experience. Delivered by: Amy Millar, VODA’s Information and Communications Officer. Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm Costs: 22 Jan 2019 9:30 Queen Alexandra Campus, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields NE29 9BZ

North of Tyne Combined Authority- Devolution of Adult Education Budget events The North of Tyne Combined Authority has now been formally established and has published its vision which is available https://www.northoftynedevolution.com/economic-vision/ The Authority now regards the mobilisation of the devolution of the Adult Education Budget as one of its first priorities. To this end, two stakeholder events have been arranged as follows: 23 Jan 2019 9:30 Council Chamber of Newcastle Civic Centre

Register your interest: North East Public Health Conference 2019 North East Public Health Conference: Purpose, Partnership and Passion – Harnessing our strengths to reduce health inequalities across the North East The North East Public Health system recently consulted on the most effective way of engaging colleagues across the region to share learning. The outcome of this consultation is a one day conference which aims to: 05 Feb 2019 9:00 The Stadium of Light Sunderland

First Trusteeship: training for new charity trustees This open programme provides two three-hour training sessions over two or three weeks. It is designed for individuals new to trusteeship and still within their first year of joining their charity. This programme has grown out of the Better Governance working group, part of North East Together: Leaders Network for Social Change. 05 Feb 2019 16:00 February dates in Newcastle June and October locations tbc.

Awareness of safeguarding adults and children Like it says on the tin, this course is an awareness of safeguarding both adults and those under 18 years of age. It is an ideal course for volunteers or workers who have limited contact with the public but still need to have an awareness of what they should be concerned about and what to do if they are concerned. This course would be ideal for reception or administration staff, caretakers, committee members, community cafe staff, and food bank volunteers. Date: 8th February ‘19 Time: 09:30:12:30 08 Feb 2019 9:30

North East Together: The future of social leadership What is the future of leadership and its role in social change? How can we become even better leaders in the north east? What are the key questions we should be asking about the future of leadership? We’re delighted to invite you to the first North East Together whole network event of 2019 to explore social leadership. We’ll hear about the past, the present and the future of leadership from engaging speakers, all with interesting things to say to spark our own thinking. 28 Feb 2019 16:45 Partners Room Floor 8 Newcastle University Business School

Designated Person for Safeguarding children in the VCS Every group or organisation should have a designated person for safeguarding. This course is for anyone holding the role of Designated Person for Child Protection within their organisation or group, and who has completed an introduction level safeguarding course in the past three years. We will provide participants with an understanding of what key decisions to make, when to make a referral, when to discuss these concerns with parents and how to support the child. Date: 1st March ‘19 01 Mar 2019 9:30 Cramlington

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