Welcome to communityskillsni

man writing on flipchartThis site will keep you up to date with news on skills development in the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland including: National Occupational Standards, Sector Skills Councils, management, leadership, training opportunities, best practice, and more

 

NICVA launches new training calendar

Cover of Training CalendarNICVA has launched an exciting new programme of training in the latest Adobe PDF Icon Training Calendar for 2008-2009.

Workshops are open to anyone in the sector although there will be maximum numbers for each workshop. The cost covers delivery, refreshments and resources.

NICVA members benefit from a 30%discount on all training courses.

New programmes include Winning Contracts, Strategic Planning and Getting Results, Time Management and Presentation Skills.

 

Spotlight on sector skills councils

In the third of a series of interviews with voluntary and community groups and sector skills councils, Roisin Kelly, NICVA’s Skills Development Officer, talks to Judith Thompson from Skills for Justice about their work in Northern Ireland.

Watch the interview

 

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Focus on: Skills for Care and Development

Skills for Care and Development (SfC&D) is the UK Sector Skills Council for the Social Care, Children and Young People’s workforce.

Focus on: Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire employs over 7000 social care workers throughout the UK and is a keen promoter of caring as a career.