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The programme includes a one week residential will be held in Boston, incorporating lectures in Boston College, as well as site visits to a number of North America's leading organisations.

The programme includes a one week residential will be held in Boston, incorporating lectures in Boston College, as well as site visits to a number of North America's leading organisations.

In the second of a series of interviews with voluntary and community groups and sector skills councils, NICVA caught up with David Seffen, Partnership Manager Northern Ireland, about the work undertaken by Lantra.

Local Disability Charity The Cedar Foundation is looking for people to join its Proteus funded ATLAS course.

In the first of a series of interviews with voluntary and community groups and sector skills councils, NICVA caught up with Stevie Johnston, Director of WEA, and Carol O Kane, Development Officer from The Creative and Cultural Sector Skills council

The Developing Managers Programme (DMP) was launched in 1995 in response to a demand from business for a management development initiative targeted specifically at middle/aspiring senior managers. Since then some 19 programmes have since taken place. In this time, more than 300 managers have participated, with the programme having received a Regional Training Award for excellence.

The UK Workforce Hub are currently undertaking a project to review and refresh the Management of Volunteers National Occupational Standards to ensure they meet the needs of managers in the sector. The Belfast consultation event is being held on 05 December 2007
NICVA | Roisin Kelly | 29 Nov 2007

The answer to this question was revealed at the 2007 Opportunities for Women Learning (OWL) certificate ceremony held on November 23 in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan with Teresa McKiernan from Cavan Town named as the 15,000th OWL learner.

The WEA recently held a successful training day for voluntary and community groups across Northern Ireland focusing on Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).

Public Achievement is excited to announce that the ‘Histories, Heritage and Communities’ course, accredited by Queens University, Belfast, as a module of their ‘Certificate in Community Learning and Development’, is now open for applications

The Probation Board for Northern Ireland wishes to make grants in 2008/09 to the voluntary and community sectors to fund services for offenders.

The WEA recently held two very successful media training days for voluntary and community groups across Northern Ireland. The training was part of the Creating Change Programme which aims to support groups to work together across the sectarian divide and lead positive change in their areas.

NICVA’s seminar on Collaboration & Mergers was a great success with those who attended on the 25 October. The aim of this morning session was to equip those organisations embarking on a merger or collaboration, with the “need to know” elements of these type of ventures.

The UPC have just released their training calendar. A range of courses are on offer including Community Publicity Skills, Developing Facilitation Skills, Introduction to Community Development, Race & Ethnicity and Women & Leadership (details on the attached document).

The NØW Project, helping individuals with learning disabilities to access and keep employment, has, for the second year running, scooped three awards at the prestigious National Training Award Event. Winning awards at Regional and National level NOW were also presented with the Special Category Award for Diversity and Social Inclusion, sponsored by 'Skills for Business'

An arts based regeneration programme developed by the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) in partnership with Strabane District Council has won a prestigious National Training Award at gala ceremony in Belfast.

Community Direct, a social economy enterprise, based in Belfast, has won a much coveted National Training Award. The award, which recognises outstanding achievement and success through training and development was presented at a gala ceremony in the Culloden Hotel, on 16 October.

Applications are being sought for European Social Funding under Priority 1 of the new Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme 2007-13. There will be £45.5million of funding available under the first call of the NI European Social Fund. (Please note this scheme does not open until 11 October 2007)

Greater Village Regeneration Trust are offering FREE Maths and English tutoring for anyone needing extra help with their GCSE's

NICVA First Line Management participants were given their coveted and highly regarded award certificates at a function in NICVA.
NICVA | Sandra Bailie | 28 Sep 2007
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