Events

Short youth work related qualification - 30 hours maximum

Online course - full level 3 qualification

Due to COVID19, we have extended the application deadline to Friday 29th May! If you are working or volunteering in the community or voluntary sector and would like an opportunity to gain a professionally recognised degree in Community Development, apply now!

Building positive Relations - Cross-Community and Intercultural Event Join ArtsEkta, one of Northern Ireland’s leading arts and cultural organisations, for a free 13-week community programme exploring cultures from across the world.

ReStart is an FREE accredited 30 week course delivered by SERC, which gives you the opportunity to achieve four level 2 qualifications in English, Maths, Science and Sociology

These exciting new qualifications cover the skills, knowledge, processes and practice of providing multi-channel advice in relation to social security benefits in Northern Ireland. The course covers all advice skills required for individuals to meet the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard and introduces learners to the core advice topics for generalist advisers.

Futures Project is a personal development training programme for 16-24 year olds in Northern Ireland and we are looking for participants for our January intake!

The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) is inviting applications for its 2021 ‘Certificate in Line Management Practice, which is free and open to 30 participants across Northern Ireland.

This course is the ideal starter for those who are working with clients impacted by the social security benefits system; for those who wish to obtain a basic knowledge to enable them to signpost and support their clients in an informed way as they attempt to navigate a complex and changing system.

Do you have an idea you want to start up in your neighbourhood? Or do you know someone who makes a difference where you live? Eden Project Communities partnered with National Lottery are delivering a UK Virtual Community Camp in March 2021. Certified by Prospect \Awards - you could gain a qualification with no tests or home work and help your own community.

Law Centre NI's most popular training is now being delivered online, meeting your learning needs with all the flexibility of supported online learning. This cohort starts on Monday 25 January 2021.

CANS Mental and Physical Wellbeing Project is organising 6 week remote Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing Programme Belfast citywide.

Have you often thought you would like to go to university, but don't have the qualifications? Perhaps you had negative experiences of school and lack confidence in your ability to learn? This online course, running on Thurs evenings from 7-9pm will help you to overcome the barriers to your learning and enable you to develop skills needed for learning at university.

CPD Training and Workshop Program This is a program of half, one and two-day events which are suitable for qualified counsellors, student counsellors, health and education professionals and interested members of the public. All events are theory led and will cover a range of psychological issues. The two-day events will comprise of theory and skills and give targeted interventions for working with the issues presented. Due to current restrictions all events scheduled to run between February-April will be delivered by Zoom. Events in May and June we hope to deliver them in person but in addition to attending in person, each event will be live streamed and so you have the option to join in remotely. Concessions are available for advance booking and if the attendees are students/low income (see booking form for more information). Certification of attendance at all events will be provided.

Guaranteed to improve your representation skills, this advanced learning will help advisers get the best possible outcome for their clients at tribunal.

Starting Online Tues. 9th February 2021 7-9pm Offering the qualification at a greatly reduced rate £100 per person (limited to first 25 applicants) To register a place contact Edward [email protected] The OCN NI Level 1 Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills qualification is aimed to introduce learners to the concept and purpose of counselling, as well as the ethical considerations and skills used in a counselling situation. The COURSE objectives are to: Understand the nature of counselling Develop personal communication and interpersonal skills; Promote self-development This qualification will give learners an introduction to counselling skills that they will find useful in a variety of complimentary and helping roles such as community workers, youth leaders, care assistants and support worker, as well as those responsible for managing people or staff.

NICVA is delighted to be offering this new programme online for 2021, designed to address and acknowledge a changing third sector environment. It offers participants resources they can access when convenient with opportunities to discuss the topics and exchange ideas with their peers in online live sessions.

Did you know that 8 out of 10 children learn about money from their parents? But not all parents feel comfortable talking about money to their children. Some parents might think that money shouldn't be discussed with children until they are much older. But evidence suggests that children can start learning about money from a very young age. A lot of what they need to learn as adults to manage money well is already in place by the age of seven e.g. learning to wait for things.

Join V for Life's virtual lunch club, running monthly on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Each month you'll be given recipes in advance, buy your ingredients and cook the dishes on the day ready for the Zoom chat at 1pm. Talk cookery, recipes and more, and meet likeminded people from across the UK. Open to vegetarians, vegans and meat reducers aged 65 and over. Email [email protected] to find out more, or to book your place and get the Zoom link and password. Or call the VfL office on 0161 257 0887.

This course will help you understand how the media works, how to get noticed and make your voice heard. The programme includes a live workshop, online learning and a live media interview session.

The Reconciliation Fund supported Spring Talk Series in conjunction with Dr Eamon Phoenix and other noted historians in now available to block book.

Parent and child foster placements can help keep families together. Join us to learn more about this specialised fostering support from a Barnardo's parent-and-child foster carer and one of the mothers she has helped.

A virtual community network meet-up to support the growth of intergenerational connections within the Belfast City Council Area

As part of the Administrative Data Research Centre Northern Ireland (part of ADR Northern Ireland) Symposium Series, this seminar will bring together researchers, service providers, policymakers and frontline workers to explore how we can shape our research to help us better understand the intersection between work and mental health, and how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted workers and carers.

To help familiarise you with social security and the work of Law Centre NI, we're running a series of outreach clinics.