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The Level 4 Diploma is our most popular qualification we have on offer. At this level, you can practice and apply for paid work as a counsellor. Many of our students, have worked for many years in professions that has brought a certain amount of 'unhappiness. Making the transition to becoming a counsellor, is much easier and affordable than you may think!!Many students are professionals working within areas for example such as teaching, nursing, social work, community work etc, so training to become a counsellor, compliments such professions beautifully.

Roísín and Chris are launching a new Futures programme in Belfast. This group is open to young people aged 16-24 in the Belfast area. This is an inclusive LGBTQ+ project. The six month programme focuses on; personal development, communication, wellness, team work skills and leadership. You will receive £8 per day you attend, travel costs and child care assistance.

Start your new career today in an exciting area of sport and health services. The Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Sports Massage Therapy is your entry point for a rewarding career as a sport masseur. The course is recognised for you to become a member of The Association for Soft Tissue Therapists. The aim of this qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills needed to be able to provide sports massage therapy to a range of clients who have dysfunctional tissue, without acute/post-acute injuries or underlying pathological conditions.

Everyone is welcome to The Big Lunch on the first weekend in June!

For all managers who have a role in creating an inclusive and diverse workforce that proactively addresses bullying, harassment and discrimination. This course meets Equality Legislation requirements and the NISCC Standards for Employers of Social Workers and Social Care Workers Standard 4 to provide learning and development opportunities to enable registrants to strengthen and develop their skills and knowledge.

A lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening.

Supporting Medication in Social Care settings supports participants to recognise and follow the correct ways of supporting the use of medication. All the training material used meets the Knowledge learning outcomes of the QCF unit ‘HSC 3047 Support use of medication in Social Care’. Each participant completing the two day course will have refreshed their own knowledge and understanding of the training pack learning outcomes and have a comprehensive training pack to deliver in house training.

The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with an understanding and awareness of mental health, common mental health disorders and issues, help reduce stigma and discrimination and encourage people to talk about mental health. Furthermore, the qualification should provide learners with the ability to apply their knowledge of mental health through recognising and responding to the signs of mental ill health in themselves and others and be able to offer mental health first aid to people experiencing mental ill health.

A lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening.

With this programme you will have everything you need to know to be at your best with eating disorders and obesity. Connecting with like-minded professionals will add depth and perspective to your learning experience. The combination of formal training and experiential work makes this a very special course.

The aim of this course is to raise awareness of staff who may experience supporting people with learning disabilities who experience mental health issues.  The course will raise an awareness of mental illness, its effects on people with learning disabilities and provides a basic introduction to assessment and interventions.

For all those who that have a responsibility for or interest in ensuring that workplaces have a culture that is mentally healthy and that staff are appropriately supported and managed when experiencing a mental health problem.

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!

The aim of this course is to equip frontline staff with the knowledge they need to promote positive behaviour, thus allowing them to offer support to the adults they work with, to help to develop skills to improve their quality of life, develop positive relationships, have choices and participate in their community.

The aim of this training is to provide managers and staff with the skills and strategies to enable them to address difficult behaviour in colleagues in the workplace and have courageous conversations. The course provides participants with the opportunity to work on their own work situation where they want to handle a colleagues behaviour more effectively, enabling them to leave the training equipped with some effective, practiced strategies for achieving a more successful outcome and/or equipped to have that courageous conversation.

Starting Tuesday 17th September 6-10pm

This exciting new national qualification was piloted last year, receiving high praise from both new and experienced advisers, wishing to refresh their advice knowledge and competence. The 10-day course covers all the skills, knowledge, processes and practice of providing multi-channel advice. It is taught via a face-to-face, on-line, placement, and distance learning approach allowing opportunities for application, including completion of forms for social security and tax credits.

The aim of this course is to provide team leaders and managers with a range of tools and templates to help them learn how to delegate tasks and use effective delegation as a key development tool to motivate and challenge their staff.

Sometimes it can be difficult to explain to service users and carers why commitments, agreement and arrangements cannot be met. The aim of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills on how to behave more assertively.

The Certificate in Independent Advocacy allows Independent Advocates to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment in their Independent Advocacy role. The course includes knowledge and skills based assessments and involves learners demonstrating competency in work related tasks. Assessment is through a portfolio of evidence which includes assignments, work products and observations

For managers and staff who wish to develop resilience skills to help them in times of stress and adversity and to thrive when faced with unexpected challenges.

This courses aligns with the NIASP Level 2 Training and Development Framework and aims to equip staff with the understanding of what safeguarding is, and increase their knowledge of roles and responsibilities in the protection of adults at risk of harm and children.

If you are aged 18+, would like to meet new people and enjoy a bit of a sing-song then this is for you! Runs every Wednesday 6 - 8pm until December 2019. Drop in anytime. No auditions! No fees! No sheet music!

This new first line manager training course is designed for those new to first line management and team leadership, or those without previous training in managing people at work.

These qualifications are designed to help you boost your performance as a team member and help you make the transition from working in a team to leading a team. If you are a practising team leader, they will help you be more effective and confident in your role.