Events

Join the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to plant trees at Glas-na-Bradan Wood high in the Belfast Hills.

This practical training programme will equip service and project leads with the tools and skills they need to evaluate the impact of their service or intervention in a meaningful way. It is suitable for those who need to understand the basics of evaluation, and those who need to enhance their skills in analysing and reporting data to be able to tell their story. The programme is split into 3 sessions, and you can choose to attend online or in person - you can attend an individual session or all 3 depending on your knowledge and experience.

This 2-hour online training course is designed to assist employers in developing safe, fair, and consistent recruitment practices and better understand what having a conviction means when it comes to employment. It will help them to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, assess risks, dispel myths concerning people with convictions, and enable employers to make informed decisions when deciding whether to employ people with convictions. 

Positive Steps Outdoors have an upcoming green therapy programme for this spring and summer, focusing on promoting positive mental health through nature walks with mindfulness-based coaching. Here are the key details: • Programme Structure: Half-day midweek and full-day weekend events offer flexibility. • Dates and Locations: Various scenic locations including Divis and Black Mountains, Donard Forest, Tollymore Forest Park, Mournes area and more with events from May to Sep 24. • Accessibility: Suitable for all fitness levels, no prior experience required. • Equipment Loaned: We can provide equipment as part of the fee for hassle-free walks.

The essential course to give you an all-round knowledge of housing in Northern Ireland. This course will be held online over 6 half day sessions.

Moving Forward gives you the tools to help you adjust to life beyond primary breast cancer treatment. We know it's not always ‘back to normal’ when you finish hospital treatment for primary breast cancer. Coping with the shock of a diagnosis, treatment and side effects, and worries about recurrence can make it difficult to readjust to the everyday. That’s why Moving Forward is here. Through supportive, open conversations in a safe, confidential space, you’ll connect with people who understand. And you’ll find the tools you need to feel more empowered, confident and in control. Ready to move forward with your life.

The KEYHOLE® Early Intervention Programme is a 2-day interactive training course specifically designed for early years professionals. This programme aims to help professionals develop their skills and confidence in supporting young autistic children enhance their development from a young age. Topics include play, communication, social interaction, behaviour, and the Early Years role. As part of this course, all delegates receive a range of comprehensive resources and a ‘Structured Teaching Starter Kit’ with a range of toys, activities, and visuals that you can implement within the workplace, worth over £50.

A free video based training workshop for anyone caring in a personal capacity for someone with an eating disorder. Along with others who are caring for someone with an eating disorder, you’ll learn new skills from an experienced eating disorder clinician. Provides a working knowledge of eating disorders and how they impact the brain and influence your loved one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. This project is funded by the NI Carers’ Support Fund.

Join us at the Parliament Buildings to launch the initiative and highlight the benefits for those who have already signed up to the Living Wage movement.

Half-day course in equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace using a blend of art and coaching techniques.

In this session, you will learn practical strategies and tools to enhance your mental fitness and build your unique, personal resilience, enabling you to navigate life. Whether you're facing personal or professional transitions, this workshop will equip you with the skills needed to adapt and also flourish.

Unlock the secrets to accelerating your business growth with powerful lead magnets.

This qualification is for those who wish to be able to plan and deliver safe and effective weight management programmes to members of the population with Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus and/or Metabolic Syndrome.

With the Department’s ‘discovery phase’ of ‘Move to UC’ coming to an end we expect to see an expansion of managed migration of existing benefit claims to Universal Credit in the coming months. This course offers advisers a detailed introduction to all the key features of the migration process within the most up-to-date policy context.

This is a half day’s refresher training for Designated Officers who have already attended a full day’s training. It covers: The role and responsibilities of the Designated Officer Health and Social Care Trusts structures and processes Issues and experiences around referrals and sharing information Recent developments in safeguarding children and young people. Participants should ensure their basic awareness training is also refreshed every three years (or earlier if required).

What do you need to include in a volunteer induction? How do you make it visually appealing? Have you considered moving volunteer induction online? Do you value your volunteers, recognise they have other commitments, give them a voice? We will look at good practice and how we ensure we are being proactive and not reactive to our volunteers. We will also look at new ways to carry out Support and Supervision remotely as well as face to face. This session will also examine why Support and Supervision is important for volunteers and your organisation.

This course is for those working in frontline welfare advice or those who wish to develop or refresh their knowledge of social policy.

Build your knowledge so you can advise young people on their housing options and housing rights.

Keeping Children and Adults Safe: Training for Staff and Volunteers This is a face to face training in Belfast. The integrated in person training programme is aimed at those who engage with children, young people and adults at risk. It covers: Legal context and policy context of safeguarding children and adults Awareness of vulnerability Awareness of abuse issues Procedures for reporting concerns Procedures for creating a safe environment and assessing and managing risk Confidentiality Code of behaviour for staff/volunteers.

Understand what is meant by the ‘PDA Profile’ within autism, and how this may present. Explore a range of key strategies you can use in your professional role to support an individual within the PDA profile of autism. For more information, please contact our training team by calling: 028 9040 1729 (Option 4) or email: [email protected]

This slide/demo/video-based webinar is presented by marketing strategist and trainer Tina Calder. As founder of Excalibur Press publicity management, content creation and copywriting agency Tina has been in the business working in Northern Ireland for the last 28 years and has worked with a number of thought leaders over the years.

This 90 minute newly updated nutshell will show Advisers how to utilise regulations and guidance to better assert client rights, challenge decisions and navigate problems within Discretionary Support and beyond to Commissioner Level.

For those working/volunteering with children at risk. This course is a refresher of Keeping Children Safe: Training for staff and volunteers. Click here for instructions on how to create a Training Account. You can also view the Training FAQ's here. Cancellation Policy

This session will inform and encourage advisers completing PIP forms to carefully consider and use the reliability and majority regulations, case law and guidance to produce stronger initial applications, mandatory reconsideration notices and appeal forms. It is also a useful companion course for those seeking to attend our 1-day course in Tribunal Representation as its content will give you the prerequisite enhanced knowledge of the benefit under appeal.

The aim of the OCN NI Level 3 endorsed course ‘A Guide to Disability Benefits’ is to provide learners with an understanding of Disability Benefits available in Northern Ireland, including the basic skills, knowledge, processes, and practice in relation to various Disability Benefits.