Events

This generalist level course is the first step in training to be a money and debt adviser, covering the ABC of debt, budgeting and maximising income.

Short Level 7 qualification which can be completed in as little as 3/4 days teaching + 1 assignment. Covid- 19 discount on this online course!

Aim of Training: To raise awareness of the potential impact of ACEs on individuals and communities. ***This training is accredited by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland and not Ofqual Regulated through Qualsafe.***

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.

This short and practical overview will help you understand just how the State Pension actually works now and how Pensions are calculated in this transitional period.

In this seminar, Lucy Michael will explore data from the 2018 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey on attitudes to migrant workers.

Epilepsy Action NI  are delighted to announce that booking is now open for our 2020 NI Conference ' Epilepsy - looking to the future'. The conference is taking place on Saturday 4th April at the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown from 10am - 2pm. 

Wet Plate Collodion is a 19th century photography process of creating images on glass or metal plates. This one day, intensive workshop will let you relive the excitement experienced by the pioneers of photography. Each participant will shoot and process their own unique ambrotypes, from start to finish.

DU Dance (NI) presents the ninth platform event showcasing great new dance theatre.

Discover the different forms of social media and how to make them work for charities. What to post and when to post it.

The course offers contextual knowledge together with the technical skills and project planning skills. The course will cover all areas of documentary photography, from its origins and working photographers to setting challenges for each participant to think about their photography and the development of their project.

You will learn new camera settings and develop your photography skills, focusing on how to use white balance, metering, bracketing, focusing, histogram and more. This course will also enable you to apply a practical and theoretical knowledge to help you use a digital camera effectively and creatively.

Aim of Training: To build on learning from awareness sessions and develop skills that promote a trauma sensitive response ***This training is accredited by the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland and not Ofqual Regulated through Qualsafe.***

Invitation to an International Lecture in Belfast.

This Easter walk in the footsteps and visit the graves of the reformers & rebels who made the Belfast Charitable Society a “hotbed of radical activity” in the 1790s. Hear about the Joys, McCrackens, McCabe & Cunningham who were on opposing sides of the 1798 Rebellion & how the Charitable Society emerged from it.

This one day certificated training course is suitable for staff and volunteers who have regular and/or direct contact with children and young people (e.g. supervisor, leader, officer in charge).

This one day certificated training course is suitable for staff and volunteers who have regular and/or direct contact with children and young people (e.g. supervisor, leader, officer in charge).

This course is designed to help advisers understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enable them to understand how to maintain compliance to it in their advice work. It will provide learners with awareness of how the new data protection laws impact on the role of providing advice.

This training is delivered over two evenings and you MUST attend both. It is also recommended that Designated Officers have taken a Child Protection course in the past 3 years.

This three hour workshop supports individuals aged 50+ to consider their future in terms of finance, health & wellbeing, career and work-life balance. This workshop is facilitated by Rosie Smyth, Life and Work Coordinator at Age NI. Learning aims: This overview will allow participants to take stock of where you are now and where you want to be in later life. Improve confidence and motivation; gain focus and direction for future planning. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the session participants will identify: 1.Finance – your state pension, understanding types of private pensions, tax rates, interest rates. 2.Career Development – understanding career planning 3.Health & Wellbeing – understanding a sedentary lifestyle and the impact on health. 4.Work Life Balance – flexible working and rights. Your rights as a carer. Mid Career Reviews are part of the Age at Work project, which supports individuals aged 50+ to remain in or return to work, in order to help them to have enough income, stay connected and enjoy a fuller working life . This workshop is open to individuals who are in employment or unemployed. The workshop will be delivered at Age NI, 3 Lower Crescent, Belfast, BT7 1NR Age NI are in partnership with Business in the Community to deliver the Age at Work project which is funded by the National Lottery. To find out more, go to www.ageni.org/ageatwork

Support for Quality Assessors within member organisations, who have either achieved, or are working towards the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard (NIAQS). This workshop is only suitable for those who have already attended Quality Case Recording and NIAQS Quality Assurance Processes training.

You will get an introduction to your camera’s manual controls, focusing on how to control aperture, shutter speed and ISO to correctly expose your photographs. This course will also enable you to apply a practical and theoretical knowledge to help you use a digital camera effectively and creatively.

This course is designed to provide advisers with the skills required to research and reference up to date information relating to social security benefits and welfare reform. It will cover both online and paper resources. This is a necessary skill required to ensure organisations meet the Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard in relation to case recording.

Always wanted to fly across the lagan? Now is your chance! Sign up now to zip line 1000ft across Belfast’s River Lagan and reach speeds of up to 40mph while being 150ft high! All proceeds raised will go towards the delivery of Action Cancer’s prevention, detection and support services.

The course will introduce you to the Photoshop interface and will cover the basic Photoshop features such as working in layers, and techniques that you can use to adjust, correct and enhance your photographs.