Events

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 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 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 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.

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.

Let's get 'zippy'! Join Autism NI for an 'action zipped' day and Zip 1000ft across the iconic River Lagan Belfast on Sunday 26th April. Registration: £40 Sponsorship Target: £100 To register, please call 028 9040 1729 (Option 3) or email [email protected] Participants must be aged 16 or over to take part in this challenge and weigh no more than 17 stone.

Whizzzzzz accross the River Lagan in Belfast on Sunday 26 April for Parkinson's UK! Step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself now by joining 'Team Parkinson's' and help those living with Parkinson's here in Northern Ireland.

Documentary film: The phenomenon Bruno Groening - His words banish illness.

This course is designed for advisers dealing with debt at all levels, who want to provide a high quality, effective and measurable debt advice service.

This course is designed to help advice organisations understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it impacts on advice services. It will help organisations ensure they are compliant with data protection requirements when carrying out their normal service provision.

This one day certificated training is suitable for Designated and Deputy Designated Child Protection Officers.

This one-day course focuses on better mandatory reconsideration writing, advocating to the department and preparing a case up to appeal. A foundation knowledge of PIP, ESA and Universal Credit is required for participants.

This skilled level course is designed to provide debt advisers with tips and tactics to enable a successful outcome to negotiating with creditors and other key persons involved with debt.

A refresher for those who have already had Advice Pro training and could benefit from further guidance to reinforce their learning and ensure they are accessing all the platform can provide. This course will also be useful to those who are supporting other Advice Pro users in their services to make sure everyone is using the platform in a consistent manner.

Peace Building Summer School based in Amragh supported by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Reconciliation Fund will provide a unique opportunity for those working on peace-building and reconciliation across Ireland to learn of the impact of the conflict on a rural border community, learn of local actions that have built the present more peaceful society, explore the lasting issues of conflict. The forum of speakers, participants from differing backgrounds will provide an opportunity for networking and learning from the experiences thus assisting in your own peace-building work and obtain an OCN Level III qualification

This is a one-day course for those with a foundation college of Universal Credit.

Day 1 will be based in the Belfast Exposed studio where we will fully prepare you with the knowledge to move into the field of landscape photography with confidence, looking at both historical and contemporary work. Day 2 is on location. The location will be decided on day 1, as well as the choice between a morning sunrise shoot or an evening sunset shoot. Day 3 is back in the studio. The photographs taken on day 2 will be reviewed, with the tutor providing valuable, constructive feedback. Followed by further teaching on the subject.

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 for anyone wishing to develop or improve their training and presentation skills. This can include those who currently train or present, or those wishing to transfer their adviser knowledge into the realm of training and/or presenting.

This intensive in depth 1 day course, will identify which benefits Universal Credit replaces and which remain outside Universal Credit. It will explain the detailed rules of Universal Credit, including the basic conditions of entitlement, financial conditions, benefit caps, under-occupancy penalties and claimant conditionality, including sanctions.

If you are not sure whether Makaton training is for you, try a Makaton Taster session. This short session is designed for people who are interested in finding out about Makaton and deciding whether or not to attend Makaton training. The Taster gives you a general introduction into what Makaton is and who uses it, with the opportunity to learn a few signs and symbols too. Participants receive handouts covering the vocabulary they have learned and general information regarding further Makaton training and Makaton resources.