Rural development

The 2019 Awards are now OPEN for nominations! Download a nomination form and application pack to nominate your Litter Heroes!

Does your community want to have more of a say on policy that affects your local area?

Do you ever think you're not good enough? Do you have a sense of inadequacy, insecurity and self-doubt? Do you feel uncomfortable when people praise you and do you constantly play down your strengths? Do you worry that you're going to be found out?  If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you may be suffering from imposter syndrome. This zoom workshop provides you an understanding of  imposter syndrome, measures your personal level of imposter syndrome, how and why this impacts on us in the workplace and what you can do to overcome it. Participants will explore and discuss practices to help develop positive professional and personal confidence.

Join us for a free webinar in how to Master the Skills of Public Speaking for Influence and Impact.

Rural Community Network NI, Rose Regeneration & Social Value UK invite you to a FREE event to discuss measuring Social Value in Northern Ireland. -Find out about the Social Value Engine, how it works and hear first hand from some of the groups using it; -Hear from Social Value UK about how the sector is changing the way society accounts for value; -Plan your next steps and find out how to access help and support

Introduction to Domestic Energy Efficiency in Northern Ireland Monday 12th February, 2:00pm – 4:30pm online via Zoom

The UK government set out a target, enshrined in the Climate Change Act (2008), to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across the whole of the UK by 2050. Decarbonising homes is central to achieving that target and there is an urgent need to address the carbon emissions produced in heating and powering domestic properties. While the electricity powering lighting and appliances is decarbonising fast, the majority of homes still rely on burning fossil fuels for heating, hot water and cooking. This course will provide an introduction to the role domestic scale renewable technologies can play in reducing carbon emissions. It will provide a non-technical explanation of how the technologies work, the factors to consider when installing these technologies, costings, potential carbon savings and their advantages and drawbacks.

National Energy Action (NEA) Northern Ireland is delivering a Level 3 Award in Energy Awareness in March 2024

ENGAGE, CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE! With a vast range of unique activities and team building options available for school and youth groups, our main aim is to engage and challenge young people in a bid to develop their social, physical and personal skills and encourage positive development at all levels. We can specifically cater to any needs or requirements and make sure each and every young person enjoys their time here, away from the many distractions and at times overwhelming pressures of modern life.

NIFHA'S 2018 Finance Conference takes place Wednesday, 5th December, in the Welllington Park Hotel, Belfast. This year's event will address the key issues impacting on the Finance & Treasury teams across the housing association network. It's promising to be another packed event with plenty of lively debate and an excellent networking opportunity. The programme will include a range of plenary and break-out sessions with speakers from local and further afield that are specialists in their field with a strong social housing background. The conference will offer excellent opportunities to share experiences and ideas and to network with the key financial influencers within the social housing sector.

This 90-minute session will explain how individuals will have certain obligations placed upon them to successfully maintain their claim to benefits and the impact of sanctions on those deemed not to have carried out these actions. It will look at the new 2018 sanctions regime relating to ESA, JSA and Universal Credit.