Training
Hampshire Voluntary Sector Training Providers
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A minimum of two free places are available for the voluntary sector on most Children's Services courses. Details of the learning opportunities available, together with booking information, can be found on the Children's Services section of The Learning Zone http://htlc.hants.gov.uk/courses/provhome.asp?p=LDCS There may be a charge for non-attendance at training, where no apologies are given, in order to reduce the number of no-shows on the day, which leads to considerable waste of resources. |
Places still availableChildren's Services sometimes have places available on certain courses where the take-up has not been as high as expected. Details of these courses will appear here. Brief Intervention in Smoking by Young People
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Multi-agency information sharing course
A free half day course for multi-agency practioners and managers who work directly with children, young people and their families, e.g. Early Years, schools, young people's services, voluntary organisations, Health and Police.
| Date | Time | Location |
| 14 September 2010 | 8:45-13:00 | Winchester |
| 5 October 2010 | 8:45-13:00 | Basingstoke |
| 1 December 2010 | 12:45-17:00 | Eastleigh |
| 24 February 2011 | 8:45:13:00 | Winchester |
Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Completer & Lead Professional Course
This free one day course enables practitioners to use Common Assessment Framework in practice and covers when and how to use a CAF, the role of the Lead Professional and the Team Around the Child.
Course pre-requisites:
•Prior to this course all participants should have a basic awareness of CAF and thus link to Every Child Matters agenda.
•Participants should have completed the CAF Awareness E-learning course.
•In addition, the participants should have attended the Multi-Agency Information Sharing course or complete the e-learning Information Sharing course (see details directly above).
Further details at http://htlc.hants.gov.uk/courses/search.asp?search_keyword=caf+completer&search_provider=&Search=Y
E-Learning Courses
A number of e-Learning courses can be accessed via the 'Learning Zone' or through relevant websites. Those of particular relevance to the children & young people's voluntary sector include:
Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and Information Sharing (IS)
Young People's Basic Smoking Awareness
Young People's Basic Substance Awareness
The Safe Network - online child protection training
The Safe Network is working together with EduCare to provide free online child protection training to the third sector (check your organisation's eligibility on the Safe Network website) http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/training_and_awareness/Pages/free_educare_training.aspx
(The Safe Network is jointly managed by the NSPCC and Children England, and was created as a result of the Government’s Staying Safe action plan).
Children's Workforce Development Council - safer recruitment
The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has developed an e-learning tool and comprehensive safer recruitment guidance for the children and young people’s workforce. Alongside this training they are hosting online training that was developed by the National College (formerly NCSL) for the education sector.
The safer recruitment materials consist of modules and information which identifies what abuse is, what recruitment processes should be followed, information on the Vetting and Barring Scheme and the role of the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguard Authority and how to manage allegations.
More details about the training and support materials, and access to them, can be found at: www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/safeguarding/safer-recruitment
Hampshire Safeguarding Children Board (HSCB) - Safeguarding Children E-Learning Basic Awareness Course
The new HSCB Safeguarding Children E-Learning Basic Awareness Course has been designed to provide an awareness of safeguarding children to all those working with children, young people, and adults who may be parents/carers. The course takes about 60-90 minutes to complete and is available to all agencies working with children, young people and their parents/carers in Hampshire. The course has been funded through the HSCB partnership funding and is therefore available at no additional cost to the user.
On completion of the course, learners will:
- Understand their role and responsibilities with regard to safeguarding children
- Be familiar with the legal framework that relates to safeguarding children
- Understand the concepts of confidentiality and disclosure
- Be familiar with key policies and procedures
- Be familiar with key definitions, signs and indicators of abuse
- Be familiar with factors that may increase risk to children and families
Please contact Hampshire County Council Children's Services Workforce Development Team by e-mailing your name, organisation and a suggested personal password to: cs.nominations@hants.gov.uk or phoning
Further details about this e-learning opportunity are available at http://www.4lscb.org.uk/hants/for_the_childrens_workforce/traininganddevelopment.aspx
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LearningSpace - Free on-line learning from the Open University
The LearningSpace contains materials from Open University courses. These are materials from the same courses registered students take – but online and free.
Study units can take anything from 1-50 hours to work through and are available from introductory to postgraduate level. Each has clear learning outcomes, and many have activities and sample answers to help you assess your progress. If you don't want to study alone, there are plenty of opportunities to connect with other learners online.
Subject areas include Business & Management; Childhood and Youth; Health & Social Care; Skills.
For further information visit: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/about-openlearn/try
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Non-verbal communication
Not Just Talking trains parents and professionals in non-verbal communication and how it affectschildren's emotional, social and behavioural development.
Find more information on their website at http://www.notjusttalking.co.uk
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Funding for Training
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Training bursary
Community Action Hampshire (CAH) is offering a bursary of up to £500 to voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises for any training.
Evidence of the need for the training must be provided through either an Organisational Training Needs Analysis (a service CAH offer FREE) or the minutes of a meeting at which the needs were discussed.
The bursary is offered on a first-come-first-served basis, so be sure not to miss out! The training must be completed by 30th September 2010. For more information telephone 01962 857381or e-mail learn@celdlearning.co.uk
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Evaluation
An Introduction To Section 11 Standards for
the Safeguarding and Promotion Of Child Welfare
An evaluation of this Alliance seminar - sponsored by Children England and the Safe Network
and delivered by Hampton Trust - can be viewed by clicking here
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Workforce Strategy Partners Programme (WSPP) 2009-10
Using funding from the Children's Workforce Development Council WSPP the alliance has been able to commission and financially underwrite a programme of high quality-training to meet the needs of the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) children's sectors. This programme has been independently evaluated and a copy of the report can be viewed by clicking here
Aspire to Inspire
Part of the CWDC WSPP funded training programme for 2009, this alliance workforce development event was held at the University of Winchester on 16th July. Click here to view an event evaluation




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