CVS Volunteer Training

Lone Working
Thursday 18 May 2017
9.30am – 12.30pm
Quaker Tapestry, Friends Meeting House
Stramongate, Kendal LA9 4BH

Do you occasionally work alone? Do you know how to keep yourself safe?
This course will look at:

  • Top tips in personal safety
  • Developing personal safety / lone working measures
  • What to do in an emergency situation
  • How to recognise potentially difficult situations
  • Danger codes and alert systems

Refreshments provided.

Equality and Diversity
Thursday 22 June 2017
9.30am – 12.30pm
Penrith Methodist Church, 10 Wordsworth Street, Penrith CA11 7QW

Practical, key training.
By the end of the session we will have looked at:

  • What does Equality and Diversity mean to us?
  • Equality and diversity in our life and volunteering
  • Equal opportunities and respecting diversity
  • Key legislation: the Equality Act and protected characteristics including duties and responsibilities; challenging discrimination and tackling prejudice

Refreshments provided.

Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
Wednesday 12 July 2017
9.30am – 12.30pm
Greystone Community Centre, Close Street, Carlisle CA1 2HA

Practical, key training.
Refreshments provided.

All courses are FREE to all volunteers*

* A £10 cancellation fee applies if a place is cancelled within one week of the training and/or for non-attendance. See website for further details.