Training and Events – Calendar
AWAZ English Language Support Volunteer Information Session
AWAZ Cumbria is looking for volunteers to provide English language support for individuals from ethnic minority groups. It might be helping:
- An individual who feels isolated because they don’t have the confidence to speak English
- A child struggling to keep up with the language in the classroom
- A parent struggling to communicate with the school and other parents
If you have some spare time and want to volunteer to help with English Language Support then book your volunteer place today to find out more about this Cumbria Community Integration Project.
Eden Funding Event !!FULLY BOOKED!!
Speak directly to funders; access essential funding information, advice and support; network with other local organisations.
Funders include Cumbria County Council, Hadfield Trust, Francis C Scott Trust, Frieda Scott Trust, Heritage Lottery Fund, National Lottery Community Fund, Charity Bank, Cumbria Community Foundation, Eden District Council, BBC Children in Need, Cumbria Exchange, Cumbria Waste Management Environment Trust and First Ark Social Investment (NEW FUNDER).
Action for Health Network
Date: Monday 29th April 2019
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Town: Penrith
Action for Health Network
Book your place on the next of our ever popular information and networking event.
Monday 29 April 9.30am Newton Rigg College Penrith:
This event will focus around updates from Julie Clayton and Ramona Duguid on major new health developments including:
Active Listening
In any emergency situation, knowing how to listen effectively is an essential skill. This course covers a range of techniques that can be used to improve your listening abilities.
By the end of this interactive session you will :
- Have discussed what listening is
- Understand what skills are required for effective listening
- Have discussed the blocks to effective listing
- Have practised developing appropriate responses
- Have information on a listening model
FREE to all volunteers*
Cumbria Arts and Culture Network
Please join us for the next Cumbria Art and Culture Network meeting, hosted by the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
The next Cumbria Arts and Culture Network members meeting will explore the new and exciting capital developments recently completed, underway or in the planning stage across the county.
AWAZ English Language Support Volunteer Information Session
AWAZ Cumbria is looking for volunteers to provide English language support for individuals from ethnic minority groups. It might be helping:
- An individual who feels isolated because they don’t have the confidence to speak English
- A child struggling to keep up with the language in the classroom
- A parent struggling to communicate with the school and other parents
If you have some spare time and want to volunteer to help with English Language Support then book your volunteer place today to find out more about this Cumbria Community Integration Project.
Dealing with Difficult Behaviour
By the end of the session participants will have:
- Identified difficult behaviour
- Discussed the impact of difficult behaviour on both volunteers and the organisation
- Recognised the reasons behind this type of behaviour
- Explored ways of dealing with difficult behaviour
- Considered how to create effective boundaries
AWAZ English Language Support Volunteer Information Session
AWAZ Cumbria is looking for volunteers to provide English language support for individuals from ethnic minority groups. It might be helping:
- An individual who feels isolated because they don’t have the confidence to speak English
- A child struggling to keep up with the language in the classroom
- A parent struggling to communicate with the school and other parents
If you have some spare time and want to volunteer to help with English Language Support then book your volunteer place today to find out more about this Cumbria Community Integration Project.
Blitz Data Protection – Fully Booked
This session is currently fully booked however we are operating a reserve list. Please contact us to be added (see contact details below). If we have sufficient interest, it may be possible to offer an additional session.
This is a full day workshop for any individual or group in an organisation (large or small) who has responsibility for ensuring it complies with the new data protection regulations (General Data Protection Regulations – GDPR). It is practical and interactive.
Carlisle Volunteering Fair
Looking to volunteer? Why don’t you come along and speak with local organisations who need your help.
Organisations attending:
- Age UK Carlisle and Eden
- Alzheimer’s
- CADAS
- Carlisle Carers
- Carlisle Eden Mind
- Carlisle Youth Zone
- Citizens Advice Carlisle and Eden
- Cumbria Cerebral Palsy
- Cumbria Family Support
- Cumbria Law Centre
- Cumbria Youth Offending Service
- Harraby Community Centre
- Heathlands
- Help for Heroes
- Lake District National Park Authority
- NCUH Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Service & Living With and Beyond Cancer
- Oak Tree Animals’ Charity
- Opshops
- People First Independent Advocacy
- Rebike Cumbria Ltd
Meet charities to find out about a range of volunteering opportunities and see how you can make a difference.
