EVENTS AND TRAINING

12 March 2008

10am - 3.45pm

Yorkshire Air Museum, Elivington

Free to all full members of community waste networks

Info: Lizzy White 01872 560443 compostdoctors@crn.org.uk

Safer Recruitment training
Free Safer Recruitment training funded by the Children's Workforce Development Council & delivered by Safeguarding Children Training Service for the Voluntary and Community Sectors. Safer recruitment and employment practices. Beneficial to all organisations, particularly those employing staff or using volunteers, to work with children.

13 May Sheffield

22 May Sheffield

19 June Sheffield

30 June Sheffield

Info: Deborah Somerset-Malia or Jane McClaren on 0114 3211715.

CIWM Spring Conference
Real Recycling - Quality Counts

27 February 2008

London

NGO discounted rate: £155 +VAT (quote ref: NGO155 on your booking form)

Student places £50 +VAT

Info: http://www.ciwmconferences.com/

CRNS (Community Recycling Network Scotland) 3rd Annual Conference
More Than Recycling 08 – Sustainable Futures through Community Recycling
Perth, Scotland
Tuesday 11 March

MTR08 will focus on the social, environmental and economic benefits that can be achieved through effective and innovative local community recycling partnerships.

CRN UK Full Members can attend this event at the CRNS Full Member rates. In addition there is also a 3 for 2 offer and a 10% early bird discount - both of which run until 31 January.

Info: http://www.crns.org.uk/index/mtr08

Gain a better understanding of how the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive affects your business - free business breakfasts
These WEEE breakfast events are aimed primarily at business but others are welcome to attend

27 March, Stevenage
8am – 11am
Contact: Heidi Seary on 01223 411699 heidi@crn.org.uk

Voice08 - National Social Enterprise conference
Social Enterprise Coalition
Your chance to mix with the UK’s most exciting social enterprises - sharing ideas and shaping a new social economy.

Wednesday 27 February
Liverpool

Full - £586.33 (Rates including VAT)
Reduced (charities, voluntary sector & academic) - £233.83
Social Enterprise - £175.08

http://www.tcp-events.co.uk/voice08/

Measuring Impact - Social Accounting Taster Days
Cylch, in conjunction with The UK Social Audit Network (SAN) and the Development Trust Association Wales, are planning two one-day Social Accounting tasters with the aim of providing a detailed overview of Social Accounting.

22 February, The Environment Centre, Swansea
3 March Warws Werdd, Caernarfon

Cylch Full Member, £30.00
Cylch Associate Member/ Social Enterprise Organisation/Third Sector, £45.00
Non Cylch Member, £60.00

Contact: Rose Jennings 02920 649750 or email rose.jennings@cylch.org.uk.

Improving Reach media training
Media Trust
12 free courses available in 2008

The project provides free communications and media support for small to medium sized charities and voluntary organisations that work with the following priority groups: black and minority ethnic; migrant and/or refugee; isolated rural; and faith.

Info: http://www.mediatrust.org/improving-reach

Free training from Community Action for Energy
This programme is managed by CSE on behalf of the Energy Saving Trust.

1) Making it happen: A one-day training course for energy professionals and representatives from the community and voluntary sector to meet potential project partners and take part in hands on, practical planning exercises.

5 March, London

2) Finding out about energy: A one-day course for community groups and individuals to learn about energy efficiency, sustainable energy use and renewable energy technologies.
25 February, Aberdeen
11 March, Liverpool

Info: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/cafe/welcome/

WRAP Recycling Managers Training Programme
Courses are aimed at recycling and waste managers in local authorities and those from not- for-profit/community organisations or private waste management companies who are directly involved in delivering and managing local authority recycling services.

See also additional courses including:
Working with the Community Course, Recycling Collection Systems for Flats and Estates

http://www.wrap.org.uk/local_authorities/training/index.html

CIWM Spring Conference – Quality Counts
Exploring: the quality vs quantity tension and how we could solve it
27 February 2008
Westminster
London
Info: 01604 620426 or email events@ciwm.co.uk http://www.ciwmconferences.com/

Core Training (SWAC)
Core training equips those new to school-based waste education with the skills to run our Schools Waste Action Club (SWAC). SWAC provides an excellent skills base to assist Recycling and Sustainability Officers in accessing schools and in engaging school-aged children generally.

4 March
London
£215 +VAT

THAW Training
The Take Home Action on Waste programme was specifically developed in 2005 to target waste in homes through waste education at primary school. THAW training is appropriate to experienced waste educators or to those who have already been trained in our SWAC programme.

5 March
London
£215+ VAT

Contact: 020 7549 0321 lauren.prince@wastewatch.org  http://www.wastewatch.org.uk             

Social Enterprise: Winning with 2012
This is a national project funded by the Office of the Third Sector (OTS) and is comprised of a partnership between Social Enterprise London (SEL) and Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC). The project aims to optimise the involvement of social enterprises across England in the development, delivery and legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Events taking place across England offer organisations the opportunity to build business partnerships as well as providing a forum for sharing best practice case studies and emerging 2012 developments.
http://www.sel.org.uk/2012/

Recycling Roadshows
Primary school pupils’ recycling roadshow from the USA. Next UK tour dates are: 26 May - 11 July, 2008
http://www.recyclingroadshow.com/
             
CRNS 3rd Annual Conference and Awards           
More Than Recycling 08 - Sustainable Futures Through Community Recycling
Tuesday 11 March 2008
Perth Concert Hall, Scotland

MTR08 will focus on the social, environmental and economic benefits that can be achieved through effective and innovative local community recycling partnerships.

Info: http://www.crns.org.uk/index/mtr08 Joyce Walsh  01786 469002

Successful Procurement and Negotiation in the Third Sector
Acevo and the DTA will be delivering a series of regional seminars on behalf of the Finance Hub on successful procurement and negotiation. Suitable for anyone who has an interest in procurement and negotiation in the third sector, including people from: third sector organisations, social enterprises, funding organisations

23 January 2008 - Manchester
7 February 2008 - Brighton

10.00am to 5.00pm
£39 (Acevo members) £49 (non members) 

The seminars will be based on the following draft briefings: Best practice in negotiation, best practice in tendering/bidding, best practice in impact reporting. VAT issues in establishing delivery partnerships and consortia.

Info: https://www.acevo.org.uk/UserFiles/File/
Procurement_Negotiation_Seminars_Flyer.pdf
Orli Gorenski 0845 130 1627

CIWM Waste Awareness Courses
The course provides an introduction to waste management and gives delegates the knowledge, understanding and skills to improve the management of wastes. So far Community Waste Network East has trained 180 delegates with some of the courses being provided in-house as well as at public venues.
 
Cost: £40 community and charitable sector, £100 local authorities, £125 for business sector

26 February, Witham, Essex, with an emphasis on WEEE
4 March, Braintree, Essex, with an emphasis on construction waste
27 March, Suffolk

Contact: Heidi Seary - heidi@crn.org.uk or tel: 07966 450426

Women & Work: Sector Pathways Initiative
Raising Skills and Unlocking Potential. To help in the up-skilling of women in the energy and utilities sector, Energy & Utility Skills is offering sector employers the benefit of a highly subsidised Women & Work: Personal Development Programme, designed to equip women with the tools they need to help with their career development. This opportunity is currently available to employees working in England only.

http://www.wrap.org.uk/local_authorities/training/index.html

Environmental Conservation (Community Recycling) Level 2 NVQ

This NVQ is designed for:

•  Waste operatives

•  Community Recycling - Local Authority or voluntary sector recycling operatives or technicians and kerbside collection staff

•  Shop floor staff/operatives

The NVQ aims to improve an individuals understanding relating to waste management and ensures that they are competent to segregate, store, transport, recycle and dispose of waste in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and applicable legislation. This qualification also supports sites waste management licences.

EMS are approved providers with A4e employment in Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands, West Midlands, London and the North East and can offer 100% funding for level 2 NVQ's in Community Recycling. To discuss eligibility criteria: Tel:   01246 418913, info@em-solutions.co.uk   www.em-solutions.co.uk

Every Action Counts
Every Action Counts is a Defra initiative (England only) focused on enabling community and voluntary organisations to look at the wider sustainable development issues within their organisations. The programme covers resource use, energy, ethical shopping, sustainable transport and caring for your local environment.

CRN UK and FRN are both involved in this initiative and as part of this we encourage your community group to become involved as well. Please register your organisation at www.everyactioncounts.org.uk to access the available advice and the list of easy steps to benefit your group.

Interested in free training?
Do you have any volunteers or members of staff who may be interested in becoming a Community Champion? One aim of the Every Action Counts programme is to recruit 'Community Champions' who will work through action plans with organisations to help them develop more sustainable practices.
Champions will be equipped to work voluntarily with a variety of community organisations to look at sustainable development within an organisation and to run through a toolkit to identify changes they can make.

Community Champions will attend a FREE two day accredited training course. Part of this training will focus on presentation and facilitation skills as well as training on wider sustainable development issues.

Course dates will be set as required and BTCV (who are delivering the training and community champions initiative) will adapt dates to suit. For example, if a group register together they can arrange dates and location to suit.

To register and further info: www.btcv.org/communitychampions
When registering your organisation or as a Community Champion, please indicate you have heard of this initiative through the Community Recycling Network.
Contact: Lizzy White via eac@crn.org.uk