EVENTS AND TRAINING

Introduction to Community Carbon Footprinting
BTCV

What is community carbon footprinting (CCF), and how is it done? This event will provide a basic understanding of what CCF is, how to get started, what support is available for communities carrying out such a project, and the variety of methodologies that exist in order to calculate a carbon footprint.

10 September 
Islington Ecology Centre

http://shop.btcv.org.uk/shop/level3/558/stock/6744

A free seminar on Gift Aid, VAT and PAYE
PKF
10 September
2.30 - 5pm
London

Email for info: denny.coote@uk.pkf.com

Community Composting Network Annual Conference
12 - 14 September
Unstone Grange
North Derbyshire

http://www.communitycompost.org/events/index.htm

2008 Annual Waste Educator's Conference
Tuesday 30 September
London

Non members £95 (£55 Community Organisations)

Info:   lauren.prince@wastewatch.org.uk http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/document/219

Recycling & Waste Management Conference
16 - 18 September
Birmingham NEC

http://www.emapconferences.co.uk/wastemanagement/

Combining a strategic and local approach to recycling and waste management in London
Lets Recycle.com

This conference will broadly cover recycling and waste management in London but will also take a regional and national approach with guest speakers looking at developments on Merseyside and Paris.

8 October 2008
London
http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/events/index.jsp

Scottish Waste and Resources Conference
Organised by: CIWM

7 - 8 October
Glasgow Hilton

Contact: 01604 620426

LARAC Conference 2008
12 - 13 November
Telford

http://www.larac2008.co.uk/homepage.asp

FRN Conference and Presidents Award Dinner
Main Speakers agreed include

Matthew Thomson, REconomy and London Community Recycling Network

Phil Levermore, Chief Executive of EBICo, Britain's only social enterprise energy provider

Simon Thorrington, Charity Bank

Ron Wykes Crewe Christian Concern

8 - 10 January 2009
Cheshire

www.frn.org.uk

Voice 09
Social Enterprise Conference
The Social Enterprise Coalition (SEC)

International Conference Centre (ICC) in Birmingham
10 -11 February 2009

http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/

Regional workshops on glass collection - WRAP
The Waste Resources and Action Programme is planning a series of regional workshops on how to make the most from glass collection services later this year. These were announced following the publication of their Good Practice Guide on "Choosing and improving your glass collection service."

To register your interest in these events call 01295 819655 or email training@wrap.org.uk , putting 'Glass Collection Workshops' in the subject heading.

WRAP Recycling Mangers Training Programme
Aimed at Recycling and Waste Managers in local authorities and those from not-for-profit/community organisations or private waste management companies. If you're involved in delivering and managing local authority recycling services visit the website for courses & dates.

Discretionary full or partial bursaries may be available for Third Sector bodies providing services to local authorities

http://www.wrap.org.uk/la/training

Full Cost Recovery Course - Final Year
Acevo and NAVCA are running the third and final year of the Full Cost Recovery programme as part of the Big Lottery-funded project.

The course focuses on development workers and advisers with a basic knowledge of third sector finance, fundraising and accounting practices. The courses are open to local infrastructure workers and capacity builders including:

·         CVS development workers
·         Community accountants
·         Regional voluntary sector workers
·         Rural community council workers
·         Social enterprise advisers

Courses are taking place nationwide. Attendees will also receive a free copy of the new Full Cost Business Planner CD and Full Cost Recovery publication (worth £60).

Price: Acevo Members & Non Members £45

Locations, dates & bookings: https://www.acevo.org.uk/index.cfm/display_page/professional_development

Local Food Events
Local Food is a £50 million programme that will distribute lottery grants to a variety of food-related projects to help make locally grown food accessible and affordable to local communities.
Events:
22 September, Manchester

http://www.localfoodgrants.org/

Train to Gain – for employees & volunteers
A government scheme that gives funding to organisations to improve the skills of their workforces has been extended to cover volunteers working with third sector groups.
The Learning and Skills Council's Train to Gain initiative has always been available to paid employees in the third sector, but now volunteers will also benefit. Under the scheme, employees contact 'skills brokers', who will visit their organisations, at no cost, to provide impartial advice and help employers find training programmes that suit their staff.

www.traintogain.gov.uk 0800 015 55 45

Scottish Waste and Resources Conference 2008
Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 October
Hilton Hotel
Glasgow

Addressing many of the key issues and developments in the waste and resources sector. Tuesday focuses on Household waste and resources, Wednesday focuses on Commercial and Industrial Wastes and resources

http://www.ciwm.co.uk/pm/108/dataID2958356

Compost businesses share experiences and ideas
The Composting Association and the Environment Agency are running free workshops for compost site managers to meet together to discuss ways of minimising odours and how best to work with local communities on this issue.

9 September, Anglia
11 September, Wales
23 September, North West

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/
2045605/2045607/2045637/

Cylch Annual Conference 2008
Recycling: Getting Down to Business.

21-22 October, Marriot Hotel Cardiff.

Jonathon Porritt, Jane Davidson, the Wales Recycling Awards and much more at the premier recycling and re-use event in Wales.

Sustainable finance

Recycling infrastructure development

Sustainable consumerism

Corporate social responsibility

Waste minimisation

Contact: 029 20649750 http://www.cylch.org/cylch-conference.html

NVQs Environmental Conservation (Community Recycling and Environmental Conservation)
EM Solutions are able to deliver 100% funded NVQ level 2 in Environmental Conservation (Community Recycling and Environmental Conservation through the Train to Gain initiative).

Areas: North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humberside, East Mids, West Mids, South East, East of England, Central London

To confirm eligibility contact: 01246 418 913 http://www.em-solutions.co.uk/training.html

Train to Gain
Train to Gain is the single point of access for businesses of any size including voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

The Learning and Skills Council's Train to Gain service provides free impartial, independent advice on training to businesses across England. It can help businesses improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that employees have the right skills to do the best job.

Train to Gain gives you access to a skills broker who will carry out a needs analysis of training within your business and help you assess what skills your business has now and what you will need in the future.

Contact: 0800 015 55 45

http://www.traintogain.gov.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

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

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/

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