Developing Skills

 Interlink RCT
‘Working with and connecting individuals, communities and organisations’

We are here to support you and your group develop the knowledge and skills you need. So if you think you or your group might benefit from training, we will be able to help.  We run open courses or put on individual courses for small groups, depending on what suits you best and will design a course specifically for you!

We offer a wide range of training with our most popular courses being:

Engagement and Participation            Volunteer recruitment and management
Business Planning                                  Managing your organisation
Health and Safety                                   Funding Managing People
Finance and budgeting                          Monitoring and Evaluation
Volunteer Management

ICT Support
Interlink are able to assist with skill sharing or provide bespoke training on all Microsoft packages.

Here is a list of our up and coming Events:

Big Lottery and Heritage Lottery Funding Event – 18 July 2017 5pm – 7:30 pm at Canolfan Pentre, Pentre, Rhondda

Training

Training Schedule April to September 2017

Get Fit For Funding
Date:  4 July 2017
Time: 2:00 pm or 5:30 pm
Venue: Interlink               Cost: £20, £40                               Trainer: Ken Moon/Jo Markham
This training is for trustees of community groups and organisations in RCT

Community Engagement & Consultation for Funding Bids
Date:  20 July 2017
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue: Interlink                 Cost: £20, £40                             Trainer: Ken Moon/Jo Markham
This training is for trustees of community groups and organisations in RCT

Engaging with Older People
Date:  16 August 2017
Time: 9:30 am to 12:00 noon
Venue: Interlink               Cost: £20, £40                               Trainers: Community Coordinators
An introduction to engaging with older people in communities; share learning about what works when engaging with older people by exploring the needs of older people in relation to communication and engagement, identifying strategies to engage more effectively with older people, highlighting gaps and good practice for engaging with older people and sharing useful contacts.

Safeguarding Children & Young People
Date:  20 September 2017
Time:  9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Venue:  Interlink              Cost:  Free to voluntary and community groups      Trainer:  Alison Harris
This is a level 2 awareness raising session for voluntary and community groups which will increase the participants’ confidence in identifying and referring safeguarding issues.  The course is aimed at those with a limited knowledge of safeguarding issues who are looking to set up, or review safeguarding policies and procedures within their organisation.

Safeguarding Adults
Date:  20 September 2017
Time:  1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue:  Interlink             Cost:  Free to voluntary and community Groups          Trainer:  Maria Abson
This is a level 2 awareness raising session for voluntary and community groups.  This course is aimed at those with a limited knowledge of safeguarding issues who are looking to set up, or review safeguarding policies and procedures within their organisation.

To book a place at any of our training events, telephone 01443 846200 or e-mail info@interlinkrct.org.

Quick Links …

• WCVA: http://www.wcva.org.uk/training-and-events
• VAMT : http://www.vamt.net/training-eng.php
• C3SC:   http://www.c3sc.org.uk/training-events/what-we-do
• Wales Co-op: http://www.walescooperative.org/training NEW BROCHURE 3rd Sept
• Diverse Cymru: http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/