A few places have become available, due to last minute cancellations, on the Big Fig taster day course which will be running at The Platform this Thursday, the 10^th of November from 10am – 2pm.

This a free one day course aimed at those interested in learning about healthy eating and cooking. The course will include:

• A morning of information about healthy eating and nutrition including a chance for learners to create and take away with them a healthy eating menu plan, using the information they have received.
• The chance for learners to prepare and eat a healthy meal in our training kitchen. Learners will also be able to take away with them the recipes for the meal they prepare.

If learners enjoy the course and feel they would like to pursue further similar courses they will have the opportunity to apply for our 5 week catering course which will run in January next year.

Places are limited so if you know of any clients who may be interested in this please contact Mo Yuchetel at mo.yuchetel@theplatform.org.uk

Grant Writing Workshop:  What’s The Big Idea?

Wednesday 9th November, 10am-12pm, and we will cover how to:

• Develop your fund raising idea
• Create impact
• Achieve clarity
• Communicate persuasively

For more info and to book a space please send me an email, or visit:  www.cazokane.co.uk/events-training

Community Works are holding Trans Awareness Training.

Thursday 20 October, 9.30am- 2.00pm, Conference room, Community Base

This half day course is aimed at anyone who wants to broaden their understanding of issues faced by transgender, transsexual and other gender-different people. The session is based around interactive exercises, encouraging participants to get involved in thinking through what trans means and ways to achieve equality and inclusivity in practice.

By the end of the session you’ll have:

• an appreciation of how sex, gender and sexual orientation interact
• improved understanding of trans identities, terms and language
• a good grounding in the key laws relating to trans people
• increased awareness of trans issues and ways to be trans inclusive
• increased confidence in working with trans colleagues and clients
• information about helpful resources

This course is led by a Trans Alliance trainer.

The course costs £50-£90, depending on the size of your organisation and whether you are a member of Community Works. There are some subsidised places available for small groups with incomes under £35,000 per year – contact Community Base to enquire about this.

More information is available on the Community Base website.

This course is organised by Community Works. Booking details are below.

Course: Getting to Grips with Monitoring and Evaluation and the Community Insight Tool

Date: Tuesday 19 July 2016

Time: 9.30am-1.00pm

Fee: This is a free course.

Venue: Friends Meeting House

Trainer: Paul Bramwell (pfb consultancy) and Kate Gilchrist (Public Health)

This half-day course is a back to basics for anyone who is involved in or new to monitoring and evaluation, or who wants a refresher to improve the quality of their work. It will also include a session on the Community Insight Tool, which allows you to find, explore and use a wide range of facts and figures at different geographic levels for Brighton & Hove.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Measure success against the aims and objectives of your organisation;
• set a baseline against which to monitor and evaluate future work and use the Community Insight Tool to help you do this
• set and measure outputs, outcomes and milestones
• use different qualitative and quantitative monitoring techniques
• use the information you have gathered to critically evaluate your work
• begin to convince funders and commissioners of the added value of your work
• Techniques covered will include record keeping, questionnaires, evaluation forms, focus groups, interviewing and other participatory methods of collecting information about your activities or services. There will also be an opportunity to talk about building relationships with your funders.

Who is this course for?

This training is aimed specifically at groups:

• with an income of under £35,000 and who are receiving a grant through the Community Health Fund and/or who are delivering health and well-being activities
• we will prioritise those groups whose health and well-being activities support LGBT people, people from BME communities or older people (including intergenerational work)

To book a place:

Please book your place through Eventbrite here:

https://cw-getting-to-grips-community-insight-19-jul-2016.eventbrite.co.uk

Last few free places on First Aid for Babies and Children course at the Vallance Centre next Thursday 12th May.
Please call the Community Learning team reception on 01273 810 210 to find out more information or book a place.

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Free First Aid for Babies and Children – Central Hove Course date: Thursday 12 May

Time: 10am-1.15pm (enrolments from 9.30am)

Venue: Vallance Community Centre, 2 Conway Court, Clarendon Road, Hove BN3 3WR (Next to Honeycroft café)

Tutor: Agnes Munday

You will find out about: Managing burns and scalds, how to deal with choking, the recovery position and basic life support for babies and children.

To be offered a free place learners will need to:

• Be aged 19 and over
• Live in Brighton & Hove
• Be unemployed and in receipt of income related benefits
• Or be on a low income
• Have no qualifications (or few)
• We will need to see your most recent proof of benefits
• These courses are for people who have lived in the EU for at least 3 years

Call  01273 810210 to find out more

The British Institute of Human Rights is holding a learning event on June 23rd about human rights and mental health. The event is part of a project run by BIHR and partners which looks at how human rights can help ensure people using mental health/mental capacity services are treated with dignity and respect. The project is called ‘Care and Support: A Human Rights Approach to Advocacy’ (funded by the Department of Health).

This learning event will look at:

• An introduction to human rights: values and context
• An introduction to the Human Rights Act
• Mental health and human rights: examples of good practice
• Using human rights in practice

The event is free to attend but places are limited and only open to those working on mental health or mental capacity for a third sector organisation.

For full details and to book a place, go to https://www.bihr.org.uk/Event/mhbrighton2306