Participants will be able to:
identifying the elements of an effective report;
plan a report;
develop the structure;
decide on the content;
identify the audience and use appropriate language;
understand appendices and references; and
overcome ‘writer’s block’.
To answer these questions and many more, you’ll concentrate on:
• a brief overview and reminder of GDPR and DPA 2018
• the Data Subject Rights
• Subject Access Requests
• timescales and (possible) exemptions
• penalties for getting it wrong
• the PECR
• the legal bases for processing
• consent and ‘opt-in’ and ‘opt-out’
The course covers all the main aspects of financial management, looking backwards at annual accounts and forwards at
planning tools, and how these are linked:
Financial management:
- role of financial management – purpose and responsibilities;
- financial management and the need for sound control systems.
Management reporting:
- management reporting to the Board;
- accountability and reporting to funders and stakeholders.
Statutory Financial Statements:
- principles underlying financial accounting statutory reporting requirements;
- content and format;
- working through a set of annual accounts to explain the terminology, what the figures mean and how the different parts link together;
- how the new SORP will affect annual accounts.
Budgeting:
- purpose;
- setting;
- monitoring and reporting;
- full cost recovery.
Cashflow projections:
- purpose and construction of simple cashflow
If organisations are to benefit from volunteers’ time, energy and talents, it is important that they invest
resources to make sure that their volunteers are well supported and that there is a good match between the
volunteer’s expectations and experience.
Organisations change and adapt over time. It is important therefore that volunteering within organisations is
reviewed from time to time, so that it matches the needs of the organisation and the expectations of current
and future volunteers.
This course will cover the following aspects of managing volunteers:
- identifying the need for volunteers;
- defining the tasks for volunteers;
- recruiting volunteers to fill these roles;
- supporting volunteers within their roles;
- reviewing volunteers;
- valuing volunteers.
Facebook, twitter and blogging don’t have to be a mystery…this course will look at:
- Blogging
- Video & audio
- A social media strategy in 20 minutes
Through group and individual exercises this one day course will cover:
- benefits of monitoring and evaluating;
- key stages of measuring impact and value;
- what is impact and what is value?;
- the current measurement of your project for funders;
- what data can you collect to demonstrate impact and value to funders?;
- top tips for putting together a basic impact and value evaluation report for your funders.
Participants will work towards a Level 5 certificate in Management and Leadership through CMI accredited training (Equivalent to SCQF Level 8). The training provides the next step for managers looking to develop their skills and gain professional recognition to aid future career development. The course covers information based decision making and managing team performance giving managers a rounded skills set and providing a foundation to work towards the diploma and Chartered Manager status.
In today’s climate it is essential individuals can manage the demands on their time. The course explores what helps
and hinders achieving priorities and presents tips and techniques for how to improve the use of time
available.
This course will help you to learn:
- how time management can help with productivity;
- how and when to say “no” without offending;
- how to establish short and long term goals to achieve results;
- how to sustain these improvements.
The aim of this two-day course is to provide an introduction to training and learning. To learn how people learn, make the messages you want to get across stick through creating the right structure and environment for your participants. The course is designed to help participants design and deliver learning to small groups.
During this 2 day interactive course participants will:
- Identify strengths and areas to work on;
- Have a framework for managing and supervising people;
- Develop skills, techniques and strategies for managing people;
- Obtain support and encouragement;
- Tackle work related problems and issues.
Using group and individual tasks participants will learn about:
- being responsible for people and their work: hopes and fears;
- managing people, teams and group;
- managing change;
- identifying challenges and learning goals;
- supervision and appraisal;
- putting theory into practice: case study.