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.
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.
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.
What’s the big deal with minutes any way? Minutes are a record of what takes place at a meeting and ensures nothing
is lost or forgotten – you will learn how to take, prepare, and present minutes.
No need to write like the wind and capture every word – minutes don’t have to be verbatim but they do have to record
certain facts. You will explore what must be recorded: participants, decisions, actions…
Time is precious, so make every second count – think like a Scout and be prepared! Teresa Dolan will discuss the
meeting cycle and what to prepare before your meeting takes place.
Minutes don’t have to be long, complicated or in fancy language but they do need to record clearly and simply…you
will examine the most difficult aspects of taking minutes and how best to address them.
Anyone can scribble a rough outline of a meeting, right? Yes, but to take good notes and create minutes that provide
an accurate reflection requires a particular set of skills – Teresa will show you!
The good, the bad and the ugly – get the pop-corn ready as you screen them all! You’ll examine good and bad minutes,
which will help you follow best practice and avoid common mistakes.
This workshop uses practical exercises to help you:
- write content which is creative, clear and concise;
- learn to write to a deadline;
- find the right style, tone and language for your content;
- structure content to tell a story or relay a message;
- avoid bad habits, clichés and gruesome grammar.
The intended outcome and objective of the course is for attendees to leave with a clearer understanding of the principles of data protection and the GDPR and provide sufficient knowledge to better navigate the path toward compliance via the completion and use of both the personal data audit and the ability to develop and produce their own data protection policy document.
This workshop uses practical exercises to help you with:
- confident communication in public settings;
- positive body language, voice projection and vocal delivery;
- preparing to make a presentation;
- nasty nerves, sweaty palms and stage fright;
- scripts, bullet points, WOW words and Powerpoint.
What do fundraisers really do anyway? Pam knows, with nearly 25 years of experience working in fundraising, she will
tell you all about the activities and related resources that make up ‘fundraising’. She will reveal the
mysteries behind where the money is: who has it, how much do they have and how much does it cost to raise
it.
Understanding organisational funding needs and how to target the right source for these is vital to any funding
application you might make, as is knowing what funders need – you will examine funders expectations and why
they may be suitable (or not) to your organisation!
Every sector has it’s own jargon and buzzwords, and funders are no different so you will begin to speak the funders
language by looking at current jargon and how to communicate with a range of funding sources.
After a tasty lunch and time to chat with fellow participants, you will begin to put all you have learnt into
practise…there are as many different formats and styles for writing proposals and requests for support as
there are applicants and so you must be able to identify the most appropriate for each application you
make.
As every good Scout will tell you their motto is “be prepared”, indeed in funding it is essential that you be
prepared. Pam will guide you through strategy, planning and time lines, and how to create realistic
fundraising plans for the short and medium term.
Taking care of donors after the cheque is in the bank plays as important a part of funding as the application does,
it is more than just a thank you! You will explore the complexities of stewardship and the art of
cultivation.
Funding is not a quick progress, it takes time, effort and a lot of leg work especially when it comes to research –
Pam will take you through the role of research and how important it is in successful funding applications,
it is beyond looking in the directories.
This workshop uses practical exercises to help you:
write content which is creative, clear and concise
learn to write to a deadline
find the right style, tone and language for your content
structure content to tell a story or relay a message
avoid bad habits, clichés and gruesome grammar