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A diverse and inclusive syllabus
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Developing Personal Confidence and Self Awareness >
Dates 27 Oct & 03 Nov
Time 09:30-16:30
Tutor Lyndy Pooley
Venue Exeter CVS
Cost £10.00 for volunteersFunding has become available to offer 7 volunteers the chance to attend our 2 day Level 2 NOCN accredited course in Developing personal confidence and self awareness.
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The Power of Adobe Photoshop >
Dates: 7 Dec 2011 or 22 May 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Improve disappointing photos, create composite images, and design your own digital artwork in a hands-on session of guided experimentation. -
Date: 8 Feb 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Learn how to plan and manage events both large and small. With the right preparation, the day can only go well. -
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The DACVS essentials range half day workshops on:
- Preparing Presentations for Public Speaking
- Writing Effective Minutes
- Chairing Meetings Effectively
- Effective Monitoring and Evaluation
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Understanding Community Leadership >
Date: 7 Dec 2011
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersThis introductory session offers an opportunity to consider the essentials needed to create positive change in your community.
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Active Citizens - Locally Engaged, Globally Connected >
Dates: 28, 29 Oct; 3, 4, 11 Nov 2011
Times: 09:30–5:00
Venue: Belmont Chapel, Western Way, Exeter, EX1 2DB
Cost: FREEExeter CVS offers a unique opportunity for you to take part in an exciting project with an international focus - offering you both a personal and community experience. Exeter CVS is looking to recruit 30 people who are interested in being more active in their community.
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Introduction to Microsoft Excel >
Date: 18 Jan 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Once you know where to start, Microsoft Excel can make keeping your accounts, project management and reports very easy. -
Cracking the Corporate Coffers >
Date: 27 Mar 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Raise your organisation’s profile in the local private sector, to build long-term relationships with business sponsors. -
New to IT? Free Courses with UK Online >
Being computer and internet savvy has gone from being a benefit to being a necessity. Many services are quicker and easier on the internet (tax returns, banking, car tax renewal) and some may soon only be available online. -
Date: 06 March 2012
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersAn introduction to roles and responsibilities of trustees for those just beginning as a trustee or interested in becoming a trustee. This workshop will take you through the key points of becoming a trustee.
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Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees >
Date: 24 Apr 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
No charity or voluntary group can operate without its Trustees. This is an opportunity for trustees to review their roles and responsibilities in a changing climate. Learn how to develop a clear understanding of the governing body. -
Date: 6 Mar 2012
Times: 10:00-13:00
Cost: £60 (ECVS members £35)
Explore the amazing world of Google and what it has to offer including making the most of free software: Google Apps, Google AdWords, Google Analytics. -
Date: 20 March 2012
Times: 10:00-13:00
Cost: £60 (ECVS members £35)
Check the performance of your existing website, and learn how to use low cost/free tools to make a new, professional looking website that you can update yourself. -
Using Social Media to Recruit, Manage and Support Volunteers >
Date: 8 May 2012
Times: 10:00-13:00
Cost: £60 (ECVS members £35)
This course is ideal for anyone that wants to learn how to use social media as a tool for their organisation. This course will give you an overview of the various social media tools available and how to use them effectively for managing volunteers. -
Introduction to Microsoft Publisher >
Date: 13 Mar 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Learn how to produce tidy, consistent design work in-house. MS Publisher opens you up to semi-professional desktop publishing. -
Dates: (8 days) 10, 17, 31 Oct; 7, 14, 21, 28 Nov; 5 Dec 2011
Times: 10:00-13:00
Cost: FREEBenefiting families and communities through personal development. This 8 week NOCN Accredited course offers you the skills and confidence to make a difference in your community, and influence the decisions that affect you.
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Could you be a Community Leader? >
Date: 7 Feb 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Do you already have a role in your community, or do you aspire to make a difference? An interactive workshop for anyone who wants to take a lead. -
Date: 17 Nov 2011
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Learn how to construct simple databases, forms and queries to make recording and retrieving data and information easier. Ideal for learners new to MS Access. -
Effective Monitoring and Evaluation >
Date: 24 Nov 2011
Times: 13:00-16:00
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersThe aim of this course is to help organisations understand how monitoring and evaluation can be helpful and to help them consider the first steps towards developing simple monitoring and evaluation systems. To enable organisations identify outputs and outcomes, identify the data they need to collect, provide good practice guidance in collecting data and how to use the information collected.
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Date: 18 Jan 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Don’t go it alone: this course will help you understand the potential of effective partnerships in helping organisations achieve their outcomes. The day offers a chance to identify outcomes for your activities and to explore how these might be achieved through partnership and consortia working. There will be an opportunity to clearly understand the jargon around outcomes and set them within the current funding context Deborah Fisher from the Devon Consortium Commissioning Project will update on the Devon scene.There is an enthusiasm from government and funders for partnership and consortia, we will explore how engaging with this might help you achieve the outcomes you have set for your activities; this will include looking at different models and the legal implications, as well as considering how appropriate partnership is to your organisation. The day will give you an opportunity to hear about current trends in this area from those closely involved in the work along with practical exercises to assess what your own approach should be.
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Chairing Meetings Effectively (DACVS Essentials) >
Date: 19 Jan 2012
Time: 13:00-16:00
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersHow to set an agenda and manage difficult behaviour to ensure meetings run to time and everyone has their say.
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Becoming a Charity Trustee (DACVS Essentials) >
Date: 06 March 2012
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersAn introduction to roles and responsibilities of trustees for those just beginning as a trustee or interested in becoming a trustee. This workshop will take you through the key points of becoming a trustee.
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Date: 1 Dec 2011 or 21 Jun 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
This interactive workshop shows you how to engage effectively with Parliament and Government and help to get your and your organisation’s voice heard. -
City & Guilds Information Technology Qualification ITQ Level 2 >
Dates: 15, 22, 29 Mar; 19, 26 Apr; 3, 10, 17, 24, 30 May; 15, 21 Jun 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75A well recognised qualification, encompassing all-round IT capabilities which fills in the gaps for the self-taught professional, and gives a solid grounding to the new user.
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Using Outlook – the full package >
Date: 9 Feb 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Outlook handles much more than just emails - learn how to make the most of the calendar and scheduling facilities and make it work for your organisation. -
Marketing Your Organisation/Project >
Date: 24 May 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Increase your group’s profile to attract more funding, support and volunteers. This course will help you to improve and think creatively about marketing and will bring you an array of tools and techniques to help market your organisation or campaign. -
Preparing Presentations for Public Speaking >
Date: 6 Mar 2012
Times: 13:00-16:00
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: ECVS members £25 / Non-members £50Preparing Presentations for Public Speaking Nerves won’t get in the way if you’re properly prepared: The who, what, why, when and how of developing and delivering a great presentation. Covering all issues to do with planning, preparing and presenting to an audience, including hints and tips to presenting yourself with confidence.
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Chairing Meetings Effectively >
Date: 19 Jan 2012
Time: 13:00-16:00
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersHow to set an agenda and manage difficult behaviour to ensure meetings run to time and everyone has their say.
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Date: 6 Oct 2011
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-members
An overview of the various ways you can influence what issues are raised and voted on in Parliament. -
Setting up a Social Enterprise >
Date: 25 Apr 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Social enterprises use a business model to make profit for the community. Recognise where they fit in the wider economy and their common legal structures. -
Date: 15 May 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
This course is ideal for people who have a good understanding of PowerPoint but wish to enhance their skills to a new level. The aim of the course is to expand Microsoft PowerPoint as a more interactive and advanced visual aid to enhance presentations for those with exisitng knowledge. To explore the capabilities of this software and expand on the traditional approach of presenting with PowerPoint -
Group and Teamwork Communication Skills >
Dates: 17 Jan 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Explore the variety of techniques and strategies required to enable effective communication in teams/groups. -
Understanding Equality and Diversity >
Date: 13 March 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)An introduction to the issues and challenges involved in understanding equality and diversity. The one day course will look at what these commonly used phrases really mean, identify and challenge stereotyping and discuss new ideas and implement equality of opportunity.
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Date: 24 Nov 2011
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
This course is for anyone who gives presentations and would like to learn the basics of using Microsoft Powerpoint as a visual aid. -
Courses in the DACVS essentials range are delivered across the county. Visit www.dacvs.org.uk to see what’s running in your area.
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ILM Level 4 Award in Management >
Dates: 2 days e-Learning: 7 Mar; 18 Apr 2012. 5 days classroom: 29 Feb; 21, 28 Mar; 2, 9 May 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £330; Bursary funding may be availableThis ILM Level 4 Award is designed to give practising or aspiring middle managers a solid foundation for their formal development as a manager.
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Date: 19 Jan 2012
Time: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: ECVS Members: £25 / Non-members £50Good minute-taking will consolidate both formal and informal meetings. Learn how to record accurate notes in a clear and easy format.
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C&G 7300 Introduction to Trainer Skills >
Dates: (2 days) 6 & 13 Dec 2011
Time: 09:30-16:30
Cost: £150 (ECVS members £125)
Interested in a career in lifelong learning? Find out what makes for effective training, and learn how to deliver a short presentation in a safe learning environment. -
Finance and Budget Management >
Date: 08 May 2012
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Memebers / £50 non-members
Learn how to draw up a budget to track income and expenditure accurately throughout the financial year. This course will help you to make sure you have everything in place to ensure effective management of all things financial in your project, group or organisation -
Supporting and Managing Volunteers >
Date: 3 May 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)The indispensable course for anyone who manages volunteers: learn how to effectively communicate, support, motivate and review your volunteers.
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Dates: 15 Nov 2011, 17 Apr 2012
Times: 09:30-16:30
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
A practical course leading to a HSE recognised qualification that is valid for three years. -
Personal Development Through Horticulture (NOCN Level 2) >
Dates: Every Mon & Tue for 4 months from 5 Sep 2011 or 20 Feb 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: FREE, limit 10 learners per course
This lottery-funded interactive course offers learners a national qualification through a combination of practical work outdoors, discussions and other
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Introduction to Windows 7 and Office 2010 >
Date: 26 Jan 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)For people who are upgrading to Microsoft Office 2010 from an earlier version: Explore the changes to the user interface, then look at some of the key differences in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher.
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Date: 17 Nov 2011
Times: 09:30 - 12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Members / £50 Non-membersThis half day course will introduce the concept of Outcomes, help participants to understand what outcomes are (and aren't), identify the benefits of an outcomes approach to their work, and provide them with the tools to start to develop an outcomes framework for their work, which is the way many funders and commissioners are now seeking to evidence change.
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Getting to grips with PQASSO Quality Assurance in Your Organisation >
Date: 18 Apr 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)PQASSO is a quality assurance system created by and for the voluntary sector, to help management run an organisation effectively and
efficiently. Learn how your organisation could become PQASSO accredited. -
Assertiveness and Decision-Making >
Dates: 11 Oct 2011
Times: 10:00-16:00
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Date: 1 Nov 2011
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Win tenders for commissioned work by learning how to write a strong tender that gets noticed, and understand better what commissioners are seeking. -
Date: 22 Feb 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)Recruit and keep the right volunteers by learning how to implement fair and appropriate advertising and recruitment policies.
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Managing Organisational Change >
Dates: 1 Mar 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
Learn how to use consultation to ensure smooth transitions during any kind of reorganisation, through thoughtful planning and sensitive implementation. Understand the importance of consulting and involving those affected by change. Change must be realistic, achievable and measurable. This short course offers helpful advice and tips on managing change in your organisation. -
Date: 10 Nov 2011
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
The ability to manage our time successfully does not always come naturally. It is a skill that needs to be developed and reviewed to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This course is suitable for anyone needing to develop effective time management skills in order to maximise their effectiveness and potential. -
10 Steps to the Perfect Funding Bid >
Date: 23 Feb 2012
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
This course is a wise investment for experienced and new fundraisers whether you are paid staff or a volunteer. A step-by-step guide to composing a bid, leaving you more confident and skilled in your bid-writing. -
NOCN Level 3 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) >
Dates: (6 days) 8, 15, 22,29 Mar; 19, 26 Apr 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £375 (ECVS members £325)
The minimum teaching requirement, PTLLS covers the planning, delivery and assessment of inclusive, motivational sessions to adult learners. This starter course explores the demands of a teaching role in the lifelong learning sector. -
Finance & Budget Management (DACVS Essentials) >
Date: 08 May 2012
Times: 09:30-12:30
Venue: Exeter CVS
Cost: £25 ECVS Memebers / £50 non-members
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Learn how to draw up a budget to track income and expenditure accurately throughout the financial year. This course will help you to make sure you have everything in place to ensure effective management of all things financial in your project, group or organisation -
Date: 25 Jan 2012
Times: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)Understand the law as it relates to volunteers, and develop a legal and ethical ‘volunteer policy’ for your organisation.
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Microsoft Word - beyond the basics >
Date: 19 Oct 2011
Time: 10:00-16:00
Cost: £75 (ECVS members £50)
For more advanced Word users. Explore image and logo management, mailmerge, and making proper use of tables, columns and breaks. -
Social Media for Your Organisation >
Date: 16 Nov 2011
Times: 10:00-13:00
Cost: £60 (ECVS members £35)
Learn how to use tools such as twitter, facebook, blogging and YouTube to create advocates, engage stakeholders, build awareness, and gain funding for your organisation. -
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The DACVS essentials range includes half-day active citizenship workshops on:
- Understanding Community Leadership
- Becoming a Charity Trustee
- Engaging with Parliament
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