| Professional presentation skills |
- Structure a formal presentation of 10-15 minutes duration
- Deliver the presentation to their peer group and other interested listeners
- Demonstrate a high degree of skill in the use of audio-visual materials and technical equipment
- Understand the importance of Health and Safety issues in relation to group activity
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Five days |
June 2007
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
9.30am-4pm |
Introduction to Community Leadership
Level 2 |
- Demonstrating speaking and listening skills
- Improving assertiveness and decision making skills
- Developing problem solving skills
- Developing negotiation skills
- Developing leadership skills
- Understanding active citizenship in the local community
- Developing own interpersonal skills
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Nine days |
June 2007
5, 12, 19, 26
July 2007
3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
9.30am-4pm |
| Promoting equality in organisations |
- Understand the differences between ‘prejudice’ ‘discrimination’ and ‘oppression’ and the ways that they operate at an individual, organisational and societal level
- Demonstrate an awareness of equality legislation
- Demonstrate an awareness of current good practice and policy development in anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practices
- Understand the importance of organisational culture and procedures in promoting equality
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Five days |
June 2007
18 and 25
July 2007
2, 9 and 16
11am-4pm |
| Core Value and Legal Frameworks |
- Understand the relationship between the core values and legal structures within an organisation.
- Understand the legal frameworks and legislation that applies to the voluntary and community sectors.
- Understand relevant legislation that applies to the voluntary and community sectors
- Demonstrate an awareness of different rights and legal responsibilities of individuals within an organisation, including committee members, staff and volunteers
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Four days |
July 2007
Thursday 5, 12, 19 and 26
9.30am-4pm |
| Organising and participating effectively in meetings |
- Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose and objectives of meetings
- Invite relevant parties to meetings
- Demonstrate an understanding of access requirements to meetings for a range of personnel
- Demonstrate an understanding of the range of roles and responsibilities of key personnel at meetings
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of time management during meetings
- Recognise the factors in decision making
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of following meeting procedure
- Demonstrate an understanding of administrative and clerking procedures for meetings
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Three days |
June 2007
29
July 2007
6 and 20 July
9.30am-4pm |
| Working with others |
- Contribute to the setting of group and individual goals
- Understand responsibilities of members of the group in achieving goals
- Plan group activities
- Review activities
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Two days |
July 2007
23 and 30
9.30am-4pm |
| Policy and planning |
- Understand the difference between the terms; ‘vision’, ‘mission’ ‘aims’ and ‘objectives’ in relation to an organisation.
- Understand how; a ‘vision’, ‘aim’ and ‘objectives’ inform and shape a long-term plan for an organisation.
- Understand the importance of participation in planning.
- Understand what policies may be necessary for an organisation
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Four days |
July 2007
27
August 2007
3, 10 and 17
9.30am-4pm |
| Charities and risk management |
- Understand the types of risk that charities face
- Understand the involvement of trustees in risk management process
- Understand the importance of establishing a process for managing risk
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to identify and assess risk
- Show an understanding of the need to take action in relation to risk
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Four days |
August 2007
1, 2, 8 and 9
9.30am-4pm |
| Business planning |
- Understand the purpose and benefits of business planning
- Identify the steps towards the development and implementation of a business plan
- Understand the key elements in preparing a business plan
- Understand how to use a business plan effectively
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Four days |
August 2007
6, 7, 13 and 14
9.30am-4pm |
| Write a business plan workshop |
- Covering all aspects of writing professional business plans
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Two days |
August 2007
15 and 16
9.30am-4pm |
