IMPORTANT! Community Grants programme released. Other items: gov funds available; training courses

Community Grants programme will fund organisations supporting individuals into employment at 'lower level' provision e.g. soft skills. Other news.

IMPORTANT!! - Community Grants

The Community Grants programme had just been released – this is to support organisations who are working with people who face barriers to the labour market or to mainstream skills provision.  Small voluntary and community organisations are invited to apply for grants of up to £12,000 to work with people who are unemployed or economically inactive.  See http://grantsadmin.co.uk/eastengland_grants/ for more info.

New government initiatives and funds

See here for the above addressing innovative campaigning; targeted support and; raising aspirations and attainment of young people.

Free training for working with vulnerable 14-16 yr olds

A days free training for support staff & teachers working with vulnerable 14-16 year olds. See here for more info.

Third sector race equality fund

The Department for Communities and Local Government is seeking to fund third sector organisations in order to build their capacity to tackle race equality issues, either by expanding what they already do, or by better meeting their existing goals. See here for application form, here for strategy and here for prospectus.

Social enterprise courses

See here for list of courses available in Norfolk for social enterprise training, delivered by The Guild.

Money for voluntary sector to help provide new jobs.....

The Government is introducing additional support for the long term unemployed, building on the extra support now available to those unemployed for over 6 months. The package will offer guaranteed support to 18-24 year olds who have been unemployed for 12 months, to prevent them becoming detached from the labour market. As part of this, the Government will allocate funding for Local Authorities and voluntary sector partners to provide 100,000 new jobs in socially useful activity and a further 50,000 jobs in areas of dense unemployment across the country. It is expected that 10% of these will be green jobs. The guarantee will also offer new training courses, and Community Work placements.
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/bud_bud09_press01.htm

Deaf awareness training

Please see here for information on Norfolk based deaf awareness training.

PQASSO training

PQASSO is the Charities Evaluation Service's (CES) Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations. Please find attached flyers and booking forms for the following training courses to be held at COVER:
* Implementing PQASSO - 27th and 28th July 2009
  Closing date for applications - 13th June 2009
* PQASSO: mentor training - 19th and 20th October and 4th November 2009
  Closing date for applications - 1st September 2009

Equality and diversity test bed event

Please see here for introductory information on an equality and diversity test bed event, looking at a range of learning provision; here for event details; here for booking form and; here for directions.

Community development impact event

See here for information on a series of regional events regarding the above and here for a booking form.

Volunteering into Employment

See here for information on the event held to launch the above EEDA programme.

Managing money

Cambridge course available to individuals working in the third sector regarding money management of their organisations.  See here for more info.

Date Added: May 7th 2009