Archived information
Regional/national news
Norfolk/Norfolk Unites news
If you would like to view archived news please click hereLoads of new funds added! Courses available; Linking to NHS Norfolk and Norfolk County Council
Find out about the new structures at County Hall relating to 14-19 work; How to provide for NHS Norfolk; Other news items
Providing services for NHS; IAG tenders; Coalition impacts upon third sector learning and skills
Also, upcoming funded learner support qualification; foundation learning event; Norfolk offender management service
Fund for young learners; finding out about regional and national events; LSC changes; other info
Also, NVQ assessors required; working with worklessness 'how to' guides; others
Regional DWP event; Learn East event; Call for case studies; more
How Jobcentre Plus operates, including specialist programmes and Norfolk contacts; other news keeping you up to date with latest events
New funds added; Partners sought for an application; Representation channels; Free training
...also news on latest LSC changes, a new learner support practitioners qualification, case studies sought of good practice providers and others
News: New funds added; Adult Learner Week; Third Sector National Learning Alliance; job vacancy
New funds added include: health; event faciliatation; C&YP; social justice; supporting homeless individuals and others...
News: New fund for working with C&YP; News of Young People's Learning Agency; Job vacancy; others
Children in Need fund now open; updates for LSC transitions; job vacancy; funded teaching numeracy qualification
URGENT! Community Grants Deadline of Jan 7th £12000 to deliver learning activities
See full news item for further information - it is a simple application form
News updates: Norfolk Unites continuation; Learning providers requested; Steering Group; other news
We are pleased to announce funding to support Norfolk Unites for a further 2 years!
Why sign up to Norfolk Unites?; Steering group members wanted; Thank you Howard Foale; New funds
Brief case studies illustrating how NU can help you reach a wider market; Help influence the work; New funds added; Vacancies; Other related news
Community Grants deadline
Monday 12th October deadline for LSC Community Grants fund, ideal for grassroots delivery
News updates
A4e partners; ESF survey; Teaching numeracy course; Job vacancy; Employment and skills pathways in GY and Lowestoft
News updates: Funded CTLLS course, various events, news - apprenticeships etc.
Please see attached for news of: funded CTLLS course; volunteering into employment programme, apprenticeships and others
Blast off for Norfolk Unites!
After much time and effort, we are pleased to present the new, improved Norfolk Unites website!
Membership, website launch and contract opportunity
The Norfolk Unites website has been updated to include the Unite 3 materials and the Norfolk Unites reports. Other contract opportunity
Unite 3 feedback
Please see attached for update on the Unite 3 event held Wednesday 24th September
Reminders
Unite 3, report consultation and details of training programmes for contract mangement and providers
Norfolk Unites evaluation
Please spend 5 minutes to complete this short questionnaire to help us evaluate the Norfolk Unites development work
News updates
Urgent response for Skills for Life ESF delivery (by Tuesday 20th May) and DIUS consultation on adult informal learning
Training Awareness Event programme confirmed
We are pleased to release finalised details of the Training awareness event this Monday (14th April) 10-12 at the UEA Sportspark
PTLLS (Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) fully funded course
We are pleased to announce details of a PTLLS course, free to the Norfolk VCS, to be delivered from May-July 08
PTLLS course coming soon
Details of a fully funded Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) course for the Norfolk VCS will be announced shortly
Norfolk Unites website launch
The Norfolk Unites website is now ready for use, containing all materials for the working groups and other related news/information
LSC changes update; Working Together; Evolve programme; Functional Skills Support Programme
See here for news of the above items, including materials from a recent LSC event explaining the changes
Local IAG on Train to Gain; Third Sector National Learning Alliance launch; other news
Funded Train to Gain level 3 IAG NVQ is now available; TSNLA lobbying voice for 3rd sector providers is launched; other news
News updates: Consultations, courses, information and events
3rd sector qualification strategy consultation; 3rd sector WD skills body; Train to Gain support; events and courses
URGENT! ESF opportunity
If you deliver to rural organisations, ex/offenders or provide skills for jobs then please act now!
Linking up with Norfolk County Council, NHS, other stakeholders to put our members on the radar
Norfolk Unites had over 800 people use the website in April alone; Funded courses; Useful events/projects
National Offender Management Service (NOMS) applications
See here if you are interested in being a potential partner for NOMS as a sub-contractor. Quick response required!!
News - Funds added; Links to other sites available to support your search for funds
Comic Relief fund; Two excellent sites compiling current tenders and grants; NU steering group; teaching literacy course; other news
LSIS flexiblity and innovation fund - IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
Please read this email if you are thinking of submitting an application for the above fund
Norfolk Unites re-launch - Directory, Funding and; Partnerships pages
Register on Directory so that anyone can find the service you deliver by type, location, service user. Funding page identifies current contracts.
News updates: LSC update; LAA funding; PTTLS; Youth banger racing project; Niace on-line course
See here for above news items
Flexible New Deal - partner organisations sought
A4e are looking for partners to offer a variety of services, not just traditional 'delivery' but mentoring, soft skills etc. VCS organisations wanted
Funds added; Growing usage and relevance of Norfolk Unites (760 users in March) - be on the radar!
Funds added for: BME groups; football; small community projects; health; CDW; environment
New Funds added; Apprenticeships info; Skills Funding Agency updates; Functional skills info; others
New funds include: Health and social care volunteering; Community Olympics events; NEET with Mental Health in Norwich; others
Norfolk Unites - from strength to strength!
A further reaching cross sector approach of Norfolk Unites enables any learning and support to be found in one place - massive opportunities for all!
Updates: Community learning champions fund; free research for VCS orgs; training; events; jobs
Please see news item for above items and more
Norfolk Unites Highlights Report
As we complete the development phase of the work read here to find out how Norfolk Unites can benefit your organisation
Updates: New funds; social enterprise info; free teaching literacy course; other news
New additions to our Funding section including: research; art; volunteers; diversity. Other news.
Funding deadline
Transformation fund - last minute call for partners
News: New funds for offenders; substance misuse; research; homelessness; Jobcentre plus
Signposting to a great 15 page grant fund Directory; be a partner on a current bid; latest related news
Updates: Community Grants final push; 14-19 support programmes; Vacancies; SFA
Please see full news item for the above, including important insight into Skills Funding Agency contracts
News: New funds added; Have you benefited from Norfolk Unites?; Training and events
Community Grants available again and other useful items as mentioned above
News updates: TRANSFORM project co-ordinator post, new funds added, other related items
Co-ordinator required for a short term project; funds for health disorders and offenders launched; LSC changes and QCF updates, training opportunities
Updates: New funds; Skills for Life PTLLS and support; Worklessness conference; Other news
Range of new funds and partnership opportunities added, please see full news item
Norfolk Unites working for you - early successes
If you have vaguely heard of Norfolk Unites, read here to see how it really could benefit your organisation!
Funding opportunities; Directory to increase awareness of your organisation; Events
Information on relevant funding opportunities we have collated; Increased numbers of people accessing the Directory and opportunities to you
News - Social marketing conference, CTLLS course, LSC transition, Dyslexia
Please see here for above news items
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.
News update: PTTLS and other news
Some news that may be of interest to you
News updates: Needs analysis survey; Adult Learners' Week; Skills for Life programmes
See attached for above news items
News: Learning for Life Partnership VCS rep. required; IAG L3 bursaries; Peer coaching recruitment
Limited numbers of bursaries for L3 IAG qualification, respond quickly if interested! VCS rep. sought for Lifelong Learning Partnership. Other news
Skills for Life project
An opportunity to any VCS organisation delivering Skills for Life provision
Steering group minutes and reminders
The first Norfolk Unites steering minutes are available here, charting progress across all working groups. Also, a reminder of previous notifications
News: Have you been marginalized from ESF delivery?; Other news for providers and third sector orgs
See news item for full information
News updates: job vacancy; e-learning guides; third sector skills support; skills consultation
See attached for above news item, including consultation on third sector skills qualification strategy
Updates: Reducing re-offending fund; other funds; Norwich Women's Resource Centre; other news
See here for news of Reducing Re-Offending Fund - closing date mid Sept; Train to Gain update; other news
Norfolk VCS learning provider mapping
If you have been a VCS provider for recent LSC or Jobcentre Plus contracts, or would like to be a provider, please complete this short questionnaire
Project Manager wanted
Project Manager required to cover 10 month maternity leave for a successful health trainer project
FREE PTLLS course and other news items
Act quicky to take advantage of a free PTLLS course available to VCS staff; Project co-ordinator wanted; Learning Champions; Trustee standards review
TNA handbook for third sector/VCS organisations
We are are pleased to offer a comrpehensive resource to support third sector/VCS organisations to undertake their own Training Needs Analysis
STOP PRESS! Fund opportunities for informal adult education and job seeking support
See here for above news items
Norfolk Unites final working groups and Partnership page
Final working groups being held week commencing June 16th; Partnerships section on website pulls together details of training partnerships/networks
News items - IAG bursaries and contract; survey; training
IAG bursaries available for Level 3 and 4 training; IAG contract looking for sub-contractors; various training courses; job vacancy
News updates: New funds added; Internal verifiers wanted; Festival of Ideas; YPLA board
Please see full news item for more details
New funds, events
New on our funding page are a gardening tender and victims fund; two other events
News alert: latest government papers, learner voice research project, job vacancy, Train to Gain
See here for the above news items
PTLLS+ course; Adult Learners Week; IAG L4 busaries; Public sector law training
See attached for above news items
ESOL/BME contract update
Calling all ESOL providers & organisations working with BME groups/migrant workers!
Train to Gain awareness event info and Train to Gain service Directory
We are pleased to present information from the Training Awareness event held in April along with a mini-Directory of Train to Gain provision
Training for potential LSC contract holders and/or providers
Norfolk Unites is arranging training to support organisations becoming contract holders or providers on LSC contracts
Norfolk Flexible Routeways - DWP funding for supporting people into employment. Other news
Funding to refer unemployed service users onto free employment support or to deliver actual job support activity - other news on funding, IAG delivery
Minutes from final set of working groups
The minutes from the last set of working groups are now available
Quality toolkit and Directory tender opportunities
We are tendering two separate projects: to produce a Quality toolkit and; a Directory of Norfolk VCS training provision
Leadership and management courses avialable through Train to Gain
Flexible provision of courses to support senior staff are available through Train to Gain until the end of July 2008
Norfolk Unites working group meeting 2 minutes
We have just completed our second round of working groups, further exploring the relevant issues
Flexible New Deal Programme
If you would like to be a partner in applications for the Flexible New Deal Programme, supporting people into employment, please see attached
News updates
Hardship fund to support those hardest hit by the recession; Train to Gain and volunteers; Jobs; Consultations
New fund; Jobs; Event
New Hardship Fund to support third sector organisations; Third sector jobs advertised; Empowering the third sector event
Minutes, proposed questionnaire and steering group slots
Please see information attached to inform you of the minutes; to confirm proposed survey of learning consortia and also; set Steering Group dates
Train to Gain incentives on offer
We are pleased to announce four £250 incentives for organisations to meet with Train to Gain brokers
Funded Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) course
A funded PTLLS course to be delivered to the Norfolk VCS will take place spring/summer - sign up to ensure you meet with latest requirements
Norfolk Unites working groups
Norfolk Unites working groups taking place soon - please help yourself to the information on the website to prepare yourselves for these
Finance/Legal meeting 2 minutes and materials
Included is SWOT analysis of 12 proposed models for learning consortia - essential reading for future working groups
News updates - Training opportunities in peer coaching, fundraising and funded management courses
Some interesting opportunities. Of particluar note, 20th July deadline for funded management courses through Train to Gain
Train to Gain incentives link correction
Due to a technical error, you would have received incorrect link to above news item.
Unite 2 - Information and advice available on the new tutor training qualifications.
We are pleased to announce that Suzanne Crouch of EECETT will be offering delegates information and advice.
Unite 2 Event - takes place on Friday 18th January 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
An opportunity for organisations to contribute to the development of a learning and skills consortium for Norfolk VCS.
