An understanding of the Common Core will raise awareness for voluntary and third sector bodies of what the CWDC (Children’s Workforce Development Council) consider to be the essential skills and knowledge needed by practitioners (including volunteers), whose work brings them into regular contact with children, young people and families.
Lambeth Law Centre are bringing their Equality and Discrimination training to West London and have offered CVS Hounslow members a half-day Seminar. Their unit is funded to do this work through the London Councils and the Law Centres Federation and CVSH Hounslow will facilitate the afternoon so that the training is free to members.
Our HSE registered Emergency First Aid at Work course held on 11/02/10 filled all the allocated places and received excellent feedback from our trainees who were especially appreciative of trainer Phil Betts.
Our 2nd First Aid course on March 22nd has also filled very quickly and all the places were allocated by February 4th so please don’t [...]
The workshop is for VCS groups and organisations that need more support and guidance on the PQQ process. It is intended as a follow up on the introductory session held in September ‘09 on Commissioning for the VCS
A final round of Rainbow funding is now available to tenants and leaseholders of Hounslow Homes. Groups can apply for funding of between £5000 and £15,000. Applicants will be required to fill in only one application form and the closing date for applications is Wednesday 17th February. Applications will be assessed by the Rainbow Panel at the end of February.
Finally, the long awaited National Compact has arrived. Developed following months of consultation, the new Compact is leaner, more focussed and reflects the changing operating environment for the partnership between government and the voluntary sector.
CVS Hounslow, as part of the NI7 Project, has launched the web forum for Hounslow’s Local Compact. We need your input to help shape the development of the Compact for Hounslow so feel free to share this on the forum.
CVS Hounslow has launched its Resources Page, for signposting services and products for use by the local VCS. These are low cost or free and we will be looking for your feedback on its improvement for wider use.
Congratulations to CVS Hounslow members: Bereavement Services for Hounslow, Hounslow Extra Club and The Open House Cafe at the Parish of Brentford who have all won a £5,000 GSK Local Health Award.
CVS Hounslow members The Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Athletic Club have been named as a lucky recipient of £250 worth of sports funding. They were awarded the grant from the Cash 4 Clubs scheme to help them to continue with their drugs lectures and also to assist in sending a team of 75 young athletes to Birmingham for the National Young Athletics Finals.
Age Concern Hounslow have been successful in achieving a £2,500 award from Groundwork and BAA to develop their Organic Garden and intergenerational working.
The growing, harvesting and preparation of the produce as exciting recipes will be a shared, fun project to bring older and younger generations together.
To join the scheme or for further information, contact Seema on 020 8560 6969
Since inception in Hounslow in 1988 and rebranding in 2001 OutWest now serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community across seven West London boroughs. Their work has been recognised by the granting of charitable status from the Charity Commission.
The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) & The Office for the Third Sector (OTS) have launched Funding Central the new free website for comprehensive information about national, local and regional government funding, national, local or regional charitable funding, and EU funding.
The workforce, HR and employment page at the NCVO website has recently been updated. It covers a wide array of topics such as details on recruitment, rights, benefits and other employment issues.
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