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Health Equity Training for all employees working in health and care. 

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Health Equity Training for all employees working in health and care. 

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3 Levels of Health Equity training available.

Level 1 - 9 minute animation for all staff. Course: Level 1: Essential Health Equity Knowledge - Fairer Healthier Leeds

Level 2 - one day face to face training for anyone in a public facing role. Course: Level 2: Health Equity in Public Facing Roles - Fairer Healthier Leeds

Level 3 - one day face to face training for Managers and Leaders. Course: Level 3: Health Equity in Leadership and Management - Fairer Healthier Leeds

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Welcome to the Fairer, Healthier Leeds information hub - Leeds Health and Care Academy

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Fairer, Healthier Leeds is a health equity development programme, supporting the health and social care workforce of Leeds to put health equity at the heart of everything they do. Health equity is the golden thread that weaves through health and social care, helping us to recognise and reduce the unfair differences in health outcomes and [...]

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New Neurocreators E-learning and Coaching programme

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New Neurocreators E-learning and Coaching programme

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The NeuroCreators training programme offers a blend of flexible e‑learning and supportive coaching to help neurodivergent colleagues develop greater self-awareness, confidence, and practical workplace strategies. The Workplace programme training launches on our learning portal this month (mentioned above) and the group Coaching starts in August and will be available to book shortly. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

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THRIVE @ WORK PROGRAMME - WORKPLACE PROMISE TRAINING & NEUROCREATORS PROGRAMME - Leeds Health and Care Academy

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Thrive @ Work in Leeds supports workplaces to build healthier, more resilient environments — helping staff stay well, engaged, and in work. To access online training linked to Leading with Empathy and Understanding or Developing Compassionate Workplace Cultures, please click on the following links. This training is on a Learning Management Portal and can be […]

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Free MindWell training – feel more confident supporting others

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Free MindWell training – feel more confident supporting others

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Do you help people find mental health support in Leeds?

Join one of our short, friendly online training sessions to learn how to use MindWell in conversations, appointments or group settings.

They’re ideal for social prescribers, peer supporters, carers, volunteers and anyone in a helping role.

See upcoming sessions and book your free place on Eventbrite

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Access video-based learning and book on to workshops covering a wide range of topics.

Learn at your own pace at a time that suits you. Free to anybody working, studying or volunteering in health and care in Leeds

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Leeds Health and Care Learning Portal: Log in to the site

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Behind Closed Doors (part of Leeds Domestic Violence Service) delivers CPD certified domestic abuse training for practitioners, volunteers and employers. Some is bookable via eventbrite, other sessions can be commissioned by organisations. See our directory or contact training@behind-closed-doors.or.uk for details

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Domestic Abuse Training - Behind Closed Doors

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Domestic abuse is always unacceptable. We support everyone in Leeds affected by it and act to prevent it.

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Collaborative Apprenticeships and T  levels

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Collaborative Apprenticeships and T  levels

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Learning Opportunities - Leeds Health and Care Academy

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Explore the Academy's learning and development opportunities that can be accessed by anybody working or volunteering in the Leeds health and care sector.

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Charity Digital Academy do various sessions which push you forward on how you use digital in your organisation

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Charity Digital Academy do various sessions which push you forward on how you use digital in your organisation

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Charity Digital (formerly Tech Trust) was established in 2001 to help other charities be more digital through educational content and the UK's only discounted and donated software program.

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Digital Toolkits from 100% Digital in Leeds

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Digital Toolkits from 100% Digital in Leeds

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Links to external toolkits, webinars, funding opportunities, training etc supporting organisations to deliver digitally.

Toolkits

Written by 100% Digital Leeds and mHabitat, this guide talks about everything you might need to know or consider when using Zoom to host a webinar and and is based on the knowledge and experience we have developed working together to deliver webinars.

Slides and resources shared by speakers at Supporting basic digital skills remotely: a knowledge share, hosted by 100% Digital Leeds with advice from Digital Communities Wales, AbilityNet, and The Tech Ladder, as part of Digital Leaders Week 2020.

This Government toolkit is a collection of resources designed to help any organisation looking to evaluate a digital inclusion project.

A guide from the NHS to help healthcare providers, commissioners, and designers ensure that services delivered digitally are as inclusive as possible, meeting the needs of all sections of the population.

Digital Health Hubs - dedicated community locations with trusted people on hand to guide - can help socially and digitally excluded people to improve their online skills and access relevant information and tools (both online and in their local area) to improve their health and wellbeing. Health Hubs have also been able to build relationships with their local health systems, including GPs and frontline health workers, in order to reach people and support them in digital health inclusion.

A guide to co-designing digital inclusion in health, including design principles, model, etc.

Webinar series

A series of free webinars on a range of topics of relevance organisations supporting digital inclusion, with a particular focus on supporting people with disabilities. Past webinar recordings are available to watch.

A series of free webinars designed to help you upskill to better support people with low or no digital skills, including those of us most at risk from Covid-19. Past webinar recordings are available to watch.

A range of training webinars including support with funding, branding, bid writing, etc. Open to Network members only (Network free to join).

Support from organisations

Brought together by Good Things Foundation, the Online Centres Network is made up of over 5,000 grassroots organisations, all working to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology. Join for free and get access to funding, training, and other support.

Free digital advice for small businesses and charities impacted by coronavirus, provided by expert volunteers. Including marketing, design, websites etc

Digital Candle is a free service for charities who want a one hour call with a digital expert. Charities can get advice on any aspect of digital or digital marketing, from digital strategy to Google Ads and from remote service delivery to social media.

Finding funding

Information about VAL's Funding Support Service and more on funding and fundraising.

Funding Leeds is a public and third sector partnership - helping the voluntary, social enterprise, and community sectors in Leeds find the funds to achieve their vision.

Filterable online spreadsheet with up to date information about national funding sources, including Covid-19 specific funds.

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A manager and need to go beyond basic data protection awareness? You could look at this from the ICO

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A manager and need to go beyond basic data protection awareness? You could look at this from the ICO

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Everyone in your business is responsible for complying with information rights laws. We're here to help. We've taken the information governance and legislation training modules we provide to ICO staff as part of their internal training and made them available for you to reuse. This is a good place for your business to start.

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Resources for supporting those dealing with the cost of living crisis

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Resources for supporting those dealing with the cost of living crisis

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They are totally free to use and provide a warm welcome to anyone affected by the cost of living.

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Support from VAL on starting an organisation

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Support from VAL on starting an organisation

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Helping you start an organisation, and run your organisation effectively

Group support provides information, training, support and advice to help you to set up and run a not-for-profit group, from a registered charity to a small voluntary, community, faith group or social enterprise, so that you can make your community better.

You don't need to be part of a community group already and you don't need to be a member of staff, we work with volunteers, trustees and staff members.

Find Information and Advice About
Starting a new group
This is an overview of what you'll need to think about and have in place before, and in order to get a group up and running.
Running a group (Governance)
Information and guidance about how to run and manage a group effectively. How a group runs and the rules it has to abide by is known as Governance.
Roles and Responsibilities
There can be any number a people involved in running a group. This explains who those people might be and what they're responsible for, as well as how to recruit and manage them.

Information about the financial matters of running a group, such as keeping accounts and money policies.

Resources for finding funding that's currently available in Leeds and help with getting access to it.
Safeguarding
Find out about the Third Sector Safeguarding Group and where to go for information and training on safeguarding.

Child Friendly Leeds One Minute Guides

Leeds City Council have developed a library of 'one minute guides' that aim to provide straight-forward information about Children's Services; what support is available and who is involved.

The guides are for everyone to use and are regularly updated with new topics and information.

We'd love you to join our E-newsletter

Get news and opportunities straight to your inbox

You can follow us on social media too

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Support for Organisations - Doing Good Leeds

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Working with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act. 

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Working with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act. 

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Just click on the link, log into your account, or create one if you don't have one already,

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Independent Age Welfare Benefits introduction sessions 

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Free Online sessions. Available sessions updated monthly, sessions include Pension Credit & Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance. Aimed at front line staff without Welfare Benefits advice experience.

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Independent Age is using Eventbrite to organize 5 upcoming events. Check out Independent Age's events, learn more, or contact this organizer.

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The open university have study opportunities that could be of interest including some that are free

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The open university have study opportunities that could be of interest including some that are free

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Free leadership courses for the voluntary sector

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Are you looking to find out more about leadership in the voluntary sector? Look no further than our free courses from the OU's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL).

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If you are looking for help becoming a trustee, you're in the right place. Our resources will help you find a perfect trusteeship.

In all likelihood, yes! The vast majority of people over 18 can become charity trustees (over 16 if the charity is incorporated).

There are no formal qualifications or levels of experience that you have to gain before you join a charity board and you don't need to wait to be asked. The most important attribute is passion.

A very small number of people are automatically disqualified from being charity trustees. These conditions are listed in the Charity Commission's guidance.

Getting on Board's How to Become a Trustee Guide is the ideal place to start with information and practical steps on how to start your trusteeship journey today.

Why should I become a trustee?​

Trustees are exposed to a wide range of skills needed to oversee a charity: strategy and business planning, governance, HR, finance, marketing, fundraising, evaluation, property law and more. It can be an effective way to build your skills and your CV.

Becoming a trustee could boost your career

As a trustee, you can donate your skills, time and attention to a cause you love.
Trustees are often drawn to a charity because they're passionate about a particular cause, whether that's something they're interested in or something they've experienced themselves.

Become a trustee and give back to your community

Become a trustee and share your skills, knowledge and experience

Everyone has something unique to offer a charity. Use our resource bank of templates and resources to help you identify your strengths.

Where do I find a trustee position?

There are several ways of finding trustee vacancies including looking on:

Charity social media - it's a good idea to follow all those that inspire you

Charity newsletters - sign up to all the charities in which you have an interest

Local noticeboards or newspapers

Local councils - check their websites for information

Community Voluntary Services CVS where local charities and community groups come together

Trustee vacancy adverts

There are also a range of specific website dedicated to advertising trustee positions. Getting on Board also regularly advertises positions on social media and in a monthly list.

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For aspiring trustees | Getting on Board

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We have many free resources to help aspiring trustees. Getting on Board helps find the best possible volunteers to serve on charity boards. We support and train charities to improve their board recruitment, and we help individuals and their employers to find the best possible opportunities.

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Introduction to County Lines | Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership

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This session covers what county lines is, who is vulnerable (children and adults), key signs of county lines exploitation, what support is available and sharing concerns.

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Offer a variety of different training programmes, including LGB, LGBT+, HIV, Chemsex, consent, FGM, healthy relationships, risky behaviour, online safety and STI Awareness.

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Our focus is on reducing the barriers our communities face when accessing health and social services. We also work with professionals who work in social care, including housing, debt charities, criminal justice and more.

We also provide specialist training to education settings, including; primary, secondary, sixth forms, colleges and universities. This includes LGBT+ and HIV and sexual health training. We are proud to be delivering The Rainbow Flag Award to schools and colleges in West Yorkshire. The Rainbow Flag Award is a national quality assurance framework for primary schools, secondary schools, SEND schools and colleges. Find out more, her.

We strive to ensure any and all organisations can receive our training in order to better understand the issues our communities face so if you are not listed above, please contact us to find out how we can support you.

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Yorkshire MESMAC is one of the oldest and largest sexual health organisations in the country. We offer services to various communities including men who have sex with men, BME people, people misusing drugs, sex workers and LGB&T* young people and adults.

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Free Wellbeing Training from the Health and Care Academy

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Free Wellbeing Training from the Health and Care Academy

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Mental Health & Wellbeing Training - Leeds Health and Care Academy

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The Leeds Health and Care Academy is working alongside partners to facilitate a series of Health and Wellbeing initiatives throughout 2023. All of these initiatives are fully-funded, and open to everybody working in the health and care system in Leeds. Read more about the opportunities that you can access below.

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Who are the Digital Eagles?

Barclays Digital Eagles are here to help everyone make the most out of being online. From social media with family and friends to finding ways to look after your money or taking an online course and paying the bills, we can help keep you up to date and stay safe online.

By boosting your digital skills, you'll be able to grow more confident in an increasingly online world. And with a wide range of virtual events, online learning and tools, we're here to help you take the right steps to suit your own journey.

How the Digital Eagles can help

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How the Digital Eagles can help you | Barclays Digital Wings

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The Barclays Digital Eagles are here to help everyone get the most out of digital. Find out how the Digital Eagles could support your digital learning.

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The Red Cross have a training centre in Leeds and do more than you think such as manual handling and fire marshal training

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The Red Cross have a training centre in Leeds and do more than you think such as manual handling and fire marshal training

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Whether you need first aid and health and safety training for work, or want to learn first aid for your everyday life, the British Red Cross has a course for you.

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Training from Basis on Social Issues with particular knolwedge on Women and Young People including CSE.

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Training from Basis on Social Issues with particular knolwedge on Women and Young People including CSE.

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Basis Training & Education are proud to offer a variety of professional services, ranging from training courses, to schools sessions, and research and consultancy services

Our heritage and grassroots work provides a unique foundation for providing effective and relevant services within current social issues.

Our team are all experienced, skilled frontline practitioners who are passionate about ensuring the voices of young people and women feature strongly throughout all our work.

We understand that every organisation is different. Whether you're from the social services, the police, a healthcare organisation, a charity or a school, our friendly team will work closely with you to understand your requirements. Every service we offer is therefore designed to address your unique challenges and specific needs, allowing the flexibility to meet your budget and timescales.

The income generated from our training is reinvested into our frontline charitable work, supporting young people at risk of CSE and women working in the sex industry in Leeds.

Upcoming Courses

Browse our selection of CPD accredited courses, run by our experienced frontline practitioners.

Check out our schools options, ranging from workshops and assemblies, to targeted classes.

View what we can offer from our highly-skilled and trusted team of researchers on key social issues.

We're proud to have trained the following organisations

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Want to improve how you engage with the different Leeds Communities?

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Want to improve how you engage with the different Leeds Communities?

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We offer training to build on the assets members already have - a toolkit to help perfect their skills. Our training sessions are on everything from building confidence to understanding how meetings work, and from the social model of disability to time management.

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Need to know more about the Gypsy and Traveller community?

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Need to know more about the Gypsy and Traveller community?

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Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange, Leeds GATE

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Leeds GATE can work with your organisation to provide training to your staff, volunteers and partner networks.

Our team has a wealth of specialist knowledge, from both Gypsy & Traveller and non-Gypsy and Traveller colleagues.

Leeds GATE can also offer services including - Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessments, Gypsy and Traveller Health Needs Assessments, and Co-production with our membership.

Email contact@leedsgate.co.uk to enquire.

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Training - Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange, Leeds GATE

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Course Information

Develop the skills and qualities you need to pursue a career as a Youth
Worker or Community Engagement Officer with this exciting course. You will boost
your confidence and develop new skills with the opportunity to learn from a
renowned youth charity CATCH and other local youth organisations.

**On completion of this course, you will achieve an NCFE Level 1 Certificate
in Occupational Studies.

This course is being supported and developed by the Leeds Learning Alliance

Career Progression

If you are interested in a career with the Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service, Prison Service or Probation, the NCFE Level 2 or 3 Diploma for Entry to the Uniformed Services would allow you to learn more about these careers and how they support our communities.

**We are working hard to develop a Level 2 Youth Work Principles course to start in September 2024.

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Study Level 1 Introduction to Youth Work & Community Engagement at Leeds City College

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Study Level 1 Introduction to Youth Work & Community Engagement at Leeds City College. View our range of full-time, part-time and apprenticeship courses and apply today.

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Information on training to be a youth worker 

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Training is a vital resource for supporting and developing the youth work sector workforce including volunteers. It promotes retention, progression and of course the best possible experience for young people.

The YWU supports and provides training in many ways including -

Delivering An Introduction to Youth Work (more information coming soon)

Delivering An Introduction to Youth Work Train the Trainer (more information coming soon)

JNC recognised Level 2 and Level 3 Youth Work qualifications - delivery and IQA

In partnership with the NYA, The YWU supports the distribution of the Yorkshire and Humber allocation of the National Training Bursary Scheme for level 2 and 3 training opportunities, directing monies to youth work organisations. Applications are currently closed. Please check back here for more details and an application form.

For more information contact theunit@youthworkunit.com

We provide support to Members of the National Network of Assessors and IQA's Youth Work. If you are network member you can login here to access resources.

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Training is a vital resource for supporting and developing the youth work sector workforce including volunteers. It promotes retention, progression and of course the best possible experience for young people.

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Training and e learning from the Social Care Institute for Excellence

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Training and e learning from the Social Care Institute for Excellence

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Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)

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This CPD-accredited programme from SCIE and the University of Birmingham supports practice leaders to demonstrate leadership through engaging with academic insights, critically reflecting on their own leadership, and developing a community of practice.

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Training, learning and CPD for health and care

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SCIE is a leading provider of health and social care training. We offer bespoke training courses tailored to your organisational needs, including virtual courses online. To deliver better care and support you need a highly skilled, confident and knowledgeable workforce.

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Our elearning programmes are developed in partnership with the NHS, 3rd sector and professional bodies and can be accessed for free, 24/7 by health and care professionals.

To access the elearning please sign in.

To access the elearning please register and create an account.

Browse our catalogue to see the elearning programmes that are available.

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Mental health including Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training sources curated by Mindwell

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Mental health including Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention Training sources curated by Mindwell

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Mental health awareness training

Leeds Mind offers mental health awareness training which is useful for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge of mental health.

The MHFA England offers Mental Health Aware, a half day introductory course, which gives people:

an understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma

a basic knowledge of some common mental health issues

an introduction to looking after your own mental health and maintaining wellbeing

confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a problem with their mental health

Leeds City Council offers free training to people working in Leeds who have an interest in health and wellbeing, or have a role that includes this. The training can help you in Making Every Contact Count (MECC) with customers, clients/patients and colleagues to maintain or improve their mental and physical health where possible, whatever your role or the purpose of the contact.

The course will help participants to:

gain added skills and confidence to deliver a MECC chat/conversation around a health and wellbeing topic

learn practical tools to help in having MECC conversations

increase awareness of the services in Leeds around key health and wellbeing topics

Please note that there are limited places available and these are offered on a first come first serve basis.

Health and Wellbeing Leeds Training Programme - if you work with the community, or in a health and wellbeing role, the Health and Wellbeing Leeds Training Programme is perfect for you. The course covers the elements and theory of public health.

Being You Leeds runs mental health training for both professionals and anyone in the general public wanting to learn more about mental health and wellbeing. They also run awareness sessions to challenge stigma around mental health. To find out more about their trainings and workshops visit their webpage.

Online training

Samaritans - Wellbeing in the Workplace is an online learning programme which brings Samaritans' listening and wellbeing expertise into the workplace. It teaches employees the skills to look after their emotional health and look out for others, before they reach crisis point.

Rethink offers a range of online mental health awareness training including courses for managers. As well as bite sized sessions on managing stress in the workplace, supportive conversations and managing workplace wellbeing during the coronavirus pandemic.

e-LfH, a Health Education England Programme, offers an online mental health programme.

Training for Mental Health First Aiders and Champions

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a two day course which qualifies you as a Mental Health First Aider and teaches you how to:

identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a problem with their mental health

listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis - and even potentially stop a crisis from happening

recognise warning signs of mental ill health, and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone while keeping yourself safe

empower someone to acess the support they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms.

MHFA Champions is a one day course which gives people:

an understanding of common mental health issues

knowledge and confidence to advocate for mental health awareness

ability to spot signs of mental ill health

skills to support positive wellbeing

MHFA training is available through the following qualified providers:

Find out about courses run by other MHFA providers. All Mental Health First Aid trainers should be certified by the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Centre

Skills training for managers

Leeds Mind, ACAS and Rethink offer skills for managers training courses which can help managers to support staff experiencing mental health difficulties such as stress, anxiety and depression.

Wellbeing and resilience training

Leeds Mind, Rethink, Samaritans and Remploy offer training to help build employees' personal resilience and cope better with life and work challenges.

Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service offers free courses, workshops, group classes, and a range of online support options for common mental health problems such as stress, anxiety. low moods and depression. People in Leeds aged over 17 years or above who are registered with a Leeds GP can self-refer.

Leeds Mind offers a range of workshops and courses to help people take better care of their mental wellbeing, manage common problems like anxiety and stress and be well at work. They can also design bespoke training for individual employers.

Touchstone runs a Workplace Wellbeing service which offers three different packages designed specifically for your organisation.

Package 1: Keeping all staff well and performing in the workplace.

Package 2: Getting people who are showing trigger signs of sickness to stay in the workplace.

Package 3: Supporting people who have recently returned into the workplace from long term sickness leave

Phoenix Health and Wellbeing is a social enterprise which offers a Workplace Wellbeing service including stress management workshops, a confidential counselling service and workplace massage.

Suicide prevention training

SafeTALK

Community Links offers SafeTalk training which prepares you to recognise and talk to people with thoughts of suicide and to connect them with further help. The three hour course is suitable for anyone who may come into contact with individuals at risk of suicide, either at work or in their personal life.

Course participants will be able to:

recognise those who may be at risk of suicide

ask individuals clearly and openly about their thoughts of suicide

connect individuals at risk to local sources of help

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Community Links offers ASIST training in Suicide First Aid skills. ASIST teaches participants to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create a plan that will that will support their immediate safety.

Course participants will learn to:

Recognise invitations for help.

Reach out and offer support.

Review the risk of suicide.

Apply a suicide intervention model.

Link people with community resources.

A Life Worth Living

Leeds Mind offers A Life Worth Living training, suitable for anyone who would like to increase their understanding of suicide, how to take practical steps to respond to and support someone with suicidal thoughts and signpost them to appropriate services.

Samaritans

Samaritans offers courses in managing suicidal conversations.

Zero Suicide Alliance

Zero Suicide Alliance offers free online suicide prevention training.

Check-in campaign

The ' Check-in' campaign aims to reduce staff suicide and promote a wellbeing culture by normalising the conversation around suicide and mental health as well as providing training, resources and signposting to support. The campaign runs across the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership and is accessible by all colleagues, working and volunteering, in your organisation.

West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website

Find suicide prevention training in areas across the county on the West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website.

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Mental health awareness training Leeds Mind offers mental health awareness training which is useful for anyone wanting to increase their knowledge of mental health. The MHFA England offers Mental Health Aware, a half day introductory course, which gives people: Leeds City Council offers free training to people working in Leeds who have an interest in health and wellbeing, or have a [...]

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Leeds Older People's Forum run regular public Wise Up to Ageism sessions for individuals and can arrange bespoke sessions for Age and Dementia Friendly organisations. Contact sarah@opforum.org.uk to find out more.

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Training such as on complex and vicarious trauma from Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service

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Training such as on complex and vicarious trauma from Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service

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Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service has been nationally recognised as an example of excellence in acute mental health crisis care. Our service is fundamentally radical in its approach, being staffed entirely by survivors and offering a non-medicalised, innovative approach to helping people in crisis.

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Autism Awareness training from Leeds Autism AIM

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Autism Awareness training from Leeds Autism AIM

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If you are a professional working with an autistic adult (aged 18+) in Leeds, we are able to provide some support for you and your service.

The Leeds Autism AIM team can provide some services to professionals. If you work in health and social care or in the local third sector and work with autistic adults, we can help by:

Providing information and signposting regarding the issue you need to know more about

Meeting with you and your service to discuss things such as partnership working

Providing bespoke autism awareness training for your service - get in touch if you would like this

We also regularly attend external forums such as the Leeds Adult Autism Partnership Board and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Learning Disability and Autism Steering Group.

Please note that we do not offer the following services:

Autism diagnosis

Support workers or social workers

Support for autistic children i.e. under the age of 18

If you want to refer someone to our service, please use our online referral form by clicking on the button below. Please note that you must get consent from the autistic adult you are working with before referring to us.

For any general enquiries, please contact us.

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If you are an autism professional or are with a service that works with autistic adults in Leeds, we can provide some support.

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Training from Connect in the North who particularly focus on being person centred 

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Training from Connect in the North who particularly focus on being person centred 

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Disability awareness training is available from Change

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An enterprise within The Advonet Group producing easy read resources and disability awareness training.

About the Service

CHANGE are an enterprise within The Advonet Group. They were formerly a separate organisation that was set up in 1994.

Their aims are to promote the human rights of people with learning disabilities and to produce accessible, Easy Read information and resources.

What Does the Service Do

The CHANGE team provide the following services:

Easy read and accessible resources, including booklets and images

Training around learning disability awareness

Promotion of the human rights of people with learning disabilities

Since joining The Advonet Group, CHANGE have worked on the Restraint, Seclusion and Segregation (RSS) Project and currently work on the LGBTQ+ Inclusion Project alongside Yorkshire MESMAC.

Who is the Service For?

For the LGBTQ+ Inclusion Project, CHANGE work with LGBTQ+ adults in West Yorkshire and Harrogate who are autistic and/or have a learning disability.

CHANGE's Easy Read resources and training is for professionals and organisations who want to produce accessible information. To access their image bank, please go to the shop on their website.

Easy Read resources

The CHANGE team produce Easy Read resources for a number of organisations. If your service would like some from their Accessible Information team, please watch this video to find out how:

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Supporting mental health with refugees and asylum seekers 

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Would you like to Donate too Solace, if so, select the JustGiving button below.

Launching our national training for supporting asylum seeker's wellbeing.

We are delighted to offer you free access to online learning to help you support asylum seekers in the UK.

We want all services to be welcoming and effective for refugees and asylum seekers. Access our specialised training to learn from our team of experienced therapists

We offer a range of training, supervision and consultancy services, which can be tailored to the needs of organisation. Click here to see our upcoming courses and bespoke training

Solace Papers

These detailed studies are written for those with an interest in the field of migration, resettlement and displacement and mental health.

Relaxation exercises for all

During the Covid-19 national lockdown, Solace are continuing to provide phone and video support to our clients.

Divine Charura has worked with Solace as a therapist for six years. Here he describes the issues that asylum seekers and refugees bring to therapy, which can be quite jaw-dropping, even for an experienced therapist.

Other support available

Includes advice for Advice for Homes for Ukraine Scheme Hosts.

Address: Solace, Manor House, 1 Manor Street, Leeds LS7 1PZ

Email: info@solace-uk.org.uk

Telephone: 0113 8246796

All content © Solace 2023

Charity no. 1104507 Company no. 4733478

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Training - Surviving exile and persecution

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Supporting mental health with refugees and asylum seekers 

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Supporting mental health with refugees and asylum seekers 

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Would you like to Donate too Solace, if so, select the JustGiving button below.

Launching our national training for supporting asylum seeker's wellbeing.

We are delighted to offer you free access to online learning to help you support asylum seekers in the UK.

We want all services to be welcoming and effective for refugees and asylum seekers. Access our specialised training to learn from our team of experienced therapists

We offer a range of training, supervision and consultancy services, which can be tailored to the needs of organisation. Click here to see our upcoming courses and bespoke training

Solace Papers

These detailed studies are written for those with an interest in the field of migration, resettlement and displacement and mental health.

Relaxation exercises for all

During the Covid-19 national lockdown, Solace are continuing to provide phone and video support to our clients.

Divine Charura has worked with Solace as a therapist for six years. Here he describes the issues that asylum seekers and refugees bring to therapy, which can be quite jaw-dropping, even for an experienced therapist.

Other support available

Includes advice for Advice for Homes for Ukraine Scheme Hosts.

Address: Solace, Manor House, 1 Manor Street, Leeds LS7 1PZ

Email: info@solace-uk.org.uk

Telephone: 0113 8246796

All content © Solace 2023

Charity no. 1104507 Company no. 4733478

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Training - Surviving exile and persecution

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Deaf Awareness training - remote sessions

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Deaf Awareness training - remote sessions

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As a charity which has long supported those who are deaf/hard of hearing, we have extensive experience of helping other organisations understand and respond to the needs of the D/deaf community.

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DAT is a popular training session with employers, professionals and individuals. We work with you to create a bespoke, interactive and engaging training session which will help you and your employees...

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Workforce Wellbeing Courses and Workshops from Humans Being

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Workforce Wellbeing Courses and Workshops from Humans Being

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Wellbeing Courses for the Health, Social Care & Voluntary Sector

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In-person and online wellbeing courses for the health, social care, and voluntary sector.

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Community Links have a wide variety of training opportunities with a particular focus on supporting mental health

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Community Links have a wide variety of training opportunities with a particular focus on supporting mental health

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Charity Commission Registered No. 514779 | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Cookie policy | Accessibility information | © Copyright Community Links 2023

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Use a fundraising platform? See if there are helpful webinars like these from Just Giving.

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Use a fundraising platform? See if there are helpful webinars like these from Just Giving.

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charity; charity webinars; webinar; resources for charities

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Get expert advice and training in our free charity webinars.

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Lots of discounted learning opportunities for 'non profits' via the LinkedIn Learning Hub

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Lots of discounted learning opportunities for 'non profits' via the LinkedIn Learning Hub

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High-quality content. Give your employees access to over 21,000 expert-led online courses with up-to-date content across 7 languages.

On-demand courses. Empower team members to learn at their own pace with a platform that remembers their place and is made for a busy schedule.

Personalized recommendations. Equip employees with insights-based recommendations based on their learner profiles to help them close critical skills gaps.

Integration with everyday tools. Drive learner engagement by reaching people where they connect and work: LinkedIn.com, Microsoft Teams/Viva, and more.

Community support. Discover innovative ways to learn together, including connecting with instructors and other subject matter experts.

Show job candidates you value learning

Help job candidates assess whether your nonprofit is the right fit for them. Showcase your culture, values, and commitment to learning with a LinkedIn Career Page.

Recommended learning and development resources for nonprofit professionals

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Where can you train for your level 5 in leading adult care apprenticeship in Leeds? (Don't forget the levy share too!)

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Where can you train for your level 5 in leading adult care apprenticeship in Leeds? (Don't forget the levy share too!)

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Employers can view details of the Leader in adult care (level 5) apprenticeship training course, including its qualification level, typical duration and the maximum funding available.

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Free learning resources on fundraising from University of Kent

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Free learning resources on fundraising from University of Kent

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MA in a Day! - Centre for Philanthropy - Research at Kent

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Welcome to this ‘taster’ of our MA in Philanthropic Studies.

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Lots of online training from the Directory of Social Change

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Lots of online training from the Directory of Social Change

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Charity training - Directory of Social Change

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We’ve trained hundreds of thousands of charity professionals. Charity training that equips you with the latest techniques and practical guidance, giving you the confidence to get back to your work and make a real difference for those you’re there for. All from top trainers, experts in their fields, with hands-on experience.

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Free digital courses from Google such as digital marketing to online safety and much more

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Free digital courses from Google such as digital marketing to online safety and much more

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Online Courses and Digital Marketing Training - Google- Grow with Google

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Explore 80+ online courses and digital training and tools to help you learn new digital skills or help you grow your small business or career.

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The NCSC Certified Training scheme provides a benchmark for cyber security training by assuring the quality of both content and its delivery.

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The purpose of the Oasis Foundation is to promote and encourage positive social change and social justice. Learn more.

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Training from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

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Training from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

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In this blog, Dominic Will, Managing Director of PFS, says that as fundraisers once again take to the streets there has been a sense of optimism around the future of face-to-face fundraising.

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Training, qualifications, events and resources

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In this blog, Dominic Will, Managing Director of PFS, says that as fundraisers once again take to the streets there has been a sense of optimism around the future of face-to-face fundraising.

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Courses from the School for Social Entrepreneurs, including training and support for new organisations

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Courses from the School for Social Entrepreneurs, including training and support for new organisations

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Leeds Universities course offer includes 'Help to Grow' suitable if you operate as a social enterprise

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Leeds Universities course offer includes 'Help to Grow' suitable if you operate as a social enterprise

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Get involved with the government-backed Help to Grow: Management course and you will learn lessons that have an immediate impact. Aimed at senior leaders in small and medium businesses it includes 50 hours of in-depth training, 1:1 business coaching, and the opportunity to grow your business, fast. The 12-week programme is 90% funded by the government so you only pay £750. Equip your business today with tools and strategies to bolster your resilience.

What is Help to Grow?

Help to Grow is a 12 week programme delivered by Leeds University Business School and accredited by the Small Business Charter. The programme combines a practical curriculum, with 1:1 support from a business coach, peer-learning sessions and an alumni network.

Designed to be manageable alongside full-time work, this programme will support you to develop your strategic skills with key modules covering financial management, innovation and digital adoption. By the end of the programme, you will develop a tailored business growth plan to lead your business to its full potential. You will hear from inspirational business leaders and learn alongside local peers, with access to a national alumni network.

Who can take part?

Aimed at senior leaders in small and medium businesses from any sector that have been operating for more than 1 year, with between 5 to 249 employees are eligible. If your business employs more than 10 people, you can send up to two people on the course.

What is the cost?

The programme is 90% funded by the government - which means you pay only £750 per person.

Participant feedback

Caroline Wherritt, Founder and CEO of Re:Work, completed Help to Grow in March 2022 and would 'absolutely' recommend it to other small-business leaders in the region.
Read about Caroline's experience of taking part in Help To Grow
Steve Brooke, Managing Director of Anglo Stainless, completed Help to Grow in July 2022 and would 'recommend to any business owner'.
Read about Steve's experience of taking part in Help To Grow
Watch our video

Format

The programme takes 12 weeks to complete and consists of one session per week delivered through a mixture of half-day in-person sessions and 2-hour online webinars (7 online and 5 in-person).

Participants are assigned a coach who will offer up to 8 hours of 1:1 business coaching, plus the opportunity to attend peer learning sessions following each webinar (7 one hour sessions across 12 weeks).

What are the benefits to me?

Enhance your management and strategic capabilities

Produce a growth plan for your business

Build resilience to future shocks

Learn how to innovate in your business

Adopt digital technologies to boost productivity and operational agility

Develop your value proposition and reach into growth markets

Improve employee engagement and responsible business practices

A blended programme that combines interactive, online sessions with face-to-face learning to suit you

Future-proof your business

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Meet some of our Coaches

Gary Lumby MBE, Managing Director, Focus on Success Ltd
Gary was UK Director in charge of SME Banking at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks until 2012 and then set up his own management consultancy business, Focus on Success Ltd. through which he works with SMEs across the UK as their Non-Executive Director. In addition, Gary works as a Growth Expert on the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Programme and owns Denovo Properties (NE) Ltd, SE Directors Ltd and Omkara Beauty. LinkedIn Profile

"Gary was an excellent and experienced mentor, with clear and tailored guidance to help get the most out of the Help to Grow programme and the Growth Plan. Gary's advice helped shape my Growth Plan for a new product launch and its subsequent implementation in the months after the course."
Chloe Barker, Head of Commercial at Coltraco Ultrasonics

Jo Smith, Founder and MD, The Goalgetter Organisation Ltd
Jo has more than 20 years of experience at Company Director level, including as HR Director for Arla Foods, Europe's largest dairy company. Jo has worked with founders and directors of SMEs for the last 15 years including growing a start up to a £100m turnover, global business. Her experience encompasses all sizes of business and many different sectors. Jo's Organisation, Goalgetter.

"Jo brings both compassion and wisdom whilst sharing incredible insights and practical advice from her extensive experience."
Jaclyn Goddard, Director at Psst! Marketing

Paul Slater, Managing Director, The Change Shed Ltd
Paul specialises in helping organisations to innovate, transform and grow to become more valuable, enjoyable and future-proof. He supports his clients to implement practical growth strategies that focus on improving their overall business system. Paul has successfully coached leaders on programmes including HTG, PAPI, PwC Scale and Peer Networks. LinkedIn Profile.

"Paul was great, he was a fantastic ear and provided some solid advice based on the growth path for our business. We talked through a number of tricky issues during the course and Paul always had an answer or a question that focused us on finding a solution."
Sam Raife, Managing Director at Brand Ambition

Steve Baker, Director, Baker & Co Accountants
Steve is an Electronic Engineer who worked for BAE Systems in a variety of roles. After completing a sponsored MBA he founded a software company that was listed in the Sunday Times top 100 companies for three consecutive years. He also served in the Army Reserve reaching the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and Commanded a Regiment in Yorkshire. LinkedIn Profile.

"Steve is an excellent mentor. He has a wealth of personal experience having owned and worked with many different businesses. With his experience from the military, he can offer practical advice as well as helping to identify challenges and business growth opportunities."
Sarah Hambly, Finance Manager at Primeast

Apply online

The following courses run by Leeds University Business School are now open for applications. New dates are added throughout the year.

Future dates

We look forward to announcing future dates for the Help to Grow programme shortly, to register your interest and find out more please email HelpToGrow@leeds.ac.uk.

Help To Grow Bursary

Leeds University Business School is committed to supporting the social enterprise network across the Yorkshire region and will be offering one fully funded bursary place on each cohort of the Help to Grow Management Programme to a local social enterprise.

If you are interested in making an application for a bursary place on this programme please complete this form and a member of the team will be in touch soon. Read one of our Case Studies here from Dawn O'Keefe at SHINE

There are a very limited number of bursary places available and we will not be able to accommodate all eligible applications. The final decision whether or not to grant a bursary will be made by representatives of the Centre for Professional and Executive Education.

Contact the team

Improve your business's resilience by signing up to Help to Grow today.

If you would like more information then you can contact our dedicated team by emailing HelpToGrow@leeds.ac.uk.

Leeds University Business School Coaching for Growth Scheme

Leeds University Business School offers one-to-one Growth Coaching for small business owners & leaders who are registered on our SME focused programmes, such as the Help to Grow Programme, the SME Future Leaders programme and others. We also provide coaching as a separate offer at a reduced commercial rate to SME business owners and their staff.

Leeds University Business School has a long standing history of supporting SME businesses, offering a range of programmes including an element of coaching for businesses looking to grow. We have found embedding coaching into programmes benefits business owners and small business leaders in several ways by supporting you individually and helping your business. Coaching will give you the tools to take your business to the next level. In a supported environment, your thinking and business practice will be challenged, your Coach will provide you with an alternative business perspective and will help to grow your confidence in you and your business. We will provide you with structured practical coaching to enable your business grow.

For further details of Help to Grow and Coaching, please contact HelpToGrow@leeds.ac.uk

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If you lead a third sector organisation and join ACEVO they have a coaching offer

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Community Matters offers a range of regular training courses as well as training workshops that can be found on the news page.

Wellbeing Champions Training

This is a set of accredited courses looking at Health promotion and working with community groups. It is currently offered in Leeds over a 10 to 20 week period.

First Aid

We currently offer Emergency First Aid at Work usually every 6 to 8 weeks. This is a one day course suitable for most organisations. We can arrange Paediatric first aid and First aid at work courses on request.

GDPR

The team ran a series of successful workshops providing accessible information on GDPR.

Ready to dive in? Become a member today.

From just £25 per year you can subscribe to our services and get access to a knowledge bank of information as well as expert advice via email to support your organisation.

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Find us

Clayton Works Business Centre Midland Road, Leeds LS10 2RJ

Tel: 0113 450 4866

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First Aid at Work training is available from lots of training providers in Leeds including St John's Ambulance

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First Aid at Work training is available from lots of training providers in Leeds including St John's Ambulance

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Leeds City Centre training venue directions

Access

St John Ambulance training and conference centre is situated on the first floor of St Andrew House. It is prominently situated at the junction of The Headrow and Park Row. It is only an 8-minute walk (0.4 miles) from Leeds train station. Lifts are available to the first floor; the training rooms are air-conditioned and there is Wi-Fi available. There is a Nero coffee shop on the ground floor, with lots of cafes and restaurants to choose from for lunch.

From Leeds central railway station

Leeds railway station is approx (0.4 miles) 8 mins. Turn left toward Princes Square and turn right onto Princes Square. Turn right onto Aire Street then turn right to stay on Aire Street. Slight right onto Wellington Street, turn left onto Park Row then turn right onto The Headrow, St Andrew House is a red brick building on the right.
By Bus
The closest bus stop near the venue is Civic P served by routes 49, 50 and 50A.

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Book a first aid training course in Leeds with St John Ambulance, the nation's leading first aid training provider.

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Epilepsy training is available through Epilepsy Action

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Epilepsy training is available through Epilepsy Action

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Heathrow Airport reached out to Epilepsy Action to improve their own knowledge of epilepsy and its impacts, and to promote the safe care of our colleagues and passengers with epilepsy. As part of this ongoing piece of work, Heathrow Airport look forward to continuing this partnership and sharing with partner organisations and supply chain to improve the lives of people with epilepsy.

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Our Products for Life team would like to invite you for mulled wine and nibble in get into the festive spirit. Have a look around and maybe treat yourself.

Our Products for Life team would like to invite you for mulled wine and nibble in get into the festive spirit. Have a look around and maybe treat yourself.

RNIB in Partnership with OrCam are hosting and open day. You can come and get a detailed demonstration of the OrCam.

We're here for you

If you have a question about living with sight loss we're here to offer support.

Call 0303 123 9999

"Alexa, call RNIB Helpline" on Alexa-enabled devices

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Aiming to save lives by ensuring the health and social care workforce have the right skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability.

Updated: May 2024

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism is named after Oliver McGowan, whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to have better training. The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a statutory requirement that regulated service providers must ensure their staff receive learning disability and autism training appropriate to their role.

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training is the standardised training that was developed for this purpose and is the government's preferred and recommended training for health and social care staff.

Oliver's Training also supports the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan ambition by upskilling the wider health and care workforce to provide appropriately adjusted care for people with a learning disability and autistic people to reduce health inequality.

Together we can prevent the many avoidable deaths like Oliver's from happening again. The animation below aims to help staff and employers across health and social care to understand Oliver's Training and why it is so vitally important.

To find out more about how to access Oliver's Training, please visit the FAQ webpage first.

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Learning and Development resources from Leeds Adults Safeguarding Board

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Please use these resources to support the development of good safeguarding practice within your organisation. Please sign up to our Board Bulletin so we can let you know when we have added new resources.

1. Our Citizen-led practice guidance was produced by nine citizen groups in Leeds. They explain exactly what good practice looks like and feels like to them. Please, wherever possible, work in this way. Include these resources in your organisation's learning and development activity. Please make use of these Citizen Produced Short Films that they have produced for your use.

2. Our new Always Care resources are built on our learning from Safeguarding Adults Reviews in Leeds. They provide key messages for best practice in Leeds when working with people who self-neglect.

3. Our new Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework. The Framework sets out the requirements and expectations of the Board and a set of core content requirements that should be incorporated into training for both people in both paid and volunteer roles.

4. Our new Professional Curiosity Guides have been produced as a result of learning both locally and nationally, that Professional Curisoity is vital element of everyones role to safeguard people at risk.

A Professional Curiosity Power Point presentation has also been developed to support training which includes reference and links to reviews whereby professional curiosity was a key theme. This could also be used to support practice discussions and reflection in team meetings. Please email the LSAB Strategy Unit for a copy; LSAB@leeds.gov.uk

5. Our new briefing about good practice when supporting People who live Street-based lives it uses the Always Care principles, to capture key messages for practice based upon local and national learning.

6. Our Older people and domestic abuse guide provides points of reflection as to whether your organisation has in place, all it could, to help support older people at risk of domestic abuse.

7. Our 'Was not brought' guidance provides important considerations for practitioners in responding to situations where an adult, who is reliant on someone else to take them to important meetings about their welfare, care or health is not taken to them.

8. Practice is often complex, pressured and involves managing significant risk. Finding solutions, achieving the best possible outcomes, and working with and alongside people is not always easy. It can often be helpful to step-back and reflect on the approach being taken. The Reflective practice checklist is intended to support individual practitioners and or multi-agency partners to reflect on their approach. It could be used to supervision to explore and rethink approaches.

9. Listen to my safeguarding story- We asked people for feedback on their experience of safeguarding, and with the support of a citizen panel created 5 top tips for practitioners and services.

For ease of reference, please also find links to the following resources:

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Children's safeguarding training in Leeds

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Children's safeguarding training in Leeds

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As part of its Learning and Improvement Framework the LSCP has developed a Learning and Development Strategy to ensure that Leeds is constantly learning and developing its practice in response to local and national reviews.

The LSCP provides a series of multi-agency safeguarding learning and development opportunities including three core training courses, additional topic-based courses, as well as events, briefing sessions and conferences.

Please see the left hand menu for a complete list of our courses for you to select from. Our multi agency safeguarding training is offered to staff and volunteers who come into contact with children, young people and/or families within Leeds.

All our training is delivered in line with the standards set out in the Yorkshire and Humber Multi-Agency Safeguarding Trainers Training Standards.

Practitioners should identify their learning needs through supervision and discussions with their organisation's safeguarding representatives. This should be based upon their job roles and contact with children and young people. (see Which training is right for me? for guidance).

Training should be updated every three years in line with your own organisation's policies and procedures. The Safeguarding Children Refresher Training is provided by the LSCP to help professionals achieve this. It is not necessary to repeat the Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Young People or Working Together to Safeguard Children and Young People training.

Agencies who have capacity are expected to provide their own in-house Introductory level training. There is guidance available on providing your own in-house safeguarding training, this includes guidance on using independent training providers.

Training and events are just a small part in developing practice and increasing knowledge and the LSCP encourages those working with children and young people in the city to commit to their own learning and development. This website contains a wide range of resources and information on safeguarding topics for practitioners to access in their own time.

We are continuing to develop new sessions and materials so please keep checking back to these pages.

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Training and events are just a small part in developing practice and increasing knowledge. We encourage those working with children and young people in the city to commit to their own learning and development. This website has pulled together a wide range of resources and links on safeguarding topics for practitioners to access in their own time.

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To create community-based Gambling Awareness Champions.

Grants available for community-based venues and groups to host training sessions for the above.

Trainees receive shopping vouchers.

Training provided by GAMCARE.

See https://forumcentral.org.uk/gav/ for more info.

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Funding: Gambling Awareness Volunteers - Forum Central

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Grants of £600 to create a pool of Gambling Awareness Volunteers across the city. About the grants Men’s Health Unlocked has teamed up with GamCare Yorkshire and Humber and Leeds City Council to offer 14 grants of

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Free coaching offer for people working in health and care across West Yorkshire

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Free coaching offer for people working in health and care across West Yorkshire

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Welcome to our coaching network, which is for anyone working or volunteering in health and social care across Humber, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.
Our online coaching platform supports coachees and coaches to register and find each other, to aid and support cross-organisational coaching and provide a more efficient and effective way of managing coaching relationships. Our coaches are committed, qualified and able to provide colleagues in our health and care organisations with a professional coaching service to:

support inclusion

develop leadership

encourage career development

aid retention

Please read the handbook for coaches or handbook for coachees and if you have any feedback on this page, or would like to receive any of the information on these pages in an alternative format, please contact us on hny.wellbeing@nhs.net.

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Humber Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership : Coaching Hub

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Welcome to our coaching network, which is for anyone working or volunteering in health and social care across Humber, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. Our online coaching platform supports coachees and coaches to register and find each other, to aid and support cross-organisational coaching and provide a more efficient and effective way of managing coaching relationships.

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Mentoring offer to the third sector from KPMG via Third Sector Leeds

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Mentoring offer to the third sector from KPMG via Third Sector Leeds

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Webinars for managers from Skills for Care

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Webinars for managers from Skills for Care

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More widely useful than the title suggests!

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Our registered manager webinars cover a range of topics to support managers and their services.

They are delivered to a live audience and recorded for further viewing whenever is convenient for you. They are 30-60 minutes long and most of the webinars are supported with bite size resources and additional information.

New recorded webinars

Upcoming webinars

Change management - sharing lessons and learnings from managers leading digital change in their services | Thursday 18 January 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 | Save the date

I wish I knew then what I know now - sharing lessons and learnings from early adopters of digital approaches | Thursday 8 February 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 | Save the date

LGBTQ+ good practice | Thursday 29 February 2024 | 10:00 - 11:00 | Save the date

Find a webinar in our topic areas
Managing a service
This section has a wide range of webinars to help you manage your service including risk assessment and support for new managers.
Managing people
Discover our webinars which provide you with support for managing people including topics such as effective supervision, keeping your team motivated and effective delegation.
Recruitment and retention
Find out more about how to maximise both recruitment and retention within your service. You can also learn how best to prepare for winter pressures and how other managers are developing contingency plans to protect themselves from the impact of staffing challenges.

Listen to our wellbeing webinars which talk about time management and the importance of wellbeing for both yourself and your team.
Care topics
These webinars cover various topics including managing bereavement.
Digital, data and technology
Learn how technology offers opportunities to help people maintain independence and improve outcomes using tech-enabled care.

These webinars are supported by Acas and include guidance on preparing for and having difficult conversations.

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The Skills for Care registered manager webinars cover a range of topics to support managers and their services and have been developed since the start of the pandemic.

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Digital, data and technology webinars from Skills For Care

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Digital, data and technology webinars from Skills For Care

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Watch the following webinars covering digital leadership and using technology within your organisation:

This webinar provided registered managers with support and practical information that can help get them started on their digital journey. Our aim is to help everyone embrace technology and plan their digital journey, one step at a time. We were joined by a panel of registered managers who discussed their experiences and shared their top tips.

In partnership with NHS-Transformation Directorate, this webinar explores the different types of technology currently being utilised in adult social care including digital care records and care planning tools, e-rostering and other technologies that support the provision of quality care. Hear from a panel of employers and representatives from the sector talking about their experiences, reflecting on their journey in implementing the technology and how they made the case for digital in their organisations, and providing advice, guidance, and top tips.

Explore what's currently happening in the digital arena in adult social care, the support available and how you can start your digital leadership journey. Listen to a range of organisations who will discuss the digital landscape, funding and the learning programmes that are available.

Learn about the types and benefits of technology, and how to make the case for digital in your service, how to work with and access digitisation support from your integrated care system (ICS), funding opportunities and supporting colleagues with digital change.

Find out how ASC-WDS data is used, and the benefits it can have for your organisation. Learn how to gain access to the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) for staff training, how to use the data to monitor your workforce and influence decision making and succession planning and see how the service provides safe management of staff and training records.

Exploring how technology can be used to help with common problems such as sorting rotas, communications, information sharing, peer networking and emotional support. We set out examples and links to practical examples of where these types of tech solutions are already being used, as well as highlighting where free or low cost tech is currently available.

Co-delivered with Digital Social Care

For many vulnerable people we care for, the pandemic will mean a dramatic reduction in activities and family contact. Staff may also have less free time to spend with the people you support as things change. We need to minimise the impact for those you care for and their families. In this webinar, we will explore how technology can offer some help to connect people and to bring 'outside experiences' in.

Co-delivered with Digital Social Care

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Our registered manager webinars cover a range of topics to support managers and their services - our webinars cover technology including using technology to care for the people you support

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Learn how to create an evaluation plan to better understand and demonstrate the difference your work makes

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Fully funded qualifications, including short courses

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Making learning and skills accessible | The Skills Network

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We make learning and skill accessible. With training courses across multiple business sectors we have one to suit your needs. Find your course today.

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Training in health and well-being from Public Health in Leeds

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Training in health and well-being from Public Health in Leeds

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If you work with the community, or in a health and wellbeing role, the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Training Programme is perfect for you.

The course covers the elements and theory of public health, enabling you to understand and deliver the challenging public health agenda.

On this course, you will gain:

an understanding of the history of public health and key concepts and models

increase awareness and understanding of health inequalities

knowledge on the principles of partnership working

the confidence and skills to search, understand and use data

an understanding of health needs assessments and the importance of working with communities

knowledge on behaviour change principles

knowledge and understanding of evaluation methods and know how to incorporate this into practice

time to reflect on your personal effectiveness and learn about helpful tools to help increase effectiveness and time management

the opportunity to explore current issues and reflect on your personal practice

awareness of the Public Health Resource Centre and other public health training opportunities

The course runs over eight months, with a half-day session each month.

Each of the workshops has been assessed in relation to the level of public health competency most applicable, as taken from Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (2016), Public Health England. For more details on the course please read the content below.

Programme Content

The Leeds Health and Wellbeing Training Programme is a sector-wide opportunity to enhance existing health and wellbeing work through the learning and application of public health skills. The programme is open to all those whose work involves improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities, including health service staff, council employees, police and the voluntary, community and faith sector. The aim of the programme is to raise awareness and understanding of public health and to encourage reflection on how we can all contribute to health improvement, the reduction of health inequalities and increasing levels of wellbeing across Leeds.

The programme is based on the elements of public health and has been written to encompass seven workshops which are delivered monthly over a seven month period. Learners are expected to participate and contribute actively to each session. The course is delivered at an introductory level

A masterclass session makes up the eighth and final session and this provides participants with an opportunity to celebrate their learning. A piece of work will be prepared by each delegate in advance and presented to the whole group. The content of which covers an aspect of the course most interesting / relevant or which summarises how the learner intends to put their learning into action. We have had poems, films, displays and even activities at previous sessions

This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Public Health, and a certificate of attendance will be awarded (and presented in the masterclass), to all those who have attended the necessary number of sessions and delivered their presentation in the masterclass.

Delivery of the Programme

The aims of the programme are to:

increase awareness and understanding of health inequalities

increase participant's knowledge and awareness of national and local health policy and their important contribution to these

capture information about current/on-going work and identify opportunities to work together and contribute to the health and wellbeing priorities within Leeds

examine how health and wellbeing activities can be incorporated into existing service delivery plans and strategies

increase understanding of the elements of public health and how they can be translated into individuals' roles.

The programme aims to attract a diverse group of participants from a range of sectors. This next cohort of the programme will be delivered in an interactive way online and have a maximum of 16 places and has been devised as a springboard to further studies in public health.

Each of the seven workshops has been assessed in relation to the level of public health competency most applicable, as taken from Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (2016), Public Health England. Please be aware that we do not 'test' knowledge learnt on this course in a formalised way, other than by asking delegates to present an aspect of their learning from the programme at the masterclass.

Workshop 1: Public Health: Past, present and future

Workshop 2: What does partnership working mean?

Workshop Aim

For participants to obtain an understanding of public health and public health practice, to determine how their roles can be developed and enhanced by working in partnership with others, and for them to identify inhibitors and enablers to changing and building on current practice.

Workshop Overview

The importance of working in partnership with others in order to enhance and develop their public health role will be introduced as well as the promotion of an understanding of equality and diversity and how they impact on communities.

Outline of the Workshop

Why is partnership working important?

What has/hasn't worked before?

What makes a good partnership?

Who are the key stakeholders and what is their contribution?

Blocks and barriers to partnership working and potential solutions

What is the Leeds Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2016-2021 and how does it relate to your role?

Introduction to the Public Health Resource Centre and how it can support you

Learning Outcomes

Participants will have a better understanding of partners for collaborative working

Participants will consider how to establish a partnership or refine an existing one to meet the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders

Participants will understand the Stages of Change model (Tuckman, 1965 and 1977) in relation to partnerships

Participants will know who to approach in their area for advice and support on this topic

Participants will learn about the Leeds Public Health Resource Centre, the services it provides and be encouraged to sign up to become members

Participants will understand how the "working with" approach of Leeds City Council supports true partnership approaches

Participants will reflect on personal qualities and role taken within a partnership, and how can they build on this.

Evaluation Methods

Session evaluation forms

Completed membership forms for the Public Health Resource Centre

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Influence and coordinate other organisations and agencies to increase their engagement with health and wellbeing, ill-health prevention and health inequalities (B2.1 - Context)

Build alliances and partnerships to plan and implement programmes and services that share goals and priorities (B2.2 - Context)

Evaluate partnerships and address barriers to successful collaboration B2.3 - Context)

Collaborate to create new solutions to complex problems by promoting innovation and the sharing of ideas, practices, resources, leadership and learning (B2.4 - Context)

Respond constructively to political and other tensions while encouraging a focus on the interest of the public's health (B4.3 - Context)

Workshop 3: How to understand information and interpret data

Workshop 4: Working with communities

Workshop Aim

For participants to increase their knowledge around what we mean by community and how being able to work with communities (or to build strong relationships with those who do), is a key public health skill and without which, can dramatically impact on the likelihood of success of a public health campaign or intervention. The value of Health Needs Assessments to community health issues will also be explored.

Workshop Overview

This workshop is intended to introduce the concepts of need and community and why public health has a strong history around community development and others. Participants will learn how to systematically look at the needs of a population by using a Health Needs Assessment framework. This session will provide invaluable experience of learning about a recent health protection outbreak, how it was handled and the shared learning from it.

Outline of the Workshop

Learning Outcomes

Evaluation Methods

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Workshop 5: How to effect change

Workshop 6: Evaluation

Workshop Aim

For participants to learn about and incorporate effective evaluation and reflection processes into their work role.

Workshop Overview

This workshop builds on and consolidates the skills developed in previous workshops and helps practitioners discover ways in which they can use evidence to change and prioritise their practice.

Outline of the Workshop

What is the purpose of evaluation?

Evaluation methods, including reflective practice

Learning Outcomes

Participants will have an appreciation of different evaluation methods and processes

Participants will have the skills to evaluate their practice or any changes to practices they have implemented

Participants will know who to approach in their area for advice and support on this topic.

Evaluation Methods

Participants will identify an area in their practice which requires evaluation and select the most appropriate evaluation method to use.

Session evaluation forms

Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework

Monitor and report on the progress and outcomes of strategy and policy implementation, making recommendations for improvement (B1.5 - Context)

Track and evaluate programme/project progress against schedule(s) and regularly review quality assurance, risks and opportunities, to realise benefits and outcomes (C3.4 - Delivery)

Workshop 7: Increasing Personal Effectiveness

Masterclass

Workshop Aim

To celebrate the learning of participants, and to share with others, the successes and challenges of integrating the learning from this course into personal practice.

Workshop Overview

This workshop celebrates the work of the participants by allowing them to share the public health practices which they have learned and incorporated into their work since the course began. Using one theme or a combination of topics, practitioners use a display-board format or other display method or a presentation to illustrate their practice, and provide a short talk to a small group of fellow participants, line managers and guests.

Outline of the Workshop

Forum-style displays of public health work (1/2 day)

Presentation of certificates and next steps

Learning Outcomes

Participants will identify what they have found most memorable/important for their practice from each of the course sessions

Participants will reflect on how they have used the learning throughout the course in their practice

Participants will share ideas and good practice with colleagues, line managers and guests

Evaluation Methods

Participants will identify an area in their personal practice which has developed embedding the learning from this course and to share this with the group

Learning about the application of learning from the previous seven sessions

Places are available for only £80 per person for the whole programme.

Location, delivery and how to apply

This cohort of the programme will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams and all sessions will be held from 9:30am to 1pm.

The course will run for half a day, once a month, over an eight-month period and participants are expected to attend a minimum of six out of seven workshops, plus the Masterclass to receive a completion certificate.

The dates and topics for the next round of training are:

Dates and Sessions

1 November 2023

Session 1: Public Health: Past, present and future

6 December 2023

Session 2: Partnership working

10 January 2024

Session 3: How to understand and interpret data

7 February 2024

Session 4: Working with communities

13 March 2024

Session 5: How to effect change

17 April 2024

Session 6: Evaluation

15 May 2024

Session 7: Increasing personal effectiveness

12 June 2024

Session 8: Masterclass - A celebration of learning

The programme is open to all those whose work involves improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities.

For an Expression of Interest form or for more information please email phforall@leeds.gov.uk.

Please send your completed Expression of Interest form to phforall@leeds.gov.uk by Wednesday 16 August 2023.

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Leeds health and wellbeing training programme

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Mentally Healthy Leeds fund a series of free suicide training sessions, run by Community Links. The training is free to all frontline workers in Leeds including volunteers and peer mentors.

To book a place visit: Courses | Community Links (commlinks.co.uk)

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Lots of online training from a well known provider of training including for care organisations. Fees payable

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Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO

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Training Made Simple - Over 130 eLearning courses. A simple but effective LMS. 10,000+ clients and over 9 million training sessions delivered!

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A well known e learning provider of social care training. Fees required

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The Care Workers' Charity

In late 2022 we began investigating other ways of supporting or recognising care workers, in addition to our 'Care Worker of the Month' award. Sponsoring The Care Workers' Charity seemed the perfect way for Social Care TV to help further.

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Battle Scars offer training for professionals on self-harm and eating disorders

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Battle Scars offer training for professionals on self-harm and eating disorders

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Battle Scars run a series of workshops and training for professionals who want to know more about self-harm and eating disorders.

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Whether you work for the NHS, social services, DWP, a school, college, university, charity or private company, as a health or mental health professional, social worker, support worker, job coach, safeguarding lead, teacher, mental health first aider etc. you will come into contact with people who self-harm. It may be your job to support them or you may have been presented with an opportunity to do so. We provide training and a number of services to help you in your role.
​If you cannot find what you're looking for or would like to discuss anything further, please

"I am a Clinical Psychologist working at the local Burns Centre. I found out about Battle Scars from a patient I saw. I recently attended a Battle Scars meeting [peer support group] and was really impressed by the set-up"

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Whether you work for the NHS, social services, DWP, a school, college, university, charity or private company, as a health or mental health professional, social worker, support worker, job coach,...

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For those that work with victims of domestic violence and abuse

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For those that work with victims of domestic violence and abuse

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Leeds City Council provides training for people who work with victims of domestic violence and abuse. Their training is a three modular approach.

1. Introduction to Domestic Violence and Abuse

2. How to assess risk and complete a DASH and MARAC referral

3. Lessons Learned from Domestic Homicide Reviews

For more information please contact saferleedssafeguardinganddvteam@leeds.gov.uk

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Leeds Older People's Forum run regular public Dementia Friends sessions for individuals and can arrange bespoke sessions for Age and Dementia Friendly organisations. Contact sarah@opforum.org.uk to find out more.

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Deafblind UK offer awareness training sessions. To book, contact their helpline on 0800 123 320 or email info@deafblind.org.uk

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Deafblind UK | Supporting Deafblindness in the UK

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Deafblindness is sight and hearing loss that impacts your communication, mobility and ability to access information. It affects different people in different ways.

The most common cause of deafblindness is age, as we get older our sight and hearing deteriorate. Certain conditions such as Usher Syndrome also cause sight and hearing loss.

Deafblindness affects everyone in different ways. Some people might have mild sight and hearing loss whereas others can't see or hear anything.

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Deafblind UK | Supporting Deafblindness in the UK

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Deafblindness is the loss of sight and hearing to the point where your communication, mobility and ability to access information are impacted.

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This carer awareness training delivered by Carers Leeds will cover:

Who are working carers

What are the issues for working carers

Why is it important for employers to support working carers including business, ethical and legal reasons

What should we do as employers to support working carers

What are the sources of help available to managers and employers

For more information, contact Madlen Sayar – madlen.sayar@carersleeds.org.uk or call 0113 380 4300.

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The home of support for all unpaid carers in Leeds

Are you helping a friend or family member due to their illness, disability, mental health issue or a substance misuse problem?
Yes? - Then you are one of 74,000 unpaid carers in Leeds and we are here to support you.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact our advice line:

Monday to Thursday - 9am till 5pm | Friday - 9am till 4:30pm

Drop-in: 6-8 The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 6PT: Monday to Friday - 10:00am till 4:00pm

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ADVICE LINE TELEPHONE: 0113 380 4300 ADVICE LINE EMAIL: advice@carersleeds.org.uk Welcome to Carers Leeds The home of support for all unpaid carers in Leeds Are you helping a friend or family member due to their illness, disability, mental health issue or a substance misuse problem? Yes? - Then you are

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Training available through Voluntary Action Leeds

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Training available through Voluntary Action Leeds

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The hub for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Leeds

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Leeds City College offer lots of course suitable for staff working in health and care in the third sector

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Leeds City College offer lots of course suitable for staff working in health and care in the third sector

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Autonomous Digital / EasyMediaUK / Kenyons

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Full Time or Part Time Education - Leeds City College

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At Leeds City College you can study full-time or part-time courses. We offer a huge range of courses in further and higher education. Contact us today!

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Try accessing the Leeds City Council Adults and Health training offer, free for health and care organisations in the third sector

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Try accessing the Leeds City Council Adults and Health training offer, free for health and care organisations in the third sector

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Leeds City Council offers a programme of training for Third Sector staff and practitioners of private service providers of adult health and social care, including “Safeguarding Adults”, and “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – Adults & Health”. The full and latest offer is available here Training for managers and supervisors | Adult Social Care recruitment, training, and development

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Training for managers and supervisors | Adult Social Care recruitment, training, and development

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We recognise that a well-led workforce is at the heart of providing high quality care and support services. Our Leadership Academy provides a dedicated development offer for registered managers, deputies, aspiring managers, and supervisors across the sector.

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The Leeds Health and Care Academy training offer is open to all third sector organisations involved in health and care

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The Leeds Health and Care Academy training offer is open to all third sector organisations involved in health and care

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A groundbreaking collaboration across Leeds for innovative learning and development for all staff in health and care in the city.