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Training and Conferences
This page lists training events at Number Ten, workshops and training sessions organised by DVA or any member organisations or any other training in Dundee that might be of interest to the voluntary and community sector.
Are You Looking for Help with an IT Problem? Thursday mornings in September could provide you with the answer. If you need some assistance with a Word document, an Excel spreadsheet or a Powerpoint presentation, we can help. Simply book into one of the sessions listed and bring your file along for some expert help and tuition. If you are not sure if your issue will be covered, call Heather on 01382 305702 for a quick chat before booking. Thursday 2 September 10 am – 12 noon Thursday 9 September 10 am – 12 noon Thursday 16 September 10 am – 12 noon Thursday 23 September 10 am – 12 noon Thursday 30 September 10 am – 12 noon You can come along for one hour or two at a cost of £5 per hour. If you have any other IT training requirements, please let us know what they are so that we can help you. Contact Heather at Dundee Voluntary Action 01382 305702 or heathergouck@number10.org
Is Your Organisation Interested in Achieveing PQASSO Standard?
PQASSO, is a the Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations,is the most widely used quality assurance system within the voluntary and community sector, and has been adopted by thousands of organisations wishing to become more efficient and effective. PQASSO uses a self-assessment approach which involves people within an organisation making judgements about its performance against the PQASSO standards. The PQASSO Quality Mark is a ‘kitemark’ to show that your organisation has met the PQASSO standards. It is designed to build on your self-assessment by having an independent external review. Achieving the PQASSO Quality Mark means that you have been externally accredited against the PQASSO standards, and you will receive the PQASSO Quality Mark logo and certificate to help you to promote and celebrate your achievement. The PQASSO Quality Mark is valid for 3 years. Would You Like to Be Mentored Through The Process? DVA/VCD are considering providing this service to organisations in the voluntary sector in Dundee but we would like to know what you think. Please contact us if your organisation would like to achieve this quality standard and be mentored through the process, by calling Heather Gouck at DVA on 01382 305702 or by email heathergouck@number10.org.
Charity Law Training for Advisors of Charities
The Train the Advisor course was designed and piloted by Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) between 2008 and 2009 under contract with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), and has been delivered twice. The overall aim of the course is to increase the compliance of small charities in · To increase the provision of high quality advice on charity law and regulation available to small charities. · To provide advisors of small charities with detailed knowledge of key aspects of charity law and regulation. · To provide advisors of small charities with a pack containing specific resources they will use with the charities they advise. · To enable advisors to provide clear, correct, consistent and confident advice on charity law and regulation, ‘the four Cs’. · To provide a quality assurance standard on charity law and the regulation of small charities. The Train the Advisor course is underpinned by the following: · Compliance with charity law and regulation needs to be set in the context of trustees acknowledging and fulfilling their wider governance responsibilities. · Most trustees of small charities are lay people acting in good faith. · Non compliance is most likely to be the result of ignorance, inexperience, competing demands and priorities or poorly functioning management committees/boards. The course duration is for four full days, and the breakdown of sections is as follows: Day 1 Scottish charities the law and regulation Becoming a charity, a guide to the charity test Becoming a charity, a guide to registration Staying on the Register References to charitable status Day 2 Accounting Regulations Receipts and payments accounts Day 3 Independent Examination Annual reporting to OSCR Annual accounts and returns Consents and notifications Charity reorganisations Day 4 Being a responsible charity trustee Charity trustee remuneration Supervision of Scottish Charities Ceasing to be a charity Participants will be made up of staff from local voluntary sector Interface agencies, CVSs, VCs and Social Enterprise Networks. A limited number of places are also to be made available to local authority CLD staff who advise charities. The course is approved by OSCR and as well as the two EVOC trainers delivering the course, OSCR representatives will be in attendance at various points of the training. All participants will receive copies of the training materials as a pack for future reference and training and this will be kept up to date by EVOC until the end of the SVA Project in September 2011. Course participants will be asked to commit to the following:
The course will be delivered in partnership with the following organisations:
Course details for Dundee Dates : - 21st Oct, 28th Oct, 4th Nov and 11th Nov 2010 Times: - 09.00 for 09.30 to 16.30 Venue : - Dundee Voluntary Action , Number Ten, 10 Constitution Road, Dundee DDI ILL To book a place contact please contact: Hazel Imrie hazelimrie@number10.org or phone 01382 305731 Please also notify Hazel of any dietary or access requirements For further details about course content please contact: Ian Brooke EVOC 0131 555 9100 |
