A half day (4 hrs) course looking at how to complete effective application forms for ESA, DLA for children, AA and PIP. The course will look at the forms in some detail and go through best practice for form completion to enable the applicant to have the best chances of success on application.  There is a mix of theoretical and practical situations.  Some basic background knowledge of benefits would be required to get the most out of the session but specialist knowledge is not necessary.  

A one day course looking at how to challenge decisions, up to First Tier Tribunal level. By the end of the course participants should be able to:

A free training evening exploring the transitions that young people navigate in adolescence. How might we support them as they grow in their understanding of who they are?

VolTrain is a partnership between several organisations, including Bristol City Council, to equip, resource and train volunteer youth workers in the Bristol area. It is open to all volunteer youth workers across both statutory and voluntary sectors and is completely free. Paid workers may also attend if they are accompanying volunteers.

As welfare reform continues at pace this one-day course gives you an update both on planned legislative changes and developing caselaw, as well as tactical advice for managing the system.

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This half day free training course has been developed by Women’s Aid working in partnership with Bristol City Council, Pubic Health and Bristol Zero Tolerance.

The in-depth training follows on from any initial and introductory training sessions for businesses and is aimed at Workplace Champions to further raise awareness of domestic abuse and workplace issues, thus offering those who experience domestic abuse at home, a safer, more supportive and better response in their workplace.

Many of the complex challenges we face are really urgent: from climate change to fuel poverty, we need action yesterday. But in our haste many are left behind and the decisions we make are poorer for it. After all, how can we create a world that works for everyone if we don't include everyone in building it? In this interactive workshop we will explore how to encourage deep listening and meaningful participation in meetings, and how to facilitate decision making to ensure everyone's voices are heard.

Are you running a project relating to energy bills, saving energy, energy efficiency or renewable energy?

Would you like to learn new ways of working with your group that bring out everyone’s ideas and results in decisions everyone is happy with?

Please join us to share your opinions and experience about how data can help your organisation deliver services to your clients and what you would like to see in the future to make your jobs easier in using and interpreting data.

Background:

This Finance Forum will concentrate on budgeting in a collaboration, particularly for VCS organisations applying for VCS Grants Prospectus funds. It will include specialist input from Burton Sweet (charity specialists in accounting, finance and legal matters) and the opportunity to discuss aspects of budgeting across several organisations in a collaboration.