Training Tuesday

Awareness days help us bring a better understanding of issues that surround us and causes that need highlighting.

October is a month of Blind Awareness and our Vision Loss session focuses on understanding sight loss and supporting people living with sight loss. This October we are also emphasizing on suicide awareness, HIV awareness and chronic fatigue illnesses. These sessions are free and open to all. They are online and a great way to spend an hour.

As the weather changes and days get shorter we are looking to face rising energy requirements and cost. Our Know your Energy session aims to explain what is happening in the energy market and how we are getting affected. Join the session to get tips and what savings can be made to energy costs.

We always look forward to your emails sharing suggestions of training you would like to see in the future, and feedback on sessions you have attended.

Continue to stay informed and have a good week!

Kind regards,
Monita Marwaha
Training and Skills Facilitator

A New You

This is a 4 days in-person workshop covering the following topics:

- Team Work - 28th September 2022- 9.30am - 2.30pm

- Being Assertive - 29th September 2022- 9.30am - 2.30pm

- Stress Awareness - 5th October 2022- 9.30am - 2.30pm

- Communication/Life Skills - 6th October 2022- 9.30am - 2.30pm

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A Certificate will be given at the end of the course.

HIV - Awareness and Support

This course explains, among other things, the difference between AIDS & HIV, Identify routes of HIV transmission and ways to support someone living with HIV. 

28th September 2022 - 2pm - 4pm

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Chronic fatigue illnesses awareness

This introductory session aims to raise awareness of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E)/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS). The session will explore what is known about the causes, as well symptoms, and hear stories from people who are living with chronic fatigue.

04th October 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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Feeding Your Family on a Budget

This free workshop covers topics such as : *Challenges to feeding a family on a budget; *How meal planning can help to keep costs down; *Shopping tips to stick to the list and the budget.

04th October 2022 - 12pm - 1pm
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Mental Health First Aid - an Introduction

This introductory course will enable you to develop some introductory knowledge of mental health first aid whether as a volunteer or employee. This course aims to allow you to feel more confident to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing mental health distress or difficulties and signpost them in the correct pathway.

6th October 2022 - 11am - 1pm

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Spot the Signs Suicide Awareness Prevention Training

This training will increase awareness and knowledge, introduce practical steps about how to respond and make you feel more confident in spotting the signs of suicide. Please note this training session is on Zoom.

10th October 2022 - 9.30am - 12.30pm

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Know your Energy

This one hour online session on energy aims to explain what is happening in the energy market and how it is affecting clients. The participants will get an understanding of the difference between fixed and variable tariffs and whether clients should be switching energy companies. 

12 October 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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Vision Loss Awareness Training

This session aims to focus on understanding sight loss and supporting people living with sight loss. It will introduce participants on common sight loss conditions and how they affect vision. 

13th October 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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Gambling and Related Harm

This CPD accredited training aims to help make problem gambling more identifiable for practitioners and volunteers working with women, men and young people in both generic and gender specific services. 
It also help to gain an understanding of problem gambling issues specific to women, increase the confidence to discuss the subject and gain vital knowledge about screening tools and referral pathways for support and treatment. It is a zoom event.

18th October 2022 - 2pm - 3.30pm

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Dementia Friends Information Session

A large number of the people we are supporting through the Compassionate Community Connector project and at Vaccination Centres are living with some form of cognitive impairment. This Zoom session will give you the opportunity to learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and turn that understanding into action.

19th October 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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Feeding Your Family on a Budget

This free workshop covers topics such as : *Challenges to feeding a family on a budget; *How meal planning can help to keep costs down; *Shopping tips to stick to the list and the budget.

26th October 2022 - 6pm - 7pm

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Volunteer Management training PART 1 - Recruiting and retaining Volunteers 

Topics for this session will include:

1. Volunteer Motivation 2. Writing Role Descriptions 3. Writing Recruitment Adverts 4. Selection Process 5. Induction and Support.
Ideal for those new to volunteer management and for organisations wishing to complete the 6 point promise

9th November 2022 - 10am - 1pm

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Volunteer Management training PART 2 - Managing and supporting Volunteers 

Topics for this session will include: 1. Volunteer Supervision 2. Managing changing motivations 3. Dealing with challenging or difficult behaviour 4. Saying “Goodbye” 5. Rewarding and recognising volunteers 6. The Six-Point Promise

Ideal for new volunteer managers and for organisations looking to complete the 6 point promise

9th November 2022 - 2pm - 5pm

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Diabetes Awareness training 

This one hour awareness session on Zoom aims to impart knowledge and understanding of diabetes. The session will give an understanding of the signs and symptoms and risk factors of Type 1 and 2 diabetes. It will provide participants with preventive measures they can take and talk about the corelation between food and diabetes.  

14th November 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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Dementia Friends Information Session

At present there are around 900,000 people in the UK that have Dementia. It is anticipated this will soon reach 1.6 million in 2040. This session will give you the opportunity to learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and turn that understanding into action..  

23rd November 2022 - 11am - 12pm

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HIV - Awareness and Support
This course explains, among other things, the difference between AIDS & HIV, Identify routes of HIV transmission and ways to support someone living with HIV.

30th November 2022 - 11am - 1pm

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Mental Health First Aid - an Introduction

This introductory course will enable you to develop some introductory knowledge of mental health first aid whether as a volunteer or employee. This course aims to allow you to feel more confident to identify and support individuals who may be experiencing mental health distress or difficulties and signpost them in the correct pathway.

8th December 2022 - 11am - 1pm

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Guide Dogs

A free one hour Introduction to Sighted Guiding session. These are live virtual sessions which are delivered by Guide Dogs expert staff. They are suitable for anyone who feels they would benefit from knowing how to guide someone who is blind or partially sighted. 

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New Health and Social Care programmes

Princes Trust Herts runs three special types of programmes aimed at young people who want to get into the health and social care sector. Each of these programmes are designed to support young people at different stages in their employability journey. 

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Free online Mental Health Peer Supporter Training

Mind in Mid Herts is organising training courses for local organisations and communities in Hertfordshire. This trainings aims to give you the skills to support others with their mental health and wellbeing. 

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