Training Tuesday

Looking for healthy cooking methods? If you can cook healthy with low fat, preserve nutrients, and save money, why not learn to cook with an Air Fryer.

We have an interesting and fun cooking session with an Air Fryer. Learn to cook with one, add new recipes and learn about the cost savings. Cooking tips will be provided on this free course along with a chance to taste food cooked in the air fryer. Attending the course will also give you a chance of WINNING an air fryer (eligibility criteria apply). Browse through more Multiply courses via the link Community Learning. 

Managing personal finances and making decisions about money are an important part of everyday life. Making smart money choices and understanding how to budget can help you save for a better future. Our upcoming Money Management session will help you understand how to budget and keep track of your spending and gain an overview on how finance is designed whilst improving your numeracy skills. This course is funded by Multiply a nationwide project to help adults improve their numeracy skills. Please note this is an in-person course

 

Self-care means taking the time to do things that help you live well and improve both your physical and mental health. Join an engaging hour-long webinar to present ideas for looking after yourself. The webinar will walk through the eight categories of self-care, discuss how to implement change, and focus on mechanisms to better look after yourself.

We hope to see you at some of these sessions. We’ll continue to keep you informed through these newsletters! As always, we look forward to hearing your views on our training; what more would you like to see? Send us an email. Enjoy the cool weather!

 

"Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country"  - David Hilbert, German mathematician

 

Kind regards,

Juli Riley
Head of Engagement and Skills
COMMUNITIES 1ST TRAINING

 
MULTIPLY WORKSHOPS

Money Management

Managing personal finances and making decisions about money are an important part of everyday life.

In this session you will understand how to budget and keep track of your spending and gain an overview on how finance is designed whilst improving your numeracy skills.

This course is funded by Multiply a nationwide project to help adults improve their numeracy skills. 

 

        IN PERSON COURSE - Hatfield

  • 25th September, 2023, 10am -1pm

    Hatfield Hub, 56 Town Centre, AL10 0JT

    Register here

  • IN PERSON COURSE - Borehamwood
    17th October, 2023, 10am -1pm
    Organ Hall, 37 Bairstow Close, Borehamwood WD64TB
    Register here

Introduction to Air Frying

Have an Air fryer or considering buying one? Looking to cook cheaper and healthier? Come along to our cooking with an Air Fryer 3 hour session. Learn to cook with one, add new recipes and learn about the cost savings. Cooking tips will be provided on this free course along with a chance to taste food cooked in the air fryer. 

Any Hertfordshire resident aged 19 and over is welcome to attend this course. Participants are eligible for the draw to win an air fryer if they have obtained a D grade or below in their Maths GCSE (or equivalent), or are in receipt of any benefits.

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Letchworth,

          4th October, 2023, 10am -4pm

          Macfadyen Webb House, Norton Way North, SG61BU

          Register here

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Potters Bar

          5th October, 2023, 10am -1pm

          Greenfields, 61, South Drive, Cuffley EN6 4HW

          Register here

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Hatfield

          10th October, 2023, 10am -1pm

          Hollier Court,  French Horn Lane, AL10 8BX

          Register here 

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Letchworth,  

          11th October, 2023, 10am -1pm  

          John Coxall Court, Jackmans Place, SG6 2PS

          Register here

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Welwyn Garden City,                  12th October, 2023, 1pm - 4pm
          Woodside House, Bridge Road, AL8  6UJ
          Register here

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Welwyn Garden City,
          18th October, 2023, 1pm - 4pm
          Churchfield House, Guessens Road AL8 6RJ
          Register here

 

        - IN PERSON COURSE - Letchworth,
          19th October, 2023, 1pm -4pm
          Kingfisher Court, Southern Way, SG6 4NT
          Register here

Make Do and Mend 
Garment repair can be painful and expensive. We have so many clothes in our cupboards that occupy space and are loved that we don’t have the heart to throw them away. Mending your clothes and upcycling them not only helps save money but also helps reduce long term impacts on the environment.  
In this session, participants will learn simple hand sewing techniques such as button sewing, hemming and altering at waist, whilst improving their numeracy skills and save money. 
No sewing skills are needed. Just bring a garment that needs a simple hand repair and you will get the opportunity to begin working on it. If they wish, participants may bring their own sewing supplies. 

This course is funded by Multiply a nation wide project to help adults improve their numeracy skills.  Please note this is an in-person course. 

9th October 2023, 10am - 1pm
Register here
AWARENESS TRAINING SESSIONS

Self Care Webinar
An engaging hour-long webinar to share ideas for maintaining your own wellbeing. The webinar will walk through the eight categories of self-care, discuss how to implement change, and focus on mechanisms to better look after yourself.

 

28th September 2023, 12pm - 1pm
Register here

Blood Pressure Awareness Event 
Do you know what high blood pressure is, what causes it and the impact?
Join us on Zoom for an informative and engaging lunchtime session led by Phil Pyatt, CEO of Blood Pressure UK.
Blood Pressure UK is the only UK charity dedicated to lowering high blood pressure to prevent stroke and heart disease.

 

16th October 2023, 12pm - 1pm
Register here
TRAINING FOR ORGANISATIONS

Full Cost Recovery

This training will be delivered by Stephen Craker, CEO of Communities 1st.

By the end of this session, we hope that you will be able to:

- Fully understand what is meant by Full Cost Recovery
- Understand your Direct Costs and Over Head Costs, and know how to factor these into your applications
- Be confident in your ability to apply the Full Cost recovery concept to your future grant and funding applications

The price for Members is £25, and non members can join for £40.

28th September 2023, 10am - 1pm
1st Floor, Ver House, Park Estate, Frogmore, AL2 2WH
Register here

 

Business Planning Training 

This training course will be delivered by Christine Halpin- Communities 1st
Could your organisation benefit from some training around business planning? Register to join our training course, and you will learn

-The content of a business plan
-Methods for carrying out analyses which will improve your business plan
-What a good business plan should look like

Members can join this course for £25, and non members can join this course for £40.

12th October 2023, 10am - 1pm
1st Floor, Ver House, Park Estate, Frogmore, AL2 2WH
Register here

 

Online training

We have over 500 training courses online, available to your staff and volunteers. Including Safeguarding, manual handling and GDPR.

Prices start from £125 for up to 25 staff. 

 

For more information see online training.
TRAINING OFFERED BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS

Oakland College

A new course is going to start in September :

 

Introduction to Counselling and Active Listening

26th Sept - 21st Nov, 7pm - 9.15pm

                         &

Sat 25th Nov, 10am - 2.15pm

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Booking now open for Welwyn Garden City Job Fair!

 ‌Step2Skills is delighted that our next job fair will be held on Thursday 5th October at Oaklands College Campus in Welwyn Garden City.

The Inclusive Job Fair is hosted by Step2Skills in partnership with Oaklands College, Job Centre Plus, Welwyn & Hatfield Borough Council and Welwyn Garden City BID and is aimed towards adults with learning and physical disabilities, sensory needs, neurodiversity and mental health conditions.

This event is FREE for Hertfordshire residents to attend and you can book your place on Eventbrite. Booking is not essential but is advised as spaces are limited for each slot.

Some of the employers you'll see there include:

- Computacenter
- Morgan Sindall plc
- NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Services
- Right at Home
- Fujitsu
- Rockit Event Production
- Swift Aerospace Services
- Octavius Infrastructure
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Sky Studios

A British Sign Language Interpreter will be available all day for visitors. The lunchtime hour of the job fair will be a dedicated 'Quiet hour', from 12pm to 1pm, with a reduced number of tickets available and background noise kept to a minimum, for those with sensory needs.

 

Thursday 5th October 2023, 10am -3pm

Oakland College

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Suicide Prevention Training

New dates for suicide prevention training have been released. The FREE suicide prevention training is for public sector frontline staff and personnel working in voluntary sector organisations in Hertfordshire.

Training will equip participants with practical skills to have a supportive, controlled, and effective conversation, assess and respond to risk and signpost to relevant support services.

For more information, please see the dates below with the link to book:

Thursday, Sep 21st, 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday, Sep 26th, 9.30am-12.30pm  
Thursday, Sep 28th, 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday, Oct 3rd, 9.30am -12.30pm
Wednesday, Oct 11th, 2pm - 5pm
Thursday, Oct 19th, 9.30am -12.30pm

Discover a new skill this Autumn with Step2Skills 

The Autumn timetable of courses and workshops at Step2Skills is now live on the website!

There’s lots of adult learning opportunities to browse!!

 

More information 

Supporting Links Parenting Courses & Workshops

The new Autumn Term courses and/or workshops are ready! 

Courses include:

and Workshops for parents of children with ASD/ADHD: