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Outcomes Focus Training (2 days, limited to 12)

How much do you know about the effects of your organisation's work? Would you like to know more about outcomes? Are your funders asking about outcomes monitoring? This course will equip you to introduce an outcomes focus within your own organisation.

The training runs on two separate days, with a gap of three to five weeks in between, during which time you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned. We will explore simple ways to monitor and gather information, ways of reporting outcomes and how to use outcomes for planning.

Places and Dates:

• Central York - 3 and 23 July 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)
• Central London - 2 and 24 September 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)
• Central Manchester - 19 November and 9 December 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)

Cost:

• £40 Clinks' members
• £50 for organisations with fewer than 3 full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £65 for organisations with 3 or more full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £80 for statutory sector employees

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Practical Strategic Planning for Small and Medium Organisations (1 day, limited to 12)

What are the aims and objectives of your core work? We will look at practical tools for reviewing and assessing what your organisation does and how to plan for the future; how to build a shared understanding of what your vision and mission are and how to express these both internally and to others you aim to work with.

You will learn to recognise the hallmarks of a clear, quality strategic plan which, in turn, will help you avoid mission drift but still take advantage of promising opportunities.

Places and Dates:

• Central London - 9 September 2008

Venue:

• Clinks, Units 28 & 29 The Turnmill, 63 Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5NP

Cost:

• £25 Clinks' members
• £30 for organisations with fewer than 3 full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £45 for organisations with 3 or more full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £60 for statutory sector employees

Download the Booking Form Word version (45K) pdf version (75K)

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Essentials of Quality (1 day, limited to 12)

Taking a decision to apply for a quality mark, or to establish yourself as a 'quality organisation', has a number of implications for an organisation: time, cost, staff/volunteer moral and commitment. Also selecting the method (internal / external / combination evaluation) is as important as which mark you may choose to pursue. It is a process which takes full organisational buy in.

We will look at this 'process' of decision making, practice and evaluate some key examples (Charter Mark, PQASSO, Matrix, Action for Advocacy, EFQM) and look at recent work from the NOMS Commissioning and Contestability Unit -- Governance Framework; HMPS London's Pro-forma; the Attitude Thinking and Behaviour Pathway's Pro forma -- all for practice, discussion, and evaluation as to its appropriateness for you/the VCS sector and what you will need to have in place to produce the evidence for a quality mark or as a 'quality organisation'.

Places and Dates:

• Central London - 30 June 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)
• Central York - 15 July 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)
• Central London - 30 October 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)
• Central Manchester - 25 November 2008, (9:30 - 4:30)

Cost:

• £25 Clinks' members
• £30 for organisations with fewer than 3 full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £45 for organisations with 3 or more full-time employees (or part-time equivalent)
• £60 for statutory sector employees

Download the Booking Form Word version (75K) pdf version (51K)

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Volunteering with Offenders in the Community (2 days, limited to 16)

Cost:

• £220 Clinks' members
• £250 VCS (or part-time equivalent)
• £285 statutory sector employees

Places and Dates:

Central London - 16 and 17 July 2008, (9.30 - 4.00)

Central York - to be confirmed

A 2-day training course aimed at those responsible for training staff or volunteers working with offenders in the community. Places on this course are limited to 16 delegates only so we can only accept one booking form per organisation. Please ensure the person applying for this course has a responsibility for training staff or volunteers and can attend both days.

Sorry, but the London course is now fully booked -but if you would like to go on our waiting list for future courses then please send your details to Clinks.

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Download the programme Programme - pdf version (35K)

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VCS Training Day (1 day - Doncaster)

Aims: The aim of the day is to provide the Voluntary and Community Sector - currently delivering services to our regions establishments - the opportunity to access taster training workshops. This training will ensure a safer and more knowledgeable voluntary sector presence in our establishments, and ensure you can deliver your services effectively.

Who's it for: VCS ONLY. This day is suitable if you are new to working in prisons or would like to refresh your knowledge of working in a prison environment.

Content: Workshops available will include:

• Drugs in Prison
• A Prisoners Journey through the CJS - as told by an ex-offender
• The role of Probation in the Prison Service
• Assertiveness when working with offenders

Date: Wednesday 18th June 2008 (9.30am - 3.30pm)

Venue: HMP Doncaster, Marshgate, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 8UX

Cost: FREE OF CHARGE

Download the invitation:

Invitation - pdf version (90K)

Download the Booking Form:

Booking Form (Word version) (198K) Booking Form (pdf version) (101K)

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Volunteering in Prison (1 day, limited to 16)

• Does your organisation work with offenders?
• Do you have staff or volunteers who go into prisons?
• Would you like the opportunity to learn how to support and train staff and volunteers working with offenders?

If so, Clinks would like to invite you to attend a training day, based on our highly successful publication: Volunteering in Prison : A Resource Pack.

This training day is aimed at those responsible for training staff or volunteers in prisons.

Modules include:

• Introduction to Volunteering;
• How the Prison Service Works, Working Together, Volunteers and Prisoners
• Examining Attitudes and Values to Crime and Justice, Handling Difficult Situations and Prisoner Support Services.

Venues:

• Central London and York - both to be confirmed

Cost:

• To be advised

If you would like to register your interest in this course, please send your details to Clinks