Our Training Programme

We are pleased to offer a wide range of high-quality training courses, workshops and events designed to develop the skills and knowledge of staff and volunteers at Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in Redbridge.

All our training is free and delivered by qualified trainers who offer a wealth of experience and expertise.

Our courses are either delivered online, or in person and are designed to be accessible to all levels. Courses are usually 2-3 hours long.

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Our Autumn/Winter programme will cover:

Volunteer involvement:

  1. Good practice in volunteer management
  2. Volunteering and the law
  3. Volunteering towards employment

Fundraising: 

  1. How to apply for grant funding
  2. How to develop a fundraising strategy

Publicity: 

  1. Creating materials for publicity with Canva 
  2. Planning, creating & scheduling social media content

Further learning opportunities

Redbridge Institute of Adult Education is rated “outstanding” by Ofsted and provides both accredited and non-accredited learning for adults and families, including progression pathways towards potential careers.  

Courses range from entry level right up to Level 5, and include ESOL, English, maths, digital skills, employability, community interpreting, business, accounting, counselling, childcare, and supporting teaching & learning. For more information visit https://www.redbridge-iae.ac.uk/

Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership delivers courses about all aspects of safeguarding, including particular issues and communities, and how to implement safeguarding effectively in your organisation. For more information visit https://www.redbridgescp.org.uk/training-2/

Superhighways is a charity that supports voluntary and community organisations in all things digital.

Superhighways offers digital skills training, IT advice and systems support to help small charities and community organisations across London be more effective, raise their profile, strengthen digital inclusion, and demonstrate their impact using digital technology. Check out Superhighways here: https://superhighways.org.uk/training-advice-and-technical/training/

Charity Excellence is a free One-Stop-Shop for Charity funding, policies, help and resources. Check out their popular AI training webinars here: AI for Charities - Free AI Tools for Non Profits (charityexcellence.co.uk)

The Centre for Youth Impact at YMCA George Williams College  developed a range of online and face-to-face training sessions for anyone looking to understand and improve the impact and quality of their work with young people. Impact and Improvement Programme | YMCA George Williams College

 

Enterprise Nation is a community of small businesses and business advisers. You can access support at events such as their popular Start Up Saturday or via their online platform that has a wealth of helpful resources. Enterprise Nation is free to join and they’ve collaborated with partners to offer a number of online courses including book keeping, business planning and managing teams: Free online e-learning courses for businesses | Enterprise Nation

 

We Find Any Learner offers over 50 free online courses covering a wide range of subjects for individuals including Health & Wellbeing and Business & IT. For a full list of courses visit: Course List | We Find Any Learner

Public and private sector fees

Our scheduled courses are charged at £60 (public sector) and £100 (private sector) for our courses under 4 hours, or £120 (public sector sector) and £200 (private sector) for training of 4 hours or more.

  • Cancellations received 10 working days before a paid-for course starts will be refunded in full. For cancellations received between 10 and 7 working days before the course starts, the participant/organisation will receive a 50% refund.
  • For cancellations received less than 7 working days before the course starts, the participant/organisation will be charged in full.

Participants may change the named person attending the course or transfer their payment to a different course at no additional charge once within a six month period.

Participants/organisations will be entitled to a full refund if Community Action Redbridge cancels a training course.

Community Action Redbridge’s Training Programme is accredited by the Matrix standard: