Training Opportunities
Introduction to Mentoring Level 2
Date: 8th October 2010
Designed for people who may have a mentoring role in their job or volunteering.
This will be useful for those taking on a young person through the Future Jobs fund.
The course will cover the definition of mentoring, highlight the skills required for effective mentoring and offer guidance for developing mentoring skills.
Mentoring is increasingly viewed as an important component of project delivery and funding bids. Mentoring can be used to support staff, volunteers and service users and contributes to raising aspirations and promoting learning. Attendance and some additional work will result in a level 2 OCN qualification.
City and Guilds CTLLS (7304) - Unit 3 Principles and Practice of Assessment Date: 1st, 8th and 22nd November 2010 – St James Centre, The aim of this unit is to enable the candidate to identify, define and use principles of assessment whilst performing the role of an Associate Teacher in the Lifelong Learning Sector. The course will involve three days course attendance plus assignments. The teaching will include an assessed micro teach plus a classroom based observation. Students are responsible for ensuring they have enough teaching hours to complete the course and observations. This course is primarily for those intending to complete their CTLLS qualification but is a useful stand alone course for those involved in the process of assessing learners. Learning outcomes At the end of the course learner will be able to understand: • key concepts and principles of assessment • how to use different types of assessment • the strengths and limitations of a range of assessment methods, including as appropriate, those which exploit new and emerging technologies • the role of feedback and questioning in the assessment of learning • how to monitor, assess, record and report learner progress and achievement to meet the requirements of the learning programme and the organisation • how to evaluate the effectiveness of own practice.
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Introduction to Peer Mentoring – Open College Network (OCN) Level 1
Date: 19th November 2010 –
This one day accredited course will introduce participants to skills required for effective peer mentoring. Participants will discover what peer mentoring is and some of the situations where peer mentoring can be valuable. They will be encouraged to identify the skills needed and develop their own skills for peer mentoring.
The course is aimed at community learning champions, peer support workers and all those involved in supporting the learning of others, particularly those involved in the Future Jobs project as host organisations, or peer support placements.
This course will be assessed using a range of assessment activities. Candidates will be expected to complete all work tasks set either within the course delivery day or as home study and to submit a portfolio of evidence for marking within two weeks of the delivery date.
Candidates’ work that meets all the assessment criteria of the unit will be awarded a certificate of achievement from Open College Network.
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Contract Workshops
Are you currently delivering / would like to deliver contracts through Derbyshire Learning & Development Consortium? Maybe NLDC, ESF Community Grants, ESF Youth or even ESF Skills for Jobs … then the following training sessions will be beneficial to all members of staff involved in delivering these contracts i.e. Project Managers, Tutors and Administration staff.
DLDC will be running four half day workshops which focus on developing your organisation’s capacity in delivering contracts such as those mentioned above.
Introducing DLDC’s Contracts Team … Rosie Slater, Heather Laven and
If you are interested in attending please note that we can only accommodate a certain number of delegates at anyone time, therefore we recommend you confirm your attendance by completing and returning the attached booking form as soon as possible. This will also allow us to tailor the workshops to meet your individual needs as best we can.
During the workshops you will hear from other VCS organisations that have developed their skills in contract management, thus giving you the opportunity to ask questions, share good practice and network.
We look forward to meeting and supporting you with your delivery.
Tuesday 21st September 2010 –
Thursday 23rd September 2010 –
Thursday 21st October 2010 – St James Centre,
Thursday 28th October 2010 –
9.30 am – 12.30 pm
The Morning session will include:
- Tenders and Covering your Costs
- Health & Safety
- Marketing & Networking
- RARPA
1.30 pm – 4.30 pm
The Afternoon session will include:
§ Contract Management Administration
§ Paperwork
§ Management Information
§ Sharing Good Practice
Preparation for Inspection Workshops
Derbyshire Learning and Development Consortium delivers training funded through a range of Government agencies. The delivery of learning programmes funded through Skills Funding Agency, Young Peoples Learning Agency as well as some European Social Fund and Information Advice and Guidance is liable for inspection by OFSTED under the Common Inspection Framework.
It is crucial therefore that all members who currently deliver on DLDC programmes, and those that wish to do so in the future, are aware of the criteria for inspection and have put in place systems to manage the inspection process.
If you have any questions about Preparation for Inspection please contact Lisa Vernon, Chief Executive of DLDC on 01332 265960 or lisa.vernon@consortium.org.uk
30th September 2010 – St James Centre,
You will be able to find out more about these two key areas:-
- Common Inspection Framework
- Self Assessment Report
Each workshop will last for 2 ½ hours and will cover the basic information on the impact of common inspection framework and the self assessment report and their importance to learning providers and the implications for OFSTED inspection.
10:00 – 12:30 Common Inspection Framework
The Common inspection framework for further education and skills 2009 was devised by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector in line with the Education and Inspection Act 2006.
It is based on the common evaluation schedule which informs all of Ofsted’s inspections. It sets out the judgments inspectors will make during inspection. This framework applies to all learning providers funded under Skills Funding Agency funding, as well as some provision funded by other government departments.
This workshop will highlight the key features of the framework and its impact on the voluntary and community sector. Participants will have a chance to look at the key features and gain an understanding of the impact it could have on the work of their organisations.
13:30 – 16:00 Self Assessment Report
The ability to make a fair self assessment of your learning provision and develop quality improvement plans plays a key role in showing your organisations capacity to improve. Increasing Voluntary and community sector organisations are finding their learning provision being inspected and self assessment reports are becoming a common aspect of funding applications and the tendering process. This workshop will identify good practice in developing self assessment reports and offer some practical tools for developing your SAR.
Please note lunch will not be provided.
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Safe Learning – Health and Safety for Learning Provision
Date: 12th October 2010 – The
This workshop will last for 2 ½ hours and will work through six key elements to ensure that learning takes place in a safe, healthy and supportive environment. The workshop will introduce the health and safety aspects of the Safe Learner and ensure participants are aware of risk assessment tools and their obligations under RIDDOR
This workshop is aimed at all members, particularly those currently delivering under DLDC contracts and programmes, work based placements and activities.
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Coping with Cuts – The Impact on Learning Provision
2nd November 2010 – St James Centre,
This session will last for 2 ½ hours and will be an opportunity for members and non members to meet and discuss the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) for learning providers.
This interactive workshop will present the key points of the CSR and highlight some of the implications for policy and practice. Participants will also receive information on tools and resources for coping with the cuts.
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Writing Effective Reports
Date: 3rd November 2010 –
This workshop is aimed at those who are new to report writing and would like a few introductory tips to writing effective reports.
Reports play an essential role in many voluntary and community sector programmes and they need to be read, understood, and often, acted upon. Most VCS workers have limited time to write reports, often because they are doing the work that needs to be reported on!
This short workshop will offer an introduction to:
§ Key principles of report writing
§ Techniques for writing short, succinct report
§ Ideas for structuring report
Well written reports will help you obtain future funding and promote the work of your organisation.
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RARPA
Date: 9th December 2010 – The Riverside Centre,
Voluntary and community organisation excel in putting the learner at the heart of their provision. RARPA offers a systematic approach to recognising and recording the achievements of learners, placing them at the centre of the learning process.
Derbyshire Learning & Development Consortium is working in partnership with NIACE to deliver an update on RARPA and highlight its benefits for learners and for voluntary and community sector learning providers.
What is RARPA?
It is a ‘staged’ process that enables recognising and recording progress and achievement in, for example:
- Work-based learning;
- Further Education
- E Learning;
- Family Learning; and
- Literacy, language and numeracy.
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