1890 AR courses in Edinburgh

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Workplace Mediation

Explore the key concepts of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) with our expert-led course designed for professionals. Learn how to seamlessly incorporate sustainable practices into your business strategy and enhance your corporate responsibility. Gain the tools and insights necessary to effectively implement ESG initiatives within your organisation. Join now and lead the change towards a more sustainable future!

Let's gather for a drink and a nibble after the working day is over! Share your experiences around facilitation, bring a success to celebrate, or a challenge to chew over... while enjoying a well deserved post work refreshment of your choice. Free for all to attend, and open to members of IAF World and non members alike. No need to book (but if do you'll get handy reminders via email!), it's ok to turn up on the day. Find us in Bonnie & Wild in Edinburgh's St James Centre - we’ll have an IAF sign at our table. Bonnie & Wild has many restaurants and bars around a central seating area, so you can have a bite to eat, or join us for a beverage of your choice! For more information email chair@iaf-scotland.org.

Let's have a coffee and a natter!  Share your experiences around facilitation, bring a success to celebrate, or a challenge to chew over... while enjoying a cup of something and a nibble. Free for all to attend, and open to members of IAF World and non members alike. Please book, then, if there are any last minute changes or problems we know how to get in touch with you, but, it's ok to turn up on the day! Find us on the ground floor in Levels Cafe - we’ll have an IAF sign at our table.  For more information email chair@iaf-scotland.org.

Come along to this free event to find out more about Dramatherapy! Whether you're looking to explore an alternative approach to traditional talking therapy for yourself, or you're a therapist/healthcare professional wanting to find out more, this workshop is free and open to all who are curious! The two hours will be both informative and experiential, allowing you to dip your toe into the theories and techniques of Dramatherapy. Tea, coffee and pastries provided! Course Leader: Abigail Nelson

You never know when fire, explosions or gas leaks are around the corner, but while you can’t control what happens tomorrow, you can control how ready you are to react, help and limit any damage – and that’s where fire marshal training comes in.

Safer recruitment is designed to help those who are responsible for employing anyone who works with vulnerable groups, to identify and deter or reject individuals who are deemed to be at risk of abusing. It is crucial that all employers have a recruitment policy in place that takes into account safer recruitment best practices and considerations. This course covers key topics including: advertising, application forms, selecting candidates for interview based on the information they have presented, and post-interview checks - including DBS checks - before making an offer of employment. Recruitment of staff is now a complex process and there are many issues that need to be considered to ensure safe and successful recruitment, to reduce in turn the risk of harm, abuse and neglect of adults and children.

This course is designed to suit a broad range of Care Sector staff. This training ensures that learners are equipped with a sufficient knowledge of mental health disorders so that they are able to manage and provide a high standard of support to affected service users. Learners will also know how to identify the symptoms of different mental disorders, adding real value to any organisation to which they provide services to.

Person-centred approaches are a core skills framework that articulates what it means to be person-centred and how to develop and support the workforce to work in this way. Developed in partnership with Skills for Health and Skills for Care, the Framework aims to distil best practices and to set out core, transferable behaviours, knowledge and skills. It is applicable across services and sectors and across different types of organisations. Person-centred approaches underpins existing dementia, learning disabilities, mental health and end of life care core skills frameworks. This subject forms standard 5 in The Care Certificate.