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Introduction to PQASSO

By SAVO CIC

PQASSO (Practical Quality Assurance Standard for Organisations) is a quality standard designed for the voluntary and community sector. Organisations can choose to use the criteria as a self-assessment tool or can go on to external accreditation and gain the Quality Mark at one of three levels, all of which are recognised and approved by the Charity Commission. This half day course provides an excellent introduction to this quality standard, which is now used by some statutory authorities as a pre-requisite for funding.

Introduction to PQASSO
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Monitoring and Evaluation

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help participants in the voluntary and community sector to monitor and evaluate the work of their organisation effectively and ensure that their working practices are robust and fit for purpose. It can also be relevant to those staff in statutory agencies who work on community projects.

Monitoring and Evaluation
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Writing good Funding Applications

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed for voluntary and community organisations and those involved in community development who need to write funding applications and want to ensure that their bids are clear, focussed and meet the funders’ criteria.

Writing good Funding Applications
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Introduction to Charitable Incorporated Organisations

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help participants learn more about the new legal form for charities, the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), which was introduced in January 2013. The session will set the context and background to the introduction of the CIO, explore its potential benefits (and weaknesses) when set against the company limited by guarantee structure and introduce the two constitution models – the Foundation version (where only trustees are members) and the Association model (where the organisation’s membership is wider). By the end of the course participants should have a deeper knowledge of the subject so that they are able to make a more informed choice as to whether this legal entity might work for their organisation.

Introduction to Charitable Incorporated Organisations
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Trustee Roles and Responsibilities

By SAVO CIC

This half day or whole day course is designed to support both novice and experienced trustees in providing effective governance within their organisations. It considers their roles and responsibilities in general before looking at particular areas in more detail. The half day course covers all the essential information; the whole day session includes specific exercises and case studies to develop the participants’ problem-solving skills.

Trustee Roles and Responsibilities
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Dealing with difficult staff

By SAVO CIC

Summary This half day course is designed to help managers and supervisors understand the causes of poor behaviour and look at different strategies for dealing with this. The course can be run as a one-off session or can be incorporated into a series of sessions on managing staff. Alternatively it could be increased to a day-long course with participant’s role playing different scenarios in the afternoon. For voluntary and community organisation participants the course could include dealing with difficult volunteers as well as paid staff.

Dealing with difficult staff
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Supervising Staff

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help relatively inexperienced managers and supervisors to manage their staff effectively. The course can be run as a one-off session or can be incorporated into a series of sessions on managing staff. Alternatively it can be run as a day session and incorporate elements of the Managing the Difficult Staff member course. The course can concentrate on managing paid staff or (for voluntary and community sector organisations) can include aspects of supervising and supporting volunteers as well.

Supervising Staff
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Recruiting and Selecting Staff

By SAVO CIC

This half day course is designed to help managers and supervisors to develop or hone their interviewing skills and ensure that your organisation’s recruitment processes are rigorous but fair. It will cover how to develop an efficient recruitment process, how to read a CV or application form to ensure that you choose the right candidates for interview, how to organise and conduct the interview process and the follow-up procedures. It can be adapted to cover the needs of organisations, statutory agencies or small businesses. Although scheduled as a half day course, it can be extended to cover a whole day to include some role play interviews.

Recruiting and Selecting Staff
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Time and Paper Management

By SAVO CIC

This half day course looks at practical methods of saving time and prioritising work so that participants are more productive. It considers a wide range of strategies to overcome some of the physical and mental barriers for those working in an office or home environment.

Time and Paper Management
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150

Introduction to the Voluntary and Community Sector

By SAVO CIC

This half day or whole day course is designed for those who are new to either working in or with the voluntary and community sector, including staff, councillors and committee members working in statutory agencies. It will help you understand how the sector works, the various legal forms of organisations, issues of governance and sustainability so that you are able to work more effectively in partnership with the sector and understand its funding needs. The half day course covers the basic information; the longer course can include further subjects such as the use of volunteers and typical issues that face trustee boards and management committees.

Introduction to the Voluntary and Community Sector
Delivered In-Person in Thetford or UK WideFlexible Dates
£150