Work-based Training
Getting down to Business with social enterprise - WSSEN Workshop series 2011-2012
As part of WSSEN and WSCC’s commitment to support community, voluntary organisations and social enterprises in West Sussex, we would like to invite YOU to take part in a FREE workshops programme, aimed at helping your organisation to get started and to operate successfully as a social business.
• Find out about social enterprise - 13th October 2011 and 2nd February 2012
• Starting up a social enterprise – putting your ideas into action - 20th October 2011 and 9th February 2012
• Planning ahead - preparing a business plan and business case for your social enterprise - 2nd November 2011 and 1st March 2012
• Financing your social enterprise - 17th November 2011 and 21st March 2012
To book a place email: Dawn.Brock@ruralsussex.org.uk or phone: 01273 407313
Live Online Training - 2011 Course Schedule
A series of live online training courses is now available. Courses include Fundamentals of Social Enterprise; M&E; Project Design; TOR design; and Social Audit. The courses are specifically designed for staff and other stakeholders of Development and Humanitarian Agencies, NGOs, Government Bodies and Donor Organisations. They are delivered in 2-3 hour modules over a number of weeks and you can join the course wherever you are as long as you have a computer and broadband connection. There are no download or technical issues to deal with. For more details on the courses visit: http://www.uk.locallivelihoods.com/Moduls/WebSite/Page/Default.aspx?Pag_Id=174 and press VIEW on the course you are interested in, or email live@locallivelihoods.com. Local Livelihoods is a registered social enterprise.
ILM Level 5 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Social Enterprise Support
This is a nationally-recognised and fully accredited programme that aims to develop Managers, Advisors or Consultants who are working with, or for, emerging or established social enterprises. The programmes will enable you to understand, promote, develop and sustain social enterprise clients. This qualification will support an application to join the National Register of Business Support Professionals maintained by the Institute of Business Consulting (IBC). Suitable for: Directors, CEOs, Senior members of staff and or any staff with strategic responsibilities. For more details contact Manpreet@clrconsultancy.co.uk or phone 020 8983 9300.
Free PR workshops from Blue Rocket Group - Blue Rocket, an ethical media relations agency based in Hove, regularly runs free PR workshops as well as other workshops for small businesses, charities and social enterprises. It has developed a special media relations package for small not-for-profit organisations with 15 or less employees. In July 2008 Blue Rocket developed a number of new services and training packages under the banner of In-House Rocket, which will allow social enterprises to draw upon their experience whilst keeping costs to a minimum. For more information visit www.bluerocketgroup.com. Blue Rocket's sister company, Green Rocket, is a social enterprise specialising in media relations for the green sector. For details about Green Rocket visit www.greenrocketgroup.com
www.sussexenterprise.co.uk - Sussex Enterprise provides training opportunities to organisations throughout Sussex
www.setas.co.uk provides information on training opportunities for social enterprises in the South East