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Crawley Community Action has planned to offer a handful of training this year on volunteering, group development, personal development and workplace attitude requirements. Most of the training courses are FREE, and some with very nominal costs. There is a mix of online and in-person training for the events.
The venue in case of in-person trainings will be at our place – The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH106AD
The courses planned are as follows –
Managing Your Money 
Date: Thursday, 19 September 2024
Time: 1pm to 3.30pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By RPD Foundation
Charities and Not for profits primary focus is always going to be delivering the good work they do – but there needs to be enough in the bank to balance the books and support delivery!
Join Charity expert Accountant and Trustee Darren Harding from RPD/RPD Foundation to learn about managing cash flow, hints and tips on the use of software and presenting your month-to-month accounts as well as those all-important annual ones so they are in the best shape for any stakeholders and potential funders.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-your-money-tickets-938338013257
Making Sense of Autism 
Date: 25 September 2024
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By Autism Education Trust
This workshop is for anyone who would benefit from having an understanding of autism. Whether its to support volunteers , staff or families you support or to learn more to invite and include individuals with autism into your organisation.
It will enable you to:
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-sense-of-autism-tickets-955172926937
Understanding Autism and Anxiety
Date: 25 September 2024
Time: 13.30 – 4pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By Autism Education Trust
This workshop is for anyone who would like to understand the correlation between autism and anxiety to help support those you work with or support. The module will help you to identify causes of anxiety and consider reasonable adjustments that can be made to support autistic individuals, with the aim of creating long lasting, impactful change to your environments.
It will enable you to:
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-asd-and-anxiety-tickets-955173899847
Trauma and the Brain training 
Date: 30 September 2024
Time: 9.30am to 12pm
Venue – Online
By Lifecentre Training
This online training takes 2.5 hours and covers the following objectives:
This course is relevant to anyone who engages with members of the public, whether that is a receptionist who has initial contact with a person, or someone who may spend more time with an individual. It can also be helpful for managers to ensure you are able to support colleagues who may have experienced trauma.
Why train with Lifecentre?
They have over 20 years’ experience working with survivors and understanding the impact of sexual violence and the culture that enables sexual violence to thrive. This training is evidence-based and developed by a team of trauma-informed specialists to help raise the awareness and confidence of those who may interact with or support survivors of trauma.
This training aims to improve knowledge and skills so that individuals are best equipped to make a positive difference. Whilst the clients they work with have all experienced an unwanted sexual experience, this training covers trauma generally and so is relevant to all forms of trauma and its causes.
Book here for £60 – Trauma and The Brain – 30th September Tickets, Mon 30 Sep 2024 at 09:30 | Eventbrite
Managing Your governance and protecting yourself 
Date: Thursday, 3 October 2024
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By RPD Foundation
Charities and Not for profits need to know they have a secure foundation to enable them to carry on delivering the good work they do whilst knowing if the worst happened a suitable level of personal protection is in place for those involved.
Join Charity expert Accountant and Trustee Darren Harding from RPD/RPD Foundation to learn about what is the best legal structure to suit your needs, how to embrace and implement the ‘Governance Code’ in a proportionate but sound way that works best for your organisation and a few other hints and tips to make sure the red tape is tied up firmly.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/managing-your-governance-and-protecting-yourself-tickets-938357932837
Transition to Employment
Date: 10 October 2024
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By Autism Education Trust
This his module looks specifically at the section for employers / volunteer managers and provides editable templates such as a One Page Profile and Traveling to the Interview and Workplace. These templates can be used by the employer themselves, or in collaboration with an autistic young person and a post-16 careers and employability professional.
You will learn about the strengths, talents and skillsets of autistic people. The module also covers interview and selection practices and reasonable adjustments that can be beneficial for autistic people seeking employment.
We hope this course will enable you to support individuals with autism into the volunteer workforce.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – Transition to Employment Tickets, Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Socials for Good – Social Media Training 
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By Social for Good
Social for Good offer social media support and training for charities. This course will teach you the basics to create a social media strategy ,help you set objects and to create meaningful content to reach the right audience to promote your service and recruit volunteers.
The course will focus on the following topics –
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – Social Media Training Tickets, Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Prevention of Radicalisation into Violent Extremism 
Date: 4 November 2024
Time: 9.30am – 3pm.
Venue: The Orchard, RH106AD.
Trainer: PREVENT
An exploration of the online space and how groups use gaming practices as a radicalisation tool. The session also explores what the dark web is, how it is accessed and indicators someone may be accessing this space.This course is only for staff and volunteers of local voluntary and community organisations and NOT open to general public if you do not fall under the said category.
Book Here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/prevention-of-radicalisation-into-violent-extremism-tickets-1009215228917
Writing Funding Applications
Date: 14 November 2024
Time: 12 – 2.30pm.
Venue: The Orchard, RH106AD.
Trainer: The Royal Literary Fund
Writing grant applications and funding bids is challenging and time consuming. This workshop will guide you through the process of project planning while helping you to understand the key principles of writing applications and avoiding commonly made mistakes.
Through writing exercises and discussion, you will explore:
This workshop is ideal for people with some experience of writing funding applications, looking to apply for larger amounts of funding (£1500+).
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – Writing Funding Applications Tickets, Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
Report Writing
Date: 21 November 2024
Time: 1.30pm – 4pm.
Venue: The Orchard, RH106AD
Trainer: The Royal Literary Fund
This workshop will help attendees write reports that convey messages effectively and efficiently. Through writing exercises and discussion, you will discover how to organise information and approach the different stages of producing a report from initial ideas to final draft.
You will also learn how to:
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-writing-tickets-954945045337
Persuading Through Story Telling 
Date: Friday 23 February 2024
Time: 10am-1pm
Venue – The Orchard.
By Workshops for Good
Would you like to be able to promote your cause more effectively?
Learn the storytelling tools to engage and connect with potential funders, sponsors, volunteers and other stakeholders in crawley.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/808866169487?aff=oddtdtcreator
Improving your Productivity
Date: Tuesday 12 March 2024
Time: 10am-1pm
Venue: Online
By Workshops for Good
Learn to manage the increasing amount of commitments, information and tasks in your work
In this workshop, you’ll learn tools and tips to make better choices, take quicker action and focus your attention and energy in the right places?
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/810125125057?aff=oddtdtcreato
Managing Difficult Conversations 
Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024
Time: 10am-1pm.
Venue: The Orchard.
Build the knowledge, skills and confidence to have difficult and courageous conversations. It will help participants overcome their nerves and properly plan and execute any challenging conversations they need to have.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/811303128497?aff=oddtdtcreator
Training on Safeguarding
Date: 22 May 2024 
Time: 10am-4.30pm.
Venue: The Orchard
Fee: £35 per person (lunch included)
Identify what is meant by safeguarding and child abuse Name the categories of child abuse and recognise the signs and indicators of each Recognise how own beliefs, experience and attitudes might influence professional involvement in safeguarding work Identify the relevant legislation and guidance that provides the framework for safeguarding children State how to respond to concerns about the safety and welfare of a child/young person, using their organisations’ child protection policy and procedures Identify the blocks to children & adults for reporting concerns State the key principles of information sharing, in order to communicate and record effectively, according to national guidance.
Limited to 2 spaces per organisation to ensure everyone gets the chance to sign up, if you would like more than 2 spaces please let us know and if there are spaces available towards the course date we will let you know. If you have any questions about pricing please get in-touch too, we would like to be as inclusive as possible
Book your place here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-tickets-847024963467
Writing Case Studies
Date: 9 May 2024
Time: 10.30am – 1pm.
Venue: The Orchard.
Trainer: Paul Mason, The Royal Literary Fund
A case study tells the story of a person, group or event. It is a structured approach to exploring ideas, explaining situations, demonstrating learning, reporting progress or celebrating your organisation’s success and the benefits for individuals, communities and other stakeholders. Case studies can also be useful for marketing and research. This 2½ hour workshop will help you to consider issues of structure and the key elements of a case study – introduction, context, needs, description of intervention(s), outcomes and benefits. You will also explore tone and style for different audiences (e.g. funders, other stakeholders and organisations, individuals, families and broader community).
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-case-studies-tickets-830091284377
Writing Funding Applications
Date: 4 June 2024
Time: 10am – 12.30pm.
Venue: Online (MS Teams).
Trainer: Robin Etherington, The Royal Literary Fund
This workshop will support you to understand the key principles of writing applications for funding. During the workshop you will:
This an interactive sessions that use writing exercises and discussion based on real funders and application processes. As such, participants will explore how to interpret funding criteria; clarify their aims, objectives and outcomes; develop a structured ToC approach to project planning; and practise skills in organising information, formulating ideas and expressing themselves clearly, coherently and concisely.
We have limited space so reserve your spot for FREE here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-funding-applications-tickets-830126389377
First Aid training at work
Date: 26 June 2024 
Time: 9am – 4pm.
Venue: The Orchard
Trainer: 1066 Training
Fee: £20 per person (lunch included)
This course provides participants who are responsible for first aid in the workplace with a skillset so that they can identify incidents and manage them appropriately. All participants are required to attend the whole of the training and by the end of the course be able to demonstrate effectively all skills & complete a first aid quiz. On successful completion the Participant will receive a certificate and that is valid for 3 years.
Skills Covered:
Reserve your spot – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-aid-training-at-work-tickets-859383157157
Please note that once you register, please inform if you are unable to attend atleast 48hrs before. A fee of £10 will be charged for no shows.
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