Sustainable development
Customers and businesses are now making informed choices about the environmental impact of their business and how they can work more effectively with agencies to ensure their contribution towards environmental, economic and social sustainability.
 
Developing Project Quality
An overview of quality assurance
This workshop aims to provide an overview of four quality assurance systems: PQASSO, Investors in People, Customer First and Matrix; and to help organisations understand the benefits and assessment requirements of each QA mark.
 
Partnership Brokerage
To give companies insight into partnerships, what they are and what they entail. This workshop will encourage groups to form partnerships as a way of increasing their chances of securing funding from central, local and European government and others.
 
Project evaluation
Delegates will explore the positive outcomes of effective evaluation and will be introduced to the practical considerations and issues for implementation. If you are just thinking about project evaluation or require support, guidance or help to ensure the successful implementation of evaluation into your project, this workshop will be of significant importance.
 
Tracking Beneficiaries
Funders need evidence of outcomes for beneficiaries especially those related to positive employment or further training resulting from your project. This workshop aims to help providers appraise the relevance and effectiveness of tracking beneficiaries, and explore and share good practice.
 
Succession Planning
Government funding for employment related projects aimed at social and economic exclusion, is experiencing considerable change. This uncertainty will result in organisations needing to consider a range of strategies to ensure their continuity in the future. This event aims to promote the principles and culture of developing effective succession strategies from Government Funding. How will the legacy of projects be ensured? How can successful outcomes help the organisation in the future and add value to your projects? How to assess the readiness of your project to move on?
 
ESF Project management [Systems]
Systems management for ESF Providers has been identified as a key concern for providers – this event guides learners through the systems and strategies required for CFO funded projects.

 

 

ERDF Peroject and systems management
 ERDF providers can analyse the systems developed by the programme management to effectively, monitor, deliver and report on projects.

Business Continuity
The primary aims of this workshop are to two fold. Firstly, to help participants identify the project’s strategic direction and goals. Secondly, to focus their project activities into short, medium and long term strategies and develop a workable plan for both internal and external uses.
 
Writing successful bids
The overall aim of this workshop is to explain general principles of bid writing; from having an idea to submitting the final proposal and help delegates turn aspirations into proposals, greatly enhancing their prospects to receive and secure government funding.
 
Funding in Future
This workshop looks at the future funding streams for providers and assesses their potential - drawing a parallel between grant and ORF funding – commissioning – partnership working.
 
Project Management Workshop
This workshop aims to support managers in project management roles to look at the way they handle and manage ESF and other projects and how to go about achieving project outcomes. The workshop will examine project management stages and processes from setting objectives through implementation to successful delivery and project completion.
 
Subcontracts and agreements
Will enable delegates to design and maintain partnership agreements and relationships as required by government funding agencies including London Development Agency, DWP, Learning and Skills Council and London Councils.
 
Customer Care
This workshop aims to equip sector providers with strategies and recognised good practices to deliver excellent customer care within their organisations.
 
Preparing for inspection
This workshop is to raise provider’s awareness of the new inspection frameworks: Self- Assessment Review and Quality Improvement Plan. Providers will have the opportunity to develop their capacity to self-assess their provision and improve their success. During the workshop, we will explore how well the needs of employers and communities are being met and the active promotion of Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety. There will be discussions on adopting strategies for securing continuous improvement as the principal responsibility remains with providers themselves.
 
Exit strategies- the readiness assessment tool
This event aims to promote the principles and culture of developing effective succession strategies from Government Funding. How will the legacy of projects be ensured? How can successful outcomes help the organisation in the future and add value to your projects? How to assess the readiness of your project to move on.
 
Marketing and publicity
Marketing, promoting and publicising your organisation and your projects are essential components of effective delivery and targeting. This workshop aims to enable you to experience and share good practice with other providers and to ensure that you are reaching out to your intended beneficiary in a systematic and professional manner.