Learning Events
Advice Skills Academy is co-ordinating learning events for participants in the project. One way we’re doing this is through arranging internal training, and buying-in external trainers. We aim to respond to the learning needs of participants, so if you haven’t already done your individual Learning Plan, go to the Planning Cycle page to start work on it.
Monday 19 November and Wednesday 5 December – one and a half days training
Ideal if you’re a new leader, or you’re looking to move into leadership roles, this course covers all you need to know to help motivate and lead teams.
Delivered over one and a half days over the two dates, this course will help you to understand:
- The importance of an organisation’s vision, mission and strategy
- How to develop team objectives, to help work towards the overall vision and strategy of the organisation
- The importance of motivation, and some motivational theories
- How to give feedback on performance
- The importance of continuous development for the team and individual members
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Thursday 8 and Thursday 22 November 2018 (1.5 days)
Projects play a key part in the delivery of services these days, so knowing how to plan and manage them is becoming an increasingly in-demand set of skills. This course is ideal if you are planning projects, fundraising for projects, or moving into project management.
Delivered over one and a half days on the two dates, this course will help you to:
- Understand what projects are, and the key stages in project delivery
- Start planning projects, using tools and techniques to help identify key objectives, resources needed for the project, as well as developing timelines for delivery
- Understand the key activities of monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of projects.
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Friday 30 November 2018
Back by popular demand – this one day session aimed at advisers who are managing a busy caseload, or any other staff facing stress in the workplace – will help you build the skills and confidence to stay well and stay focused. The session will help you to:
- Consider what stress is and how to identify the signs in yourself and in others
- Explore wellness and resilience at work, including the 5 spheres of healthy, happy living
- Identify planning tools and techniques for managing high workloads e.g. Eisenhower’s important/urgent principle; identifying individual workstyles, and effective ‘chunking’ for performance and productivity
- Explore a range of ‘self-care’ practices which can be used to help you build wellness at work
Some things previous participants have said about the course:
“Knowledge that many people in other organisations are experiencing very similar things.”
“Recognising stress and what to do to respond to it.”
“Probably the best course I have done that kept me interested to the end.”
“Superb tutor, a lot more confident in my approach to caseload issues than I was this morning.”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Monday 19 November and Wednesday 5 December – one and a half days training
Ideal if you’re a new leader, or you’re looking to move into leadership roles, this course covers all you need to know to help motivate and lead teams.
Delivered over one and a half days over the two dates, this course will help you to understand:
- The importance of an organisation’s vision, mission and strategy
- How to develop team objectives, to help work towards the overall vision and strategy of the organisation
- The importance of motivation, and some motivational theories
- How to give feedback on performance
- The importance of continuous development for the team and individual members
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Tuesday 13 November 2018 , and delivered again on Tuesday 22 January 2019
PLEASE NOTE: Both Dates are NOW FULLY BOOKED.
*** FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ***
This one day course will examine the issues faced by front line staff when they are offering a service to individuals experiencing mental distress or a mental health issue. Ideal for advisers or reception / admin staff who are coming into contact with clients experiencing mental health issues, the session will help you to:
- Understand the different types and levels of mental health issues
- Be aware of the Medical Model of Psychiatry
- Understand the key points of the Mental Capacity Act
- Recognise some basic techniques for communicating with someone in mental distress
- Engage more successfully with people with mental health issues
- Understand how Mental Health Services are delivered and how to access them
- Have access to a good practice checklist
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Thursday 31 January & Thursday 7 February 2019 (2 Days)
This two day course is aimed at people who haven’t done any previous training skills courses, and are interested in developing training skills, with a view to delivering training.
The session will:
- Explore the practical things you need to consider to plan, develop and deliver training sessions;
- Consider the different ways that people learn, and how to develop sessions to engage with people with different learning styles;
- Identify the key elements of a learning session plan, and provide practical opportunities to practice developing a lesson plan;
- Explore how trainers can assess learning, provide feedback to learners, and evaluate training sessions.
People who’ve been on this course said:
“Great course for learning how to put together training.”
“Really useful – I’ve done Train the Trainer in the past, but this was really useful as a refresher.”
“Easy to follow training, with chances to have a go at planning a short session.”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Thursday 31 January & Thursday 7 February 2019 (2 Days)
This two day course is aimed at people who haven’t done any previous training skills courses, and are interested in developing training skills, with a view to delivering training.
The session will:
- Explore the practical things you need to consider to plan, develop and deliver training sessions;
- Consider the different ways that people learn, and how to develop sessions to engage with people with different learning styles;
- Identify the key elements of a learning session plan, and provide practical opportunities to practice developing a lesson plan;
- Explore how trainers can assess learning, provide feedback to learners, and evaluate training sessions.
People who’ve been on this course said:
“Great course for learning how to put together training.”
“Really useful – I’ve done Train the Trainer in the past, but this was really useful as a refresher.”
“Easy to follow training, with chances to have a go at planning a short session.”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE: NOW FULLY BOOKED.
*** FURTHER DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON ***
This one day course will examine the issues faced by front line staff when they are offering a service to individuals experiencing mental distress or a mental health issue. Ideal for advisers or reception / admin staff who are coming into contact with clients experiencing mental health issues, the session will help you to:
- Understand the different types and levels of mental health issues
- Be aware of the Medical Model of Psychiatry
- Understand the key points of the Mental Capacity Act
- Recognise some basic techniques for communicating with someone in mental distress
- Engage more successfully with people with mental health issues
- Understand how Mental Health Services are delivered and how to access them
- Have access to a good practice checklist
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
This training course is now FULLY BOOKED.
Monday 25 February 2019
Back by popular demand – this one day session aimed at advisers who are managing a busy caseload, or any other staff facing stress in the workplace – will help you build the skills and confidence to stay well and stay focused. The session will help you to:
- Consider what stress is and how to identify the signs in yourself and in others
- Explore wellness and resilience at work, including the 5 spheres of healthy, happy living
- Identify planning tools and techniques for managing high workloads e.g. Eisenhower’s important/urgent principle; identifying individual workstyles, and effective ‘chunking’ for performance and productivity
- Explore a range of ‘self-care’ practices which can be used to help you build wellness at work
People who’ve been on this course said:
“Knowledge that many people in other organisations are experiencing very similar things, chance to interact with contemporaries in similar organisations. Planning tools and techniques also very useful”
“Superb tutor, a lot more confident in my approach to caseload issues than I was this morning”
“Probably the best course I have done that kept me interested to the end”
“Brilliant! Should encourage all staff to attend”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
WE HAVE 2 PLACES REMAINING DUE TO A COUPLE OF CANCELLATIONS
This one day course will examine the issues faced by front line staff when they are offering a service to individuals experiencing mental distress or a mental health issue. Ideal for advisers or reception / admin staff who are coming into contact with clients experiencing mental health issues, the session will help you to:
- Understand the different types and levels of mental health issues
- Be aware of the Medical Model of Psychiatry
- Understand the key points of the Mental Capacity Act
- Recognise some basic techniques for communicating with someone in mental distress
- Engage more successfully with people with mental health issues
- Understand how Mental Health Services are delivered and how to access them
- Have access to a good practice checklist
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Tuesday 12 March 2019 (NOW FULLY BOOKED)
Ideal for those who want to pass on their knowledge and experience, this mentoring training will give you the knowledge and understanding to enable you to mentor people in your organisation or from across the Advice Skills Academy partnership.
This one-day session will help you to understand:
- The nature and purpose of workplace mentoring
- The difference between informal and formal mentoring
- The roles and responsibilities in a mentoring relationship
- The knowledge, skills and behaviour of a workplace mentor
- The range of approaches to establishing and maintaining quality mentoring records
People who’ve been on this course said:
“The whole course was useful – it has made me think about my own skills and approach I will take towards mentoring”
“Excellent training with a range of engaging activities”
“Clarity of interaction right at the beginning what each party [mentor and mentee] expects”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Monday 25 March 2019
This one-day course is designed to put you in the driving seat so that you can take control of your own learning, development and career planning.
It doesn’t matter if you are just starting out, in the middle of your working life, or approaching retirement. It also doesn’t matter if you have never had a career plan before. If you’re interested in taking charge of your own development, then this course is for you.
This one-day session will help you:
- Reflect on what you’re good at, what your values are, what is important to you at work and outside of work
- Give you the time and space to think about what you really want to do, and where learning and development fits into that
- Create realistic goals and a practical plan of action to achieve your goals
People who’ve been on this course said:
“Learning it’s up to me to take control of my career”
“Opportunity to stop and reflect – tools and resources to help process”
“The 70-20-10 method of thinking, and not to feel “guilt” for learning in ‘work time’”
“Very enjoyable, great to have time and space to think about career”
“Great training to see what you want within your role and trying to find the right path”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Ideal for people who just want to learn more about leadership, including non-managers, new leaders or those who may want to move into a leadership role in the future, this unit will help learners understand:
- The importance of an organisation’s vision, mission and strategy
- How to develop team objectives, to help work towards the overall vision and strategy of the organisation
- The role that effective communication plays in team working
- The importance of motivation, and some motivational theories
- How to give feedback on performance
- How to provide support to team members
- The importance of continuous development for the team and individual members
This unit will be delivered over two days, by The Learning Curve staff.
The assignment for this unit will focus on:
- Describing an organisation, and a team within it, and the vision, mission and strategy of the organisation
- Describing the role that a common sense of purpose plays in teams
- Describing the importance of communication in establishing a common sense of purpose
- Assessing your own communication skills
- Describing the importance of a leader being able to motivate a team, as well as some ways that they may do this
Accredited qualification requirements / details:
| Training days | 2 days training |
| ILM unit number | 8600-341 |
| Credit value | 2 |
| ILM unit details – use qualification finder | https://www.i-l-m.com/learning-and-development/qualification-finder |
| Dates | Session 1: 3rd April (day 1) & 9th April (day 2)
Session 2: 30th April (day 1) & 8th May (day 2) Session 3: 14th May (day 1) & 6th June (day 2) |
For information about pre-requisites for booking, download the Accredited Training Programme Booklet
This one day course will examine the issues faced by front line staff when they are offering a service to individuals experiencing mental distress or a mental health issue. Ideal for advisers or reception / admin staff who are coming into contact with clients experiencing mental health issues, the session will help you to:
- Understand the different types and levels of mental health issues
- Be aware of the Medical Model of Psychiatry
- Understand the key points of the Mental Capacity Act
- Recognise some basic techniques for communicating with someone in mental distress
- Engage more successfully with people with mental health issues
- Understand how Mental Health Services are delivered and how to access them
- Have access to a good practice checklist
People who’ve been on this course said:
“Greater understanding of mental health issues and behaviours. Better techniques in dealing with issues involving mental health”
“Understanding how the system works and how organisations like my own fall into that support system”
“Really informative and interesting, have attended previous mental health courses, this course was much better content and format”
If you need any further information then please email contact@adviceskillsacademy.org.uk
Ideal for people who just want to learn more about leadership, including non-managers, new leaders or those who may want to move into a leadership role in the future, this unit will help learners understand:
- The importance of an organisation’s vision, mission and strategy
- How to develop team objectives, to help work towards the overall vision and strategy of the organisation
- The role that effective communication plays in team working
- The importance of motivation, and some motivational theories
- How to give feedback on performance
- How to provide support to team members
- The importance of continuous development for the team and individual members
This unit will be delivered over two days, by The Learning Curve staff.
The assignment for this unit will focus on:
- Describing an organisation, and a team within it, and the vision, mission and strategy of the organisation
- Describing the role that a common sense of purpose plays in teams
- Describing the importance of communication in establishing a common sense of purpose
- Assessing your own communication skills
- Describing the importance of a leader being able to motivate a team, as well as some ways that they may do this
Accredited qualification requirements / details:
| Training days | 2 days training |
| ILM unit number | 8600-341 |
| Credit value | 2 |
| ILM unit details – use qualification finder | https://www.i-l-m.com/learning-and-development/qualification-finder |
| Dates | Session 1: 3rd April (day 1) & 9th April (day 2)
Session 2: 30th April (day 1) & 8th May (day 2) Session 3: 14th May (day 1) & 6th June (day 2) |
For information about pre-requisites for booking, download the Accredited Training Programme Booklet