Diary
Diary Suffolk and Norfolk Co-operating through Young People Booking has now opened for a major conference that will be looking at “Co-operative Solutions” to a range of issues facing schools, educationalists and anyone working with young people in a wide range of settings. Topics include: • tackling anti-social behaviour and bullying, • conflict resolution, • Credit Unions, Fairtrade and models young people can use to set up their own co-operative and social enterprises. Conference organiser Pam Walker said: “In the co-operative movement, we believe passionately in the potential of people and how much we can achieve by working together for a common goal. This philosophy provides a powerful tool to address some of the most serious problems faced by society today and to give young people a real say over their own lives and the future of their communities. “At a time when many co-operative businesses are renewing their links with schools, colleges and young people, this is an excellent opportunity to learn from the experiences of practitioners who have been developing co-operative methods of learning and working for over 20 years.” The conference takes place from 5pm on Thursday 7th July until 4pm on Saturday 9th at Easton College near Norwich. For more details and booking forms contact: Pam Walker, Member Education Officer, Ipswich and Norwich Co-op on 01473 280316 or at education@ipswichnorwich.coop
Please send details of your upcoming events to Peter Durrant on 01223 262759 or send an email to humberstone@pop3.poptel.org.uk
Three Rs and a profit (That’s reuse, recycle and repair!) Are you a voluntary community group or social enterprise? Is your project based on recycling or dealing with second-hand goods, or are you thinking of getting involved in such a scheme? Do you get frustrated by bureaucracy? Date: 8th June 2005 Time: 9:30am to 4:00pm Venue: Ecotech, Swaffham, Norfolk Cost: £20 per delegate, £10 to members of the voluntary and community sector. Lunch and refreshments included. Come and share your experiences at an inaugural conference being hosted by The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Aims: • Sharing of good practice • Problem solving • Sustainability • Working with statutory agencies. Workshop Sessions will be condcted by Business Link, NWES, Wastewise, West Norfolk, MIND. Who is it for? The conference will be of broad interest to voluntary and community groups and social enterprises and those local government, statutory, support and financial organisation that interface with them. Representatives from funding, training, and business advice agencies will also be present. For further details, or to book a place, please contact: Sue Payne, Community Development Officer, Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, Tel: 01553 616554, email: sue.payne@west-norfolk.gov.uk
Manage that enterprise There is still time to check out The Guild’s rolling programme on starting and developing a social enterprise. As a bonus the units that make up “managing a social enterprise” can contribute to the nationally recognised certificate, “running a small business”. For more details go to: www.the-guild.co.uk/ training_course_detail.php?recordID=2 or e-mail keith@the-guild.co.uk.
Free digital media and ICT upskilling For employed people in SMEs (smallmedium enterprises) with less than 250
employees, voluntary organizations and freelances/ self-employed people. ASOCN units at level 3 will be delivered in a wide range of digital media and ICT training, e.g: • Photoshop • Digital Photography • Managing E-Commerce • Computer Literacy for Art, Craft and Design • Web Design • Video Production For information go to: http://www.csv.org.uk/Get+Trained/ Media+Training/Media+Clubhouses.htm and select “Ipswich”. Or Phone Trevor, Silvia or Veronica on 01473 418024
Eastern Region Your next steps to earning success If you have an idea for generating income from trading goods and services but need ‘encouragement’ to make it happen 12th and 13th May are dates for your diaries. Join 15 other will-be social entrepreneurs from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire for 30 hours of eating, sleeping and breathing income generation. Hinxton Hall, set in 55 acres of beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside is the venue and there are special rates for Hertfordshire organisations. For further details e-mail chris.dcvs@classmail.co.uk
A range of courses designed to guide participants through the processes required to start and sustain a social enterprise Offered by The Guild, consultants and trainers for the voluntary and social enterprise sector in the Eastern Region. The programme is fully funded to participants in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex; is accredited with the Open College Network (OCN) and contains units that can lead to a nationally recognised certificate. The Guild is happy to talk to organisations outside these areas to see how you can set up an accredited training programme for social enterprises. Read more at http://www.the-guild.co.uk/new_item. php?recordID=17; contact Keith Bendell on 01603 615200 or email keith@theguild.co.uk.
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No 10 May/June 2005
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