Training

How to Chair Effective Meetings

Be more confident in chairing meetings and learn new skills to help you guide people to make decisions and solve problems.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 09:30

The Commissioning and Procurement Process – Understanding the basics

This training course is for small to medium sized organizations that have been mostly familiar with grant funding. It will give understanding of what commissioning and procurement is, how it works in general and in Westminster. The outcome will enable organisations to better engage in the process where they best see fit, be it through influencing commissioning or actively entering the tendering process.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 10:00

Finance for Trustees

**PLEASE NOTE: THE DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP HAS CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED DATE OF 2ND FEBRUARY**

This workshop explains how to read and question financial accounts, and looks at how trustees can reduce the risk of financial problems.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 15:30

How to register on CompeteFor

Learn how to use this online system to search and apply for contracts with Westminster City Council. During the two-hour session, you’ll register your organisation, and learn how to search and apply for contract opportunities.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 18:00

Better Minute-Taking

Learn how to write clear and concise minutes that form and accurate and readable record of meetings.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 09:30

The Commissioning and Procurement Process – Understanding the basics

This training course is for small to medium sized organizations that have been mostly familiar with grant funding. It will give understanding of what commissioning and procurement is, how it works in general and in Westminster. The outcome will enable organisations to better engage in the process where they best see fit, be it through influencing commissioning or actively entering the tendering process.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 10:00

Fit to Tender

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 14:00

Health and Safety in the Workplace

This course is now fully booked.

Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 10:00

Raising your profile on a budget

A practical learning session to develop your marketing strategy and raise awareness of your organisation.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 10:00

How to build effective partnerships and bid for contracts

This training will outline a framework which will assist organisations take steps to ensure they build partnerships that are effective and strategic when bidding jointly for contracts. The training will help make working with others as useful as possible and that action, time and resources are put to best use.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 10:00

Speaking and Presenting with Confidence

Engage your audience and speak with greater confidence and professionalism. Suitable for senior staff, trustees and anyone who wishes to project a professional image when giving presentations or making speeches.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 09:30

A guide to setting up free online media

This workshop is especially helpful to new groups or those with little experience of using the Internet to create publicity.
Whilst everyone is trying to save money and maximize resources, now is the time to make the most of FREE tools available on the Web!

Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 10:00

The Commissioning and Procurement Process – Understanding the basics

This training course is for small to medium sized organizations that have been mostly familiar with grant funding. It will give understanding of what commissioning and procurement is, how it works in general and in Westminster. The outcome will enable organisations to better engage in the process where they best see fit, be it through influencing commissioning or actively entering the tendering process.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 10:00

How to register on CompeteFor

Learn how to use this online system to search and apply for contracts with Westminster City Council. During the two-hour session, you’ll register your organisation, and learn how to search and apply for contract opportunities.

Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 10:00

How to build effective partnerships and bid for contracts

This training will outline a framework which will assist organisations take steps to ensure they build partnerships that are effective and strategic when bidding jointly for contracts. The training will help make working with others as useful as possible and that action, time and resources are put to best use.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 10:00

Fit to Tender

Learn about how commissioning and procurement works in Westminster. Does your organisation have the necessary policies and procedures to bid for public service delivery contracts?

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 14:00

Involving Volunteers

Volunteers can bring your organisation new skills and experiences, and can play a vital role in supporting your activities. This workshop looks at how to find, induct and supervise volunteers.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 14:00

Avoiding Volunteer Disasters

Volunteering doesn't always run smoothly. Find out what the common problems are in managing and motivating volunteers, and what strategies you can use to keep things on track.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 14:00

Understanding Final Accounts

The course equips you with information to make sense of charity accounts and explain them to others. It enables you to identify the different components of your annual report and accounts, interpret the funds position of your organisation, determine its overall financial position, and translate accounting terms into plain English.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 09:45

Excel Stage 2

This day course looks at how to use Microsoft Excel for finance functions using a computer spreadsheet.

**Please Note, this training event was previously called "Advanced Excel".

Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:00

Basic Budgeting for Small Organisations

Learn how to prepare a small budget; what are the overheads, direct costs and contingencies? How does a cash flow work? Will break even analysis help your organisation? Budgets are used for grant applications and your internal financial control.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 15:30

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