Date: 31st October 2019 Time: 1.00pm – 4.30 pm (please arrive by 12.45 for registration and refreshments) Venue: City Exchange, 11 Albion Street, Leeds LS1 5ES (walking distance from Leeds Train Station) This briefing will provide you with knowledge to support EU citizens and their family members who are victims of gender-based abuse to secure […]
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Advising refugees and asylum seekers on volunteering opportunities – 25th September 2019
What? Volunteering Opportunities for member of the Refugee and Asylum Seeking Communities: When? Training 25 September 10 am – 12.30 pm Where? at Stringer House, Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) The Volunteer Centre, Leeds (VAL), LASSN, Refugee Council and RETAS have been working in partnership to increase the choice of volunteering opportunities for adults from Refugee […]
Resource of the Week #91: Cultural Community College – Autumn Programme
via Emily at LASSN More free courses – but these are a bit more off the wall. From playing the Ukelele to Stage Combat via Breadmaking and CPR THE HOLBECK CHOIR BREAD MAKING STREET PHOTOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION TO BOXING STAGE COMBAT MANJIT’S KITCHEN BEGINNERS UKULELE CPR PERFORMANCE SKILLS MAKE A PLANTER WRITING RHYMES Book early to […]
Forced and Precarious Labour in the Global Economy – Free online course – Starts September 18th
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone wanting to understand more about forced and precarious labour! Watch the YouTube trailer Sign up here Starting September 18th 2019 Forced and Precarious Labour in the Global Economy This free online course explains how global economic systems manufacture vulnerability, and how worker and migrant rights can be strengthened. _____________ Week […]
Free Online Courses from FutureLearn
via Jo from LASSN Working Supportively With Refugees: Principles, Skills and Perspectives University of GlasgowLearn how the principles of psychological well-being, communication and interpretation can benefit your work with refugees Migrants and Refugees in Education: A toolkit for teachers British CouncilLearn how to teach and support young people across the globe affected by violence, conflict […]
Community Interpreting Initial Assessment – WEA
Are you a confident speaker of English and fluent in another language? Would you like to learn how to use your language skills to work or volunteer as a Community Interpreter? We will be running Level 1 and 2 Community Interpreting Courses. If you would like to join please come along to the Initial Assessment. […]
Free Safeguarding in the Community Training from Voluntary Action in Leeds
It’s a great offer, and a great course – but it gets a bit shouty at the end “Aimed at learners who want an introduction to Safeguarding before they take the Level 1, if english is not the first language or they need to understand more about what safeguarding means, this is the pre-course for […]
Refugee Council Starbucks Employabilty Programme
In Partnership with RETAS and PATH Yorkshire Are you are Refugee? Do you want to improve your employability skills and understanding of customer service? Do you want to work full or part-time as aStarbucks’ Barista in Leeds? 4 day employability and customer service course, which 100% of previous participants found useful · Employment advice, practical […]
Free digital skills ‘train-the-trainer’ workshop with 100% Digital Leeds – 11th September
100% Digital Leeds and Discovery with Three have partnered up to offer a free training workshop for those wanting to run basic digital skills sessions for their service users. Workshop attendees need only basic digital skills themselves and resources are designed around learners using their own smartphones so no specialist equipment is needed. Following the […]
Training: Women’s ‘trying confidence’ course – A few spaces remaining
New Roots have some spaces available for the upcoming ‘Trying Confidence’ course for women over the summer. The course is ideal for women who would like to practice English speaking and improve their confidence to make new social connections. 4 x 3-hour sessions with childcare, refreshments and bus ticket provided (bus ticket available for those […]
Debt & Credit workshop Thursday 11th July @LRF
What? Refugees and new migrants looking to gain understanding and helpful information about debt and credit are welcome to attend this workshop When? Thursday 11 July 2019 from 12.30-2.30pm. Where? Leeds Refugee Forum The workshop is facilitated by Leeds Money Buddies and will be at Leeds Refugee Forum. For more information contact Isaac- [email protected]
Digital Employability Mentoring for Refugees
Would your organisation benefit from structured corporate e-mentoring support to improve the employability skills of your beneficiaries? Volunteer Vision offers a digital full service mentoring programme that takes place entirely on-line over 5-6 hrs and is based on state of the art eMentoring content. The content includes communication and employability skills and partners mentors who […]