Training opportunities for Cree staff and volunteers
We have collated a list of training opportunities for Cree groups to access to support delivery. The training courses offer staff/volunteers opportunities to increase their knowledge and skills in health and community related subjects relevant to the voluntary and community sector.
Training course | Overview | Level of training | Target Audience | How to access |
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Durham Community Action | A series of online workshops to assist voluntary and community organisations with volunteer management, consultation and engagement, strategic planning, operational and financial management. All sessions are currently fully funded. Examples include:
| General awareness | Volunteer led and volunteer involving and community groups and organisations (Trustees /Staff/Volunteers) | Durham Community Action: DCA Training |
Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
| MECC is an approach to behaviour change that utilises the millions of day-to-day interactions that organisations and individuals have with people to support them to make positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing. The course will cover:
| Frontline staff | Email us at publichealth@durham.gov.uk
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Wellbeing for Life - Suicide Awareness
| A workshop to enable people to become more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide by opening up conversations. This workshop is suitable for anyone who might come into contact with someone experiencing thoughts of suicide
| General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups. |
Wellbeing for Life: training opportunities Tel: 0800 876 6887
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Zero Suicide Alliance
| An online training session which takes approximately 20 minutes. The session aims to give you the skills and confidence to help someone considering suicide. It focuses on breaking stigma and encouraging conversations. | General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups. | ||
If U Care Share - Suicide Training on Prevention (STOP) | STOP utilises our knowledge and experience to educate people on how we can best support people that have lost someone to suicide, whilst also looking at the signs that someone may be thinking about taking their own life.
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Wellbeing for Life
(calendar updated regularly)
| Provides a range of training relating to mental being including
| General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups. Available free to anyone who lives or works in County Durham
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Durham County Council Financial Awareness | This workshop gives an introduction to financial awareness with topics that include
| Workplaces | Email us at publichealth@durham.gov.uk |