MYAN E-Bulletin : Issue 11: Spring 2007

5. Training for young people / workers

TRAINING

Artsplan Course: Cornerhouse Monday 11th June 07- Using the Arts with Young Asylum Seekers and Refugees

This one-day course is a practical exploration of the role and use of arts with young refugees and asylum seekers. The course begins with an exploration of the barriers to social and educational inclusion experienced by young people when they begin a new life in Britain and explores the role of the arts in contributing to inclusion. Prices Range from: GBP150 to GBP110. Bursaries also available. ENYAN full members receive a 10% discount on all training and publications.

For further details on Artsplan courses or to make a booking please contact the Artsplan Development Manager at: Artswork, Fairways House, Mount Pleasant Road, Southampton SO14 0QB t: 023 8063 0960 f: 023 8063 2949 e: mailto:artsplan@artswork.org.uk

Hub4 A reminder about Hub4 Course guide 2007

If you're a creative person and fancy a career in the arts and media, aged 16 - 25, not in education, employment or training, then Hub4 might have a place for you. Throughout 2007 Hub4 are running a variety of training courses, some have already taken place but there are a number of courses still on offer. Courses running throughout 2007 include....Peer Motivation, Introduction To Youth Arts, Creative Facilitation, Marketing, Funding, Event Management, Peer Evaluation, Arts for everyone, Working with Children and Young People and Self Employment In The Arts.

For Further information please contact vicki@fullcirclearts.co.uk or tel: 0161 279 7878 or Caroline Ash at hub4artswork.org.uk or tel: 023 8063 0960

Safety Audit: Child Protection 29 May

This day aims to ensure that the children, staff and volunteers engaged in the arts through your organisation are as safe as they can be. The message is how to manage the demands of legislation (including the Vulnerable Groups Bill 2006) to meet the particular needs of your organisation.

Course leader Liz White head Consultant and Chief Executive, British & International Federation of Festivals Executive Director, National Youth Music Theatre. Liz has provided child protection workshops for 300 festivals in the UK and Republic of Ireland since 2003, alongside other consultancies for schools, museums and arts organisations.

The event is aimed at national voluntary arts umbrella bodies, but is relevant to anyone involved in voluntary arts provision (voluntary arts organisations, local authority arts officers, Arts Council staff, policy makers, consultants etc). How much? Just £25 per session.  The course will be on29 May 2007 - 10.30am to 4.00pm at YHA Manchester, Potato Wharf, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4NB.

Free Training Courses At The Co-Operative Group

Business in the Arts: North West currently have access to one free place for each of the courses below.

Wednesday 23rd - Thursday 24th May 2007 Two-Day Course: Presentation Skills
This course will help you to gain the techniques required to deliver effective and well-structured presentations.

Wednesday 6th - Thursday 7th June 2007 Two-Day Course: Strategies For Impact And Influence
This course is for managers who require effective influencing skills to achieve results by gaining the co-operation of other departments or senior managers.  The course uses professional actors to provide realistic and challenging opportunities to practice the skills learnt and receive constructive feedback.

For bookings / more information please contact Erin Knott as soon as possible tel:0151 709 8780 or email: all@bianw.demon.co.uk 

Training Courses For Professionals With Rivca Rubin

Rivca Rubin, a highly experienced trainer, facilitator and coach, specializes in developing people and teams particularly in the Creative Industries, Higher Education and the Restorative Justice Sector. Courses include:

*  June 14-15 The Leadership Dynamic - a 3 day Guest Course with Deborah Barnard & Rivca Rubin plus July 13 (tbc)

*  June 28-30 Communicating with Clarity, a 3 day course with Day One as a StandAlone option

Our courses are held at our new creative meeting space LeveL in the heart of Manchester's cultural northern quarter. For bookings / more information phone: 0161 374 2353 or email: clarity@rivcarubin.com

Community / Youth Work Courses at Manchester University.

Listed below are some of the relevant short courses for April - September 2007

The following units of our Diploma programme are available as individual courses to currently active community workers and youth workers (paid or unpaid).  Fee per course: £250   (please ring 0161 275 3523 for appointment prior to registration)

Summer 2007 
A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work
Identifying a black perspective in relation to practice and location of self.
Tutor: Michael Clarke   Unit code: EDUC 10052 - 10 credits; Undergraduate Level One
Dates: 5 Wednesdays, 10.00 a.m. - 3.00; 1 - 29 August

Homophobia and Community and Youth Work 
The power of homophobia and heterosexism in society and in our organisations as well as relevant ways to address this. Unit code: EDUC 10042 - 10 credits; Undergraduate Level One
Tutor: Angela Woods  Dates: 5 Fridays; 10.00 - 3.00; 3-31 August

For further information: email: cwkenquiries@manchester.ac.uk or telephone: 0161 275 3292. 

DART Courses: Free Professional Development For The Creative Industries

Please see below for the latest round of training events offered by the DART project. These courses are available free to Arts Development Officers, artists and arts organisations working in the Greater Manchester area.  For more information or to book a place email sheilagh@amtcc.org.uk or call 024 7625 6467 (Mon- Fri) DART (Developing the Arts through Regional Training) is the outcome of a partnership between the ten Greater Manchester Local Authorities, the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, Arts Council England North West and Arts+Media Training.

Consulting with the Under-18s 
Thursday 14 June 2007    10am - 4pm    12 places
Venue: to be confirmed, central Manchester             Trainer:  Janet Hetherington for playtrain
Ensuring the participation of children and young people in projects that affect them is important, but it can be difficult.  This course has been designed to help organisations that have a responsibility for children and young people’s participation or those whose work involves interaction with young people, especially in arts projects.  
 
Find out more:  [w] www.amtcc.org.uk    Arts+Media Training Ltd: Location Manchester Must Social Centre, The Basement, 24 Lever Street. Please book workshops by emailing mick@mutantmedia.org.uk or phoning 07913 882193. Limited places maybe available if you turn up.

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