Key local organisations providing training

The Working Together Project provides free training to community groups and voluntary organisations. The broad areas of training are: organisational development, management, personal development skills, finance and law, and fundraising. All WTP’s training events respond directly to outreach and ongoing consultation with local organisations. Go to: www.workingtogetherproject.org.uk/training/prog.asp WTP may also be commissioned to provide training for your organisation on request – contact us for details.

SCIP provides training in everyday computer skills for charities and communities. Go to: www.scip.org.uk and click on IT training.

The Resource Centre can offer additional training support to some groups. Go to www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/support.asp At the moment, additional services are available to:

• Brighton and Hove Council tenants' associations
• Groups based in areas of social housing and run by local people
• Groups based in minority ethnic communities
• Groups run by disabled people

These additional training services include:

• one-to-one tailored training and advice sessions, covering topics such as computer skills; keeping accounts; developing a fundraising strategy; drawing up a constitution
• town-wide training workshops (Brighton & Hove Council tenants' associations only)

Trust for Developing Communities provides the Working in Community Organisations (WICO) course. www.trustdevcom.org.uk click on Training

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