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Manchester Adult Education Service Reading Champions

16 Oct 2015 - 11:29 by michelle.foster

Want to become a volunteer to help adults with their reading?

Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES) are running a six week course aimed at people who want to become volunteers to help adults improve their reading skills. It will provide you with an opportunity to discover how to help others learn to read.

What will be involved?
The course will run for two half days per week for six weeks. One half day will be spent volunteering on a one a one to one basis, working with adults learning to read.

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Have Your Say on Manchester's Work and Skills Strategy

1 Oct 2015 - 16:05 by michelle.foster

The Manchester Work and Skills Board have developed a strategy on how they should develop the skills, jobs, training and qualifications that Manchester’s businesses and residents need to succeed and prosper in the years up to 2020.

The Board have worked together with employers, businesses, trainers and educators on what priorities should be that is detailed in the Manchester Work and Skills Strategy.

The Board would like your views on whether the suggested objectives and priorities will deliver the right outcomes for Manchester's businesses and residents.

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Myths about the voluntary sector - Parts 5 and 6

10 Sep 2015 - 11:54 by Mike Wild

A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.

Myths about the voluntary sector - Parts 3 and 4

9 Sep 2015 - 12:56 by Mike Wild

A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.

Myths about the voluntary sector - Parts 1 and 2

8 Sep 2015 - 14:38 by Mike Wild

A few weeks back I met with a group of voluntary & community sector leaders working with children young people and families and our local Director of Children's Services. We were talking about how to build the relationship between the sectors so we hit on the idea of writing a blog to challenge a few myths and misconceptions which tend to distort the relationship.

Working Well Expansion - sign up to Manchester Growth Company bid by 24 Aug

19 Aug 2015 - 09:20 by michelle.foster

Do you work with adults who face severe barriers to employment? If so this may be of interest.

GMCVO has sent out a final call to organisations that would like to sign up to the Manchester Growth Company bid for lot C2 Working Well Expansion. Please note the deadline is Monday 24 August 2015, 5pm.

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My Future - Work Experience for Young People in Manchester

10 Jul 2015 - 15:22 by Mike Wild

My Future is a new programme supported by Manchester College and Manchester City Council to provide young people aged 16 to 24 with experience in a real working environment and an opportunity to increase their knowledge and develop new skills.

The programme is based around a 4 week pre-employment training period followed by a 13 week paid (minimum wage) work placement with a local employer. This can be a voluntary sector organisation or social enterprise as well as local companies and public sector bodies.

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Spirit of Manchester Awards 2015 – get your nominations in by 3 July

16 Jun 2015 - 16:03 by michelle.foster

The Spirit of Manchester Awards is a series of awards celebrating and highlighting all the excellent work being carried out in Manchester’s voluntary and community sector. As well as providing recognition to the sector in these hard times, we want to raise the profile of the sector amongst the general public and encourage local giving and active citizenship.

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Do you want to help people learn English? Why not host a Talk English Course in your centre

12 Jun 2015 - 10:51 by michelle.foster

Manchester Adult Education Service are looking for organisations that want to get involved with Talk English to host informal beginner ESOL from September/October 2015 – March 2016. Manchester Adult Education Service will support your organisation to deliver the course which will be taught by a pair of trained volunteers.

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