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The Joyce Layland LGBT Centre Office Hire

14 Mar 2014 - 09:24 by michelle.foster

Community office
If you are looking for a fully equipped office with a positive atmosphere and a community-oriented approach then look no further that the LGBT Centre. The Joyce Layland LGBT Centre Office have a freshly painted, low cost office to let and it is ready to go. Including a desktop PC, storage, access to printing, photocopying and wireless internet this is a perfect space for a like-minded project or organisation.

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Volunteer as an ESOL teacher with Talk English and help people learn English

20 Feb 2014 - 11:15 by michelle.foster

Talk English is a new project which aims to help people with little or no English learn English and get more involved in the wider community.

They are looking for enthusiastic, committed volunteers who want to make a real difference to people’s lives and teach English. As a volunteer ESOL teacher with Talk English, you will help people to improve their English skills by co-teaching a Talk English ESOL course alongside another volunteer in a community setting. Talk English Courses run once a week for up to 36 weeks.

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Charityworks Graduate Programme

17 Feb 2014 - 13:46 by michelle.foster

Charityworks is a 12 month graduate scheme designed to find and grow the future leaders of non-profit organisations.

The Charityworks Graduate Scheme is a professional development programme run by a partnership of charities and housing associations, and is carefully designed to find and grow the future leaders of nonprofit organisations in a cost-effective way.

Fundamentally open and collaborative, at its most basic the programme allows any organisation regardless of size the opportunity to run their own graduate programme.

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ESF Community Learning Grants in the North West for 2014-2015

7 Feb 2014 - 11:11 by michelle.foster

Grants of up to £13,500 are available to organisations in the North West who are running community projects that enable people to take that step further towards employment.

ESF Community Learning Grants not only fund the projects but also help to build the skills and capacity of the organisations that are running the projects, to ensure that the good work they are doing can continue well into the future. This could be just the programme to help your organisation make the social impact in your community that it needs.

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The Challenge for Manchester

27 Jan 2014 - 15:12 by Mike Wild

Before Christmas, Mike Wild (Chief Executive of Macc) and Nigel Rose (Macc’s Strategic Lead on Commissioning) met with Geoff Little (Deputy Chief Executive of Manchester City Council) and Carol Culley (Assistant Chief Executive, Finance and Performance).  We wanted to discuss the impact not just of the next wave of public sector cuts but the prolonged effects of recession. We also wanted to explore the Council’s views on how the voluntary and community sector can rise to meet the challenges faced by the communities in Manchester.

Health Education North West Announce Adult Learners Week Awards 2014

23 Jan 2014 - 10:11 by michelle.foster

Health Education North West is celebrating and promoting the national learning campaign Adult Learners Week in 2014 because learning is good for people and organisations.

Health Education North West would like your help to identify staff and volunteers, working in and across the whole of the Health and Social Care Sector, who have been transformed by learning and can inspire others to give learning a go. Nominating your learners and projects is a great way to celebrate learning, showcase what you do and encourage others to get involved.

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Employers: claim a cash incentive and make a difference to Youth Unemployment

23 Jan 2014 - 10:09 by michelle.foster

How does it work?
If you take on an 18-24 year old through Jobcentre Plus, who has been claiming benefits for at least six months, for 16 hours or more each week in a job lasting more than 26 weeks then you could claim a wage incentive.

What wage incentive could I claim?
For full-time work of 30 hours or more a week - £2,275.
For part time work between 16 and 29 hours a week - £1,137.50.

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Health Education North West Announce Adult Learners Week Awards 2014

23 Jan 2014 - 09:30 by michelle.foster

Health Education North West is celebrating and promoting the national learning campaign Adult Learners Week in 2014 because learning is good for people and organisations.

Health Education North West would like your help to identify staff and volunteers, working in and across the whole of the Health and Social Care Sector, who have been transformed by learning and can inspire others to give learning a go. Nominating your learners and projects is a great way to celebrate learning, showcase what you do and encourage others to get involved.

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Adult Learners Week - Nominations are now open

6 Jan 2014 - 12:47 by cheryl.mcalister

Adult Learners Week is a national celebration of lifelong learning which encompasses the ALW awards.

The awards celebrate the achievements of those who have made a significant difference to their lives through their learning journey.

If you know of an individual or organisation deserving of an award please visit: www.alw.org.uk/awards/2014 to make a nomination.

Deadline for submission is 5:00pm on 30 January 2014

 

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