Training and events

Welcome to the training page where you will find information and current training opportunities relevant to the voluntary community and social enterprise sector in the city of Manchester.

18 February 2025, 10:00am - 20 February 2025, 3:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: From £112
Provider: NCVO
This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project…
18 February 2025, 10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Online
Cost: £6 - £8 per person
Provider: Community Matters
This session introduces the key legal issues around managing volunteers. It will signpost participants to the headline information, policies and procedures which your organisation will need to be…
18 February 2025, 10:00am - 20 February 2025, 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: From £65
Provider: NCVO
This advanced course is specifically for data protection leads in charitable organisations. It will prepare your organisation for new laws and obligations. By the end of the training, you'll: …
18 February 2025, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: HaysMacIntyre
This session will be hosted by Phil Salmon, Partner and Co-Head of VAT, alongside Tom Brain, Director and Jamie Whale, Senior Manager. This session will cover insights for charity trustees including…
18 February 2025, 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: The Social Change Nest
Hosted by expert Kate Ferrie and provided by The Social Change Nest, this webinar will cover grant applications, prospect research, preparation, bid writing and a Q&A. Don’t know where to start…
20 February 2025, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St, Manchester M2 5NS
Cost: Free
Provider: Macc
In June 2024 Anushka Swannell, a Volunteer Development Worker at Macc, did a piece of research on ‘The Current Climate of Student Volunteering in Greater Manchester.’ We invite you to the launch…
20 February 2025, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Third Sector Lab
This workshop looks at managing tasks across the Microsoft 365 applications Teams, Planner, Tasks and ToDo.  David Massey represents the Apprentice Store, a social enterprise based in Scotland…
20 February 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: The Saltways
Transform your fundraisers into powerful storytellers. This workshop is designed to help charities maximize the incredible potential of fundraiser-generated content. Whether your supporters are…
20 February 2025, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Charity Digital
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22 February 2025, 11:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Edgeley Park, 16 Hardcastle Road Edgeley SK3 9DD
Cost: Free
Provider: GM4Women2028
Join GM4Women2028 for their 7th Pankhurst-Fawcett Scorecard Data Reveal, which will present the latest insights into the experiences of women and girls across Greater Manchester. Over the past seven…
22 February 2025, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Caribbean & African Health Network
Have you switched to the e-Visa system yet? Are you still in need of support in setting up your UKVI account? If you are facing challenges or uncertainties in this process, you're not alone. With an…
24 February 2025, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Venue: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Cost: Free
Provider: GM Moving
GM Moving invites you to attend the Tackling Inequalities Network, supporting organisations that provide community sport, physical activity, and movement opportunities across Greater Manchester. The…
25 February 2025, 10:30am - 11:30am
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: ACEVO and Voice4Change England
Home Truths 2: Race Equity Series (RES) session five continues the event series to stimulate serious action on racism in mainstream civil society. ACEVO and Voice4Change England host RES which is an…
25 February 2025, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Venue: Mustard Tree, 110 Oldham Road, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6AG
Cost: £83 + VAT
Provider: Be Magnificent
Do you have staff or volunteers whom you have identified as lone workers? If the answer is "Yes" then you need to know about our (Be Magnificent) one-day training course Lone Working and…
25 February 2025, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Caritas Lalley Centre, Community Pantry and Allotment, Eggington Street, Manchester, M40 7RG
Cost: Free
Provider: Caritas Salford
Run by Caritas Salford's accessibility coordinator, Minna, this session will ask: Do you understand what neurodiversity is? Do you think you or a person you know may be neurodiverse? Do you operate…
25 February 2025, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: GM Live Well
Across Greater Manchester, inclusive and meaningful employment is unlocking opportunities, reducing inequalities, and transforming lives. By connecting people to education, skills, and jobs,…
26 February 2025, 12:00pm - 05 March 2025, 2:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £106.47
Provider: Get Grants
Get Grants Bid-Writing Training Course will give you practical support to improve your grant fundraising success and inspire you to become a more confident grant fundraiser. In attending our (Get…
26 February 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
This session will explore the transformative power of allyship in leadership, workforce engagement, and community development. Allyship is not only about fostering inclusion but also about empowering…
26 February 2025, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: NHS GM
This session will explore the transformative power of allyship in leadership, workforce engagement, and community development. Allyship is not only about fostering inclusion but also about empowering…
27 February 2025, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Macc
Macc’s new Connect and Collaborate drop in’s aim to bring together Businesses, Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE) and passionate philanthropists for meaningful connections,…