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.
03 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Manchester Community Central
Overview:
Would you like to explore what working with businesses could look like for your organisation?
This is an introductory session is aimed at voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE)…
04 November 2026, 1:30pm - 25 November 2026, 4:00pm
Venue: Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX
Cost: £150+VAT
Provider: Manchester Mind
Manchester Mind would like to invite you to attend Active Listening training
Each half day session will be up to 3 hours long and must be attended in full, unfortunately we…
04 November 2026, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Venue: St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ
Cost: Free
Provider: Manchester Community Central
Are you interested in becoming a trustee or belonging to a board? Come along to this event to meet organisations looking for trustees!
Manchester Community Central is holding an information and…
05 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Manchester Community Central & Royal Literary Fund
Manchester Community Central is pleased to once again be partnering with the Royal Literary Fund to deliver this interactive workshop for city of Manchester based voluntary, community and social…
06 November 2026, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX
Cost: £30
Provider: Manchester Mind
Pause. Breathe. Reconnect
Take a break, and treat yourself to an afternoon of self-care. It’ll include: deep relaxation, mindful meditation, gentle chair yoga, and other calming practices …
12 November 2026, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £120-£180
Provider: Resolve Poverty
Understand what data tells us about poverty in the UK, how to find this data and how to use it to build effective responses to poverty
What you’ll learn:
The importance of data in designing…
13 November 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Volunteer Centre Manchester
All the hard work that goes into recruiting volunteers is often lost due to lack of management.
In this session we will use a variety of learning methods to help you ensure that your volunteers are…
16 November 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX
Cost: £75 + VAT
Provider: Manchester Mind
Manchester Mind would like to invite you to attend our Mental Health Awareness Training.
The session will be 3 hours long and must be attended in full. Unfortunately, we cannot record…
16 November 2026, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Venue: Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX
Cost: £150+VAT
Provider: Manchester Mind
Manchester Mind would like to invite you to attend the Supporting Mental Health - A Managers Guide training.
Each half day session will be up to 3 hours long and must be attended…
16 November 2026, 10:00am - 10:30am
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Ann Craft Trust
Join Ann Craft Trust CEO Stuart Sale as they launch Safeguarding Adults Week 2026 and come together to explore this year's theme, Every Voice. Every Choice.
The campaign explores how co-production…
17 November 2026, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £120-£180
Provider: Resolve Poverty
Understand our social security system and the financial support available to help people find and access what they're entitled to
What you’ll learn:
A clear understanding of the social security…
17 November 2026, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Ann Craft Trust & Where I Want to Live
Moving beyond assumptions and enabling informed decision-making: The Where I Want to Live Toolkit.
This seminar explores how we can move beyond assumptions about what people with learning…
17 November 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Ann Craft Trust
Challenging Identity: How Does Intersectionality Impact Our Capacity to Make Safeguarding Personal?
What happens when a person’s identity is shaped by multiple experiences, characteristics, and…
01 December 2026, 10:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Online
Cost: £6 - £8 per person
Provider: Community Matters
This session will look at the legislation, and what trustees need to know and do. It will also look at how best to apply it in a community building setting where you may be hiring space but have…
04 December 2026, 9:30am - 1:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
In response to positive feedback from previous events, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is pleased to announce that the next Trauma-Informed Care Special Interest Day…
09 December 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue: Online
Cost: £64.88
Provider: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
This half-day course provides a detailed understanding of the safeguarding duties and responsibilities for Trustees.
Course content includes:
An introduction to safeguarding adults and children and…
09 December 2026, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Venue: Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX
Cost: £85 + VAT
Provider: Manchester Mind
Manchester Mind would like you invite you to attend Suicide Conversation Toolkit
Each half day session will be up to 4 hours long and must be attended in full, unfortunately we cannot…
15 December 2026, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Volunteer Centre Manchester
This webinar will have interactive and discussion-based elements, and will broadly cover:
Different methods of recruitment
How and why data and research on volunteering can influence recruitment and…
15 January 2027, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: Online
Cost: Free
Provider: Volunteer Centre Manchester
This session focuses on the legal obligations of managing volunteers.
The session aims to give coordinators of volunteers a better understanding of their legal obligations in managing their…
04 February 2027, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Venue: Online - via Zoom
Provider: Manchester Community Central
Manchester Community Central's Connect and Collaborate drop in’s aim to bring together Businesses, Voluntary, Community or Social Enterprise (VCSE) and passionate philanthropists for meaningful…