This site will keep you up to date with news on skills development in the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland including: National Occupational Standards, Sector Skills Councils, management, leadership, training opportunities, best practice, and more
NICVA has launched an exciting new programme of training in the latest
Training Calendar for 2008-2009.
Workshops are open to anyone in the sector although there will be maximum numbers for each workshop. The cost covers delivery, refreshments and resources.
NICVA members benefit from a 30%discount on all training courses.
New programmes include Winning Contracts, Strategic Planning and Getting Results, Time Management and Presentation Skills.
In the third of a series of interviews with voluntary and community groups and sector skills councils, Roisin Kelly, NICVA’s Skills Development Officer, talks to Judith Thompson from Skills for Justice about their work in Northern Ireland.
The Sector Skills Development Agency is being replaced by a new UK Commission for Employment and Skills from 1 April 2008. The Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) currently underpins a network of Sector Skills Councils. These will be unaffected by the change.