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New events and learning opportunities programmes 2008/09

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Everything you wanted to know about choosing staff NEW !

Person centred approaches to better lives

Supporting and developing the workforce

Tailored training delivered in house

Alternatively we can deliver these events in house tailored to meet your needs.

Please contact Amy Jones to discuss your training needs:

telephone 01562 723025, email a.jones@bild.org.uk or
visit: www.bild.org.uk/training

Download 'Customised training' flier

Training Together - Being equal, not being the same

We know that it can be very powerful when people with learning disabilities take part in staff training. However, working with co-trainers does not always feel like working as equals. Some experienced trainers find it hard to adapt and want co-trainers to just follow their lead. It's not easy for people with learning disabilities to feel confident that they can have good or different ideas about doing training.

This event is based on the lessons we learnt in the Training Partnership project. It will look at how to develop the skills to work and train together as equals. The ideas will be useful for working together in many different ways, not just for training.

Who for

This event is open to anyone, particularly useful to people coming as pairs who want to work together.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

10 March 2009, Kidderminster
19 May 2009, London

Please choose the appropriate rate

Standard at £141.00
Discounted at £47.00 because I am a person with a learning disability or ASD
Discounted at £47.00 because I am a family carer or enabler
Discounted at £47.00 because I am unwaged
Discounted at £47.00 because I am from a small voluntary organisation

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

Individualised budgets

Faciliated by Happy Associates in partnership with BILD

This event will look at and get a feel for support brokerage, using the principle that 'none of us is as smart as all of us'.

This event will pay particular attention to interactive learning by providing a structure of support brokerage from its beginnings to present day. This will include:

- Support brokerage outcomes
- Background to self directed support
- Central funding v individual funding
- How brokerage fits with current provision
- Wants, aspirations, idiosyncrasies, needs
- Structure of support brokerage activity
- Role of the customer, care manager, support broker

Who for

Anyone who wishes to increase their knowledge of support brokerage.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

22 October 2008, Kidderminster
12 February 2009, Sheffield
23 June 2009, Kidderminster

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

Providing Effective Supervision

Effective supervision of your staff can make a major contribution to the way your organisation can ensure the achievement of high quality support for people with learning disabilities. Good quality supervision helps workers to feel valued and motivated and can assist in the retention and ongoing development of staff.

This event will provide the underpinning knowledge for the new Skills for Care 'Providing Effective Supervision' unit of competence. It will also take into account the many different contexts in which supervision now takes place.

Who for

This course is relevant to managers and supervision in a range of Social Care Services. Front line managers and team leads with responsibility for supervising staff.

Following the training BILD can provide ongoing support, assessment and accreditation for the A1 assessor award.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

2 February 2009, Kidderminster
29 April 2009, London
7 July 2009, Kidderminster

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

Person centred coaching and mentoring for staff

As work within the fields of health and social care becomes increasingly complex, staff need to be effectively prepared and supported to meet the challenges of their roles. Coaching is one of the most effective methods available to managers to develop staff. Good coaching leads to self-motivation and attitude of creating solutions and continual improvement, rather than problems and avoidance.

Who for

Team leaders and first line managers with responsibility for staff development.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

24 November 2008, Kidderminster
27 April 2009, Kidderminster

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

Implementing the Learning Disability Qualification

This event is an introduction to the Induction Award and will provide delegates with an overview, the learning outcomes and assessment criteria. It will also provide delegates with useful and practical suggestions about how to implement the award successfully within their organisation. There will be an opportunity to look at the assessment materials and discuss the requirements of the awarding bodies.

Who for

Managers, trainers and supervisory staff who have responsibility for learning and development within learning disability services

Following the training BILD can provide ongoing support, assessment and accreditation for the A1 assessor award.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

4 December 2008, Kidderminster
23 April 2009, Kidderminster

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

How to do community connecting

This event will look at how people with learning disabilities can be supported to meet new people, develop friendships, and increase their involvement and contribution to their local community based on their interests and skills. By the end of the day, through the sharing of stories and experiences, delegates will:

- have an basic understanding of successful community connecting
- have an overview of how this can be achieved to support people with learning disabilities to have a better life.
- recognise the implications for how staff are recruited, managed and supported if successful community connecting is to be achieved.

Who for

Managers, senior practitioners and anyone who works with or supports people learning disabilities who wishes to increase their knowledge of community connecting.

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Delegate(s) name(s)

Quantity:

Please choose your preferred date and location from the list

3 December 2008, Kidderminster
14 May 2009, Kidderminster

Special needs

Please tick this box if you have any special needs (including dietary/access/communication), and we will contact you to find out details

Introduction to the use of assistive technology

Facilitated by HFT

Assistive technology and telecare will have an increasingly important role to play in maintaining and increasing the independence of people with learning disabilities. These two one-day events. introduce delegates to the potential of assistive technology and will include opportunities to examine what is currently available and the possibilities for the support of individuals

Day 1 - Principles of assistive technology

Identifying the types and functions of assistive technology for individuals

Day 2 - Telecare and Telemedicine

Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of telecare and telemedicine, and matching appropriate technologies to different individuals.

Delegates have the opportunity to attend either day 1 or day 2 or book for both days.

Following the event delegates can have additional support to complete units from the City & Guilds award 'Level 2 - Certificate in supporting uses of assistive technology' if required. Further information available on request.

Who for

Anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of assistive technology.

Where and when

Day 1 - 25 November 2008, Day 2 - 26 November 2008, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Day 1 - 4 February 2009, Day 2 - 5 February 2009, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Day 1 - 20 April 2009, Day 2 - 21 April 2009, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Rates

£141.00 per person per day
£47.00 *discounted rate per person per day
£282.00 per person per 2 days
£94.00 *discounted rate per person per 2 days

Discount

We can offer a discounted rate for a person with a learning disability or ASD; family carer or enabler; unwaged; small voluntary organisation (ie. an organisation working in the learning disability field with no more than five paid members of staff).

Booking

You can book over the phone or by post. Please download booking form, complete and return to:

BILD
Campion House, Green Street
Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1JL

Tel: 01562 723025, fax: 01562 723029, email: learning@bild.org.uk

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Delegate(s) name(s)

Methods of Payment

You have a choice of ways to pay for BILD services. The easiest is to pay with your credit or debit card online from this site. To ensure the security of your information your payment is processed for us by SecureTrading.

We can accept credit/debit card details by telephone on 01562 723010, or cheque payments addressed to BILD, Campion House, Green Street, Kidderminster, DY10 1JL, UK.

We can invoice you for services totalling £30 or more. You can still order online - select the invoice option from checkout.

If you purchase an event or conference place online you will be emailed a request for any special dietary or other needs and, for two day conferences, your accommodation requirements.

BILD eServices > Events and learning opportunities > Supporting and developing the workforce

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