To Make A Booking
Fill out a separate form for each person booking a place.
Either fill out our online booking form, or, if you would prefer to send in your application by post please Click here to download the Application Form in MS Word Format.
When we receive your booking form we will send you a confirmation letter with a map to the venue, or a reserve letter for courses that are already full. Please book early to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited and they are allocated on a first come, first served basis. If a course is full we will put you on the waiting list in case of cancellations.
Sometimes courses do fill up quickly. If you want to check availability before completing a booking form, please call us.
TRAINING COURSES
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Details of some courses are available only as PDF documents.
Learner Support: Help may be available to enable people who need support in order to take part. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
NEGOTIATION SKILLS
Date: Tuesday, 7th July
Time: 9.30 - 3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly PCCS)
Cost: £60 for VCOs £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations, £15 concessions
The aim of this session is to equip delegates with the practical skills, tools, understanding and the confidence to be highly effective negotiators. By the end of this training session delegates will be able to:
1. Use the behavioural patterns that research has found to be associated with highly effective negotiators
2. Use specific negotiation tools and techniques
3. Know how to get over specific negotiation problems
'LOOSEN UP YOUR GRAPEFRUITS' - STRATEGIES FOR CREATIVE MANAGEMENT
Date: Tuesday, 9th July
Time: 9.30 - 3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly PCCS)
Cost: £60 for VCOs £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations, £15 concessions
This course is designed to give delegates practical tools and techniques that can be applied to practical situations where creativity and innovation is necessary/desirable (everywhere???). You will learn how to unlock your creativity, and develop workable solutions to everyday problems.
INFLUENCING SKILLS
Date: Tuesday, 14th July
Time: 9.30 - 3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly PCCS)
Cost: £60 for VCOs £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations, £15 concessions
This session is designed to make you even more effective at influencing other people. It includes the following:
1. Use psychology to understand and influence others
2. Use rapport skills to form effective working relationships and use body language effectively
3. Use linguistic techniques designed to get people to say "YES"
HOW WELL ARE WE DOING? MONITORING & EVALUATING YOUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
Wednesday 15th July
9.30am—3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly PCCS)
Cost: £60 for VCOs, £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations, £15 concessions
This one day course will be of interest to participants who manage volunteers and/or have an interest in evaluation, including those who are involved in writing grant applications and funding bids that have a volunteering element. The session will explore methods to help you answer the following questions for your organisation:-
-- What value do volunteers add to our work?
-- What do they get out of it?
-- What is the economic value?
-- How much does involving volunteers cost us?
-- What should we be measuring?
-- How can we demonstrate the difference that volunteers make?
FIRST AID APPOINTED PERSON
Date: Thursday, 16th July 2009
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly Portsmouth Council of Community Service)
Cost: £60 for VCOs £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations
£15 concessions
This course is ideal for the smaller workplace presenting few health and safety risks. The appointed person will be able to take charge in the event of illness or accident. A certificate of attendance is issued, valid for 3 years.
FIRST AID APPOINTED PERSON
Date: Tuesday 29th September 2009
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm
Venue: Community First for Portsmouth (formerly Portsmouth Council of Community Service)
Cost: £60 for VCOs £85 for non-voluntary/community organisations
£15 concessions
This course is ideal for the smaller workplace presenting few health and safety risks. The appointed person will be able to take charge in the event of illness or accident. A certificate of attendance is issued, valid for 3 years.
TRAINING DETAILS
All of the training events start promptly at the advertised time, with tea and coffee available 15 minutes before the start time.
Lunch will only be provided where stated on your joining instructions.
ENQUIRIES
Further information about all courses can be obtained from the TRACS Team at Community First for Portsmouth on 023 9288 2432/27
*PLEASE READ* CANCELLATIONS *PLEASE READ*
Please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend because we have waiting lists for our courses. If you do not let us know that you cannot attend, somebody else may miss out on the course. Course fees and deposits will only be refunded with a minimum of two week's notice.
ONLINE BOOKING FORM
Please book me on the workshop selected below. (If you want to book more than one, you must complete a separate form for each workshop.)
[*] - Required Fields
Title:
Surname:
First Name:
Organisation:
Home Address:
Postcode:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Gender:
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy):
[*]What are your reasons for joining the workshop?
[*]By the end of the workshop, what do you want to achieve?
[*]What prior experience/skills/knowledge of this subject do you have: [if any]
What is your ethnic group?:
Do you consider that you have a learning difficulty?:
Do you consider that you have a disability?:
* If you have answered yes to either of the previous two questions please tell us your disability or learning difficulty so that we can see how we may be able to help you in your learning. Alternatively, should you prefer to discuss any additional needs in confidence with your tutor please tick here.
Please give details of any other special needs you may have such as diet, wheelchair access, loop or signing?
[*]When were you last in formal learning or on a course over approx 12 hours long?:
[*]What is the highest level qualification you have?:
Employment Status: are you currently?:
CONFIRMATION
When we receive your booking form we will send you a confirmation letter with a map to the venue, or a reserve letter for courses that are already full. Please book early to avoid disappointment as spaces are limited and they are allocated on a first come, first served basis. If a course is full we will put you on the waiting list in case of cancellations. If you are completing this form online payment must be sent by post immediately. In case of difficulty, please contact us.
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CANCELLATION
Please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot attend because we have waiting lists for our courses. If you do not let us know that you cannot attend, somebody else may miss out on the course. Course fees will only be refunded with a minimum of two week's notice in advance of a course.
Fees and Remissions: The course you are enrolling on is subject to a fee. For some courses if you are in receipt of a means tested benefit, or you are an unwaged dependent of someone in receipt of a listed benefit, you may be entitled to a reduced fee. To claim a reduced fee (if it is offered), you will need to show one of the following:
- Written notification of entitlement (received by all recipients)
- Benefit book
- Portsmouth Leisure card
Please indicate the benefit you receive
Data Protection Act 1998:
For LSC Funded Courses: The information you provide on this form will be passed to the Learning and Skills Council (the LSC). The LSC is responsible for funding and planning education and training for young people and adults in England, and is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998. The information you provide will be stored on a secure electronic database and may be shared with other organisations for the purpose of administration, careers / other guidance and statistical and research purposes. Other organisations with which we will share information include, the Department for Children, Schools and Families, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), Connexions, Higher Education Statistics Agency, Higher Education Funding Council for England, educational institutions and organisations performing research and statistical work on behalf of the LSC or its partners. The LSC is also a co-financing organisation and uses European Social Funds from the European Union to directly or indirectly part-finance learning activities, helping develop employment by promoting employability, business spirit and equal opportunities, and investing in human resources. Further information about partner organisations and what they do, may be found at http://www.lsc.gov.uk, and by following the links to data protection. We will use the information you provide on your booking form to inform the Tutor who will do the training. We will also use it to keep you up-to-date on forthcoming training and news. If you prefer for this to NOT happen please tick here. At no time will your personal information be passed to organisations for marketing or sales purposes.
From time to time students are approached to take part in surveys by mail and phone, which are aimed at enabling the LSC and its partners to monitor performance, improve quality and plan future provision. Tick this box if you do not wish to be contacted by the LSC or its partners in respect of surveys and research.
Tick this box if you do not wish to be contacted by post by the LSC or its partners from time to time about courses or learning opportunities relevant to you.
