Aye Volunteer (Volunteer App) Information Session

Wednesday 18th May, 11am – 12 pm

Monday 23rd May, 2pm – 3 pm

Come along to our information session to find out about our new Volunteer App - Aye Volunteer and how it can benefit your organisation. We'll show you how to sign up as an organisation and share your opportunities, all in time for our launch in June!

Please click the date for which session you would like to register for.

Third Sector Breakfast

Thursday 26th May, 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Join us for an informal chat on Microsoft Teams while you have your breakfast.

The usual set up, no leader, no set topic, just drop in and talk about whatever you fancy, it doesn't even have to be about work!

A great opportunity to make connections in the sector.

Children's Services Forum

Wednesday 1st June, 10 am – 4 pm

Join HTSI Online at this quarterly Forum to share good practice and information, participate in the network and find peer support. Also, this Forum offers the opportunity to stay up-to-date on commissioning processes.

We hope to see you there!

Highland Social Enterprise

Monday 20th June, 3 pm – 4:30 pm

Membership is free for established Social Enterprises, Start Ups and for those interested in the Social Enterprise Movement in Highland.

The aims of HiSEN are:

• Provide “Peer Support”
• Mentoring from established “Social Entrepreneurs”
• Information Sharing
• Trading Possibilities
• Engagement & Representation

Meetings are held quarterly and normally hosted by one of our member organisations, giving them the opportunity to showcase their work.

Risk Assessment Training

Wednesday 1st June,

9 am – 4 pm

This course is for employees wishing to gain greater knowledge and understanding of risk assessment. As a full day this course goes into further depth than a shorter course and covers 1) What is Risk Assessment 2) Why conduct Risk Assessments 3) Legal Requirements 4) How to carry out risk assessments 5) Practical session.

Fire Marshal Training

Thursday 16th June,

9 am – 12 pm

This fire marshal training course aims to provide fire safety instruction for managers/supervisors and those responsible for implementing and maintaining fire safety management procedures in the workplace.

HR - Induction, Performance management and Appraisal

Tuesday 21st June,

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

This course covers all aspects of managing expectations and performance from day one of employment including necessary induction information, importance of regular 1:1s and the purpose of annual appraisals and how to ensure they feed into organisational strategic objectives.

HR - Difficult Conversations

Tuesday 21st June,

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

This course looks at the challenges line managers can face with their team members and managing difficult conversations. This session will look at all the challenges line managers can face with members of their team from personal hygiene concerns to protected conversations and performance management.

HTSI Training Survey

We are busy planning our training programme here at HTSI and we’d love to hear your thoughts.

Click on the link below to fill out a very quick survey and have your say, thank you!

At the beginning of the year, HTSI updated an renewed the majority of course content available on our eLearning platform. We have over 40 courses on the platform, each containing modules relevant to the Third Sector. Courses cover everything from workplace wellbeing to customer service and good governance to safeguarding.

After some consideration, HTSI are introducing a new pricing scale starting from the 1^st of May. One licence per user.

Now is a great time to sign up, please contact [email protected] for more information.

eLearning pricing from 1^st May 2022

Organisations must be a member of HTSI to access eLearning.

Sunday 15th May, 10:00 am – 4 pm

Inverness - Falcon Square, Eastgate Shopping Centre

At our roadshow, we offer a free liver health screening test on the mobile roadshow unit where people can find out if they are at risk of liver disease. Free scanning will also be available using a non-invasive FibroScan device. There will also be expert advice on how to keep your liver healthy from healthcare professionals who will provide advice on diet, exercise and healthy living.

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Wednesday 18th May, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Agenda:

• 11am - Welcome and Introductions
• 11:05 - Scottish Rural Parliament - Advancing Equality
• 12:05 - LGBT Health and Wellbeing - Tele-friending service
• 12:30 - Removing Barriers to Help: Providing effective mental healthcare across in rural Scotland, Thrive Mental Wellbeing
• 12:55 - RSPB - Health and Wellbeing Award
• 1pm - Close

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Monday 9th May - Thursday 19th May

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Highland is taking place in May 2022 and this year's theme is 'Gather'. Each year Highland community groups join together for SMHAF Highland which aims to support the arts and challenge stigma and preconceived ideas about mental health. Events include nature walks, poetry readings, art exhibitions, film screenings, mindfulness taster sessions and much more.

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Tuesday 24th May, 1:00 pm – 4:15 pm

This event is an opportunity to hear about examples of national and local work focussed on improving the experiences of those impacted by the death of someone by suicide. You will hear about a range of work covering family/carer support; support in workplaces and building capacity. Throughout the session, there will also be opportunities to have your say about what else is needed to reduce the impact of a death by suicide. These discussions will help shape the next suicide prevention strategy due to be published in September 2022.

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Wednesday 25th May, 12:30 pm

Fundraising website easyfundraising are running an online session where you can find out how you can use the platform to benefit from free donations from leading online retailers. Trusted by 180,000 good causes around the UK and established for over 10 years, easyfundraising is the UK's biggest charity shopping site.

Register here

Friday 27th May, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

We are delighted to host the first face to face meeting in the the Highlands since before lockdown. The Spectrum Centre has opened up and we are looking forward to welcoming you along to talk about intergenerational work and to share resources and ideas to looking at the way forward in our communities. We will provide an agenda nearer the time and are open to suggestions from the network too. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Tuesday 31st May, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the ALLIANCE's Carer Voices team for a monthly peer support session for unpaid carers and former carers.

Are you an unpaid carer, or did you previously care for a loved one, relative or friend? Are you looking for a safe space to be yourself and share what’s on your mind?

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) Carer Voices project hosts a monthly Conversation Café for carers and former carers across Scotland. 

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Tuesday 21st June, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

This event is the second in the series “Making Children’s Rights Real: UNCRC, GIRFEC and The Promise,” developed in partnership by Children’s Parliament, the ALLIANCE, Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS), Together, Children in Scotland, and the Scottish Child Law Centre.

This event focuses on The Promise and how organisations are putting the principles into action. There will be a number of workshops on good practice examples of co-production, with children and young people as co-presenters.

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Wednesday 14th – Thursday 15th September,

9:30 am – 4 pm

The conference will be our first face to face event for quite some time and will offer plenty of opportunities for networking between the guest speakers and workshops. Tickets are from just £30 for a one day ticket or you can choose to attend either day one, day two or both days for as little as £50.

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Funded Microcredentials for the CLD Workforce

Deadline for Applications: Sunday 15th May

The benefit of these courses is that you bring your existing skills, knowledge and experience to the course and build on them in innovative ways through exploring and learning about new and interesting approaches, methods and activities. The courses also include a social learning environment where you can share experiences with and learn from other CLD practitioners. The courses are at postgraduate level and they will start in June 2022 and run for 12 weeks.

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Imagining New Futures Together

Briefing Session

Wednesday 18th May,

11 am - 12 pm

‘Imagining New Futures Together’ will launch in May 2022. It’s an impactful and collaborative programme for rural communities across Scotland and Wales that aims to bring people of all backgrounds together to share their dreams and aspirations for the future tourism of their communities.

8 communities in Scotland and Wales will take part in this initiative where all voices are heard, visions are shared and communities feel empowered to shape the future of their place.

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Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS)

Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults

Thursday 19 May, 09:30 am – 1:00 pm

All adults at risk of harm have the right to be safe and protected. The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 is designed to protect those adults who are unable to safeguard their own interests and are at risk of harm because they are affected by disability, mental disorder, illness, physical or mental infirmity.

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Infection Control

Thursday 19th May, 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

The aim of this course is to provide delegates with theoretical knowledge of Standard Infection Control Precautions and the information required to maintain safe practice appropriate to their individual working environments.

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Data Protection for the third sector in Scotland

Thursday 26th May,

11 am  – 12 pm

This is a one hour session where we give an overview of data protection law including some recent developments. We will also cover: individual’s information rights, children’s data, and building resilience for cybersecurity. We will also be directing you to the various toolkits and guidance that we have available on our website. There will also be an opportunity for discussion at the end so bring along all your burning data protection questions!

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Intergenerational Training (1 day)

Thursday 26th May,

10 am – 4:00 pm

Intergenerational work is a proven approach which addresses a range of challenges facing people living across Scotland and the UK. The approach is gaining higher profile within the voluntary, public and private sectors and supports the delivery of the Scottish Government’s policies and strategies including A Connected Scotland and A Fairer Scotland for Older people.

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Applying MAT Standards Within Human Rights Based Approach

Wednesday 1st June

Deriving initially from their own lived experience of substance use, mental health and the difficulties in navigating systematic barriers when accessing support, Reach advocacy work to create lasting cultural change through education and promoting equal opportunities for all. In line with their partnership with the MAT Standards Implementation Support Team (MIST), REACH deliver Awareness workshops on the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Standards and how they can be implemented as part of a wider human rights based framework to ultimately reduce drug deaths and related harms within Scotland.

To book a place contact [email protected]

What is data science?

Wednesday 1st June,

2 pm – 3.30 pm

In this workshop, you can learn more about what data science actually is, how it applies to social change organisations' everyday operations and service delivery, and gain immediate, actionable next steps for your organisation when it comes to data. This workshop is aimed at third sector professionals who are interested in using their data better.

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Mental Health Awareness Toolbox Talk

Monday 13th June,

6 pm – 8 pm

Mikeysline and Thinking Space have partnered up to provide free mental health awareness Toolbox Talks and Scottish Mental Health First Aid training to individuals who would like to use the knowledge gained to make a difference in their local communities. Learn about mental health from the comfort of your own home with this live Zoom sessions!

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Mental Health Awareness Training for Rural Organisations

14th and 16th June,

10 am – 12 pm

Support in Mind Scotland is delighted to be working in partnership with Mental Health UK to deliver fully funded introductory mental health awareness training to rural organisations and businesses with less than 50 members of staff. Workplace wellbeing has become a priority for many employers in light of the Covid pandemic over the last two years. The 4-hour ‘An Insight into Mental Health’ interactive course can help your staff team to open up the conversation about mental health and identify what changes can be made in the workplace to improve wellbeing. 

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Roll out of Safe and Together Training

from June 2022 the following will be offered:

• Overview Training – an Introduction to the Model – this is aimed at those practitioners and managers who do not have key responsibilities for assessment, planning and direct work with children, young people and families (100 places max)
• CORE Training – for those who have direct responsibility for assessment and planning processes, and/or work directly with children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse (40 places max)
• Manager/Supervisor Training – for those who have line management/supervisory responsibility for practitioners who have undertaken/will undertake the CORE training (40 places max)

The sessions (apart from Overview) are designed using a blend of e-modules followed by live sessions delivered via MS Teams. These are delivered in short sessions in the hope that diaries can be accommodated.

All applications should be sent to [email protected] and we will send confirmation of places as soon as possible with the e-module links. We are unable to accommodate more than 1 or 2 people per team/organisation on the CORE/Managers training courses but the training will run again in 2023.