NICVA training calendar heats up for the summer

Published on 20 May 2008

With June fast approaching your thoughts are probably turning towards a reviving chill-out on a beach somewhere. Before you go, why not give your skills a boost too with these sizzling courses from NICVA’s training calendar?

Managing and assessing risk - 12 June 2008

This introduction to risk assessments and managing risk will demonstrate the benefits of risk management and show you how to develop risk management procedures, identify risks and carry out a risk assessment, analyse these risks and draw up an action plan to deal with them and monitor and review your action plan.

Strategic planning and getting results – 12 and 23 June 2008

Strategic planning has come a long way. In today’s world it is less about routine and rationale and more about creativity and value added. In this fast changing world of plenty, differentiating your service requires radical thinking, flexibility and speed.

This two day course focuses on new concepts like blue ocean thinking, creative destruction and strategic leadership. Not your average, boring old strategic planning by a long way.

Writing an eye catching press release - 23 June 2008

This course will feature practical activities to improve your skills in writing press releases. It will also stress that public relations is an essential part of your communications strategy and must take account of key messages and target groups.

Confident television interviews - 24 June 2008

Beginning with a talk about how best to present yourself and your message, you will gain real television experience with a recording and individual feedback.

These events are part of NICVA’s Training Calendar which has been developed to meet the ever increasing variety of needs of the voluntary and community sector. NICVA also offers bespoke training courses and programmes for individual organisations.

To register, please download the Training Calendar and complete the booking form.