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| Welfare Reform: Q & A with Neil Couling and Les Allamby | Article | Welfare Reform: Q & A with Neil Couling and Les Allamby | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: Les Allamby on the Welfare Reform Bill in a Northern Ireland context | Article | Welfare Reform: Les Allamby, Law Centre (NI) on the Welfare Reform Bill in a Northern Ireland context | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: Neil Couling DWP on reforming welfare in the UK | Article | Welfare Reform: Neil Couling DWP on reforming welfare in the UK | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: welcome address from NICVA Chairman Bob Stronge | Article | Welfare Reform: welcome address from NICVA Chairman Bob Stronge | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: Paul Clark welcomes delegates to the conference | Article | Welfare Reform: Paul Clark welcomes delegates to the conference | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: Panel Discussion and Workshop Feedback | Article | Panel discussion and workshop feedback from the Welfare Reform Conference held in NICVA on Tuesday 6 March 2012 | Draft |
| Welfare Reform: Will Haire, Permanent Secretary DSD addresses the conference | Article | Will Haire, Permanent Secretary DSD addresses the conference | Draft |
| Fears that welfare reform will hit the poorest, hardest | Article | At an event held by NICVA and the Law Centre (NI) in Belfast, the most radical shake up of the social security system in over 40 years came under the spotlight. The event was broadcast live over the Internet. | Draft |
| Welfare Reform event to stream live | Article | Tomorrow's Welfare Reform event, hosted by NICVA and the Law Centre (NI), was very quickly booked to capacity. To allow as many people as possible to see, hear and contribute to this important event, we plan to stream it live, so that anybody who was u | Draft |
| New ILM Diploma in Leadership and Management begins | Article | Leading by discussion was the hot topic at NICVA's first training session with 18 new participants from 9 different organisations taking part in the new ILM Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management. | Draft |
| Destined - you're a STAR | Article | In recognition of recent successes, members of Destined - a support organisation for people with learning difficulties - attended a civic reception hosted by the Mayor of Derry, Mr Maurice Devenney on Tuesday 28 February. | Draft |
| CLP's Year Three a resounding success | Article | The end of year three of The International Fund for Ireland's £2.1million Community Leadership Programme, in conjunction with NICVA, was celebrated at a roundtable meeting and certificate presentation in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Co Cavan on Frid | Draft |
| NICVA responds to Economic Strategy | Article | NICVA’s submission to the draft Economic Strategy urges the Executive to do as much as possible to boost job creation and help people from socially deprived backgrounds into work. | Draft |
| Another fine day for NICVA Training | Article | NICVA’s Skills Development Unit held its annual Presentation of Certificates Ceremony on Tuesday 21 February to recognise the achievement of over 30 participants on its ILM accredited courses. These courses ranged from Level 3 Diploma in First | Draft |
| STAR quality training at NICVA | Article | NICVA’s training team gained a great boost today when its Big Lottery funded learning programme for Destined was awarded the winner of a STAR award at a ceremony in Dublin. The AONTAS STAR Awards showcase teamwork and give recognition to adult | Draft |
| Pension Reform | Article | From 2012 changes to the pensions law will affect all employers, including charitable and voluntary organisations, in Northern Ireland. | Draft |
| Masterclass examines the creative class theory | Article | The Centre for Economic Empowerment held its fourth masterclass in the series on Friday 27 January. The seminar examined the Creative Class theory developed by Richard Florida and its potential implications for economic policy development in Northern I | Draft |
| Welfare Reform - is there still security in Social Security? | Article | If you'd like to find out more about the Welfare Reform Bill and engage with prominent decision makers and contributors to the Bill, join NICVA and the Law Centre (NI) at their major conference on Tuesday 6 March, or | Draft |
| Participative training a hit with Reaching Out: Connecting Older People groups | Article | Participants from three organisations across Northern Ireland attended the first scheduled training event as part of the Reaching Out: Connecting Older People development and support programme funded by The Big Lottery Fund. | Draft |
| Increase to Statutory Redundancy, Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Sick Payments | Article | Statutory redundancy payments increase from 1 February 2013 Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Sick payments increase from 6 April 2013 | Draft |
| Economic Strategy consultation resources | Article | NICVA's Centre for Economic Empowerment held a consultation event on the draft Northern Ireland Economic Strategy on 23 January 2012 in Belfast. David Sterling, DETI Permanent Secretary addressed the event, together with representatives from the social | Draft |
| New employment rights for agency workers | Article | From 5 December 2011, after 12 weeks in the same job with the same hirer, agency workers will be entitled to the same basic terms and conditions as if they had been recruited directly. | Draft |
| Public Accounts Committee report is a big win for the voluntary and community sector | Article | NICVA’s campaign for more proportionate and appropriate administration requirements in the sector’s relationship with government took a massive leap forward with the publication of the report on Creating Effective Partnerships between Governmen | Draft |
| Economic Analyst Centre for Economic Empowerment (REF: EA2’12) | Article | NICVA is recruiting an ECONOMIC ANALYST Full-time, fixed term 3 years post. Salary equivalent to NJC points 29-31 (£24,646 - £26,276). APPLICATIONS FOR SECONDMENT ARE ALSO WELCOME. | Draft |
| First Public Health Annual Scientific Conference | Article | The Public Health Agency and partners, including NICVA, will be hosting the first Public Health Annual Scientific Conference, focusing on the theme of Children and Young People. | Draft |
| Important PAYE information | Article | HMRC appears to be becoming more stringent in the application penalty charges for employers who haven't ensured that payments are made in time to clear on due dates. | Draft |
| Your free Vital Links to getting to know the Assembly | Article | If you want to benefit from a better understanding of how the NI Assembly works, as well as more, positive, engagement with key institutions, sign up for the next Get to know the Assembly session. | Draft |
| NICVA Christmas closing dates | Article | The Executive Committee and staff of NICVA would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We have been proud to support and learn from you all throughout 2011 and look forward to continuing to do so in 2012. NICVA's prem | Draft |
| Review of the year 2011 | Article | Taking a look at 2011 and how NICVA has been working to support and promote voluntary and community organisations in a challenging year. | Draft |
| The difference support from CollaborationNI can make to your organisation | Article | Maeve Monaghan, CEO of NOW, spoke to CollaborationNI Co-ordinator Leeann Kelly about her involvement in the programme and her wider thoughts on collaboration. NOW, along with partners Stepping Stones and The Orchardville Society, registered an interest | Draft |
| Fuel allowance payment announcement welcomed, warmly | Article | NICVA welcomes today’s announcement of a one-off Executive funded fuel allowance payment. The initiative will support older people, cancer sufferers and individuals receiving a number of income based benefits. | Draft |
| New video highlights: 'Creating the good economy' | Article | If you missed NICVA's Centre for Economic Empowerment conference, 'Creating the good economy', or if you were there and want to revisit some of the day's speeches, we've made a new video available. | Published |
| Work and Cancer Toolkit | Article | Macmillan Cancer has launched an excellent Work and Cancer Toolkit. | Draft |
| FALNI presents case to Assembly Committee | Article | At First Steps Women's Centre in Dungannon today, FALNI, the voluntary forum representing the interests of adult learners in Northern Ireland, met the Assembly's Committee for Employment and Learning. | Draft |
| Celebrating Sporting Volunteers | Article | As part of the European Year of Volunteering NICVA, the Northern Ireland Sports Forum and Volunteer Now hosted a half day conference to celebrate the impact of volunteering in sport. The event showcased the economic and tourism benefits as well as high | Draft |
| Economic Strategy: priorities for sustainable growth and prosperity | Article | The Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment has published the Northern Ireland Executive’s draft Economic Strategy, which sets out the Executive’s plan to grow a prosperous local economy over the short, medium and longer term to 2030. The Exec | Draft |
| Masterclass studies gender budget analysis | Article | On Friday 18 November the Centre for Economic Empowerment’s third masterclass examined the important and emerging field of gender budget analysis. The seminar was addressed by Professor Ailsa McKay of Glasgow Caledonian University, a leading authorit | Draft |
| Reaching Out: Connecting Older People grant holders | Article | NICVA held its second grant holders information session on Monday 21 November, for another five groups who have awarded grants from the Big Lottery fund’s Reaching Out: Connecting Older People programme. | Draft |
| Programme for Government: consultation dates | Article | The First Minister and deputy First Minister have published the draft Programme for Government, laying out the Executive's commitments and priorities for 2011-2015. The Executive is now seeking views on this draft document and the consultation period w | Draft |
| NJC Payscales pay claim 2012/13 | Article | The Trade Union side of the National Joint Council for Local Government Services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland submitted a pay claim for 2012/13 on 28 October 2011. | Draft |
| NICVA's updated policies - November 2011 | Article | NICVA’s updated policies on retirement and paternity leave have now been published in the Staff handbook section of the website: http://www.nicva.org/publications/nicva-staff-handbook | Draft |
| Audio, tweets and pictures from the 'Creating the good economy' conference | Article | 'Creating the good economy' in tweets, audio and pictures. Thanks to everyone that contributed. Takes a few seconds to load... | Draft |
| 'Creating the good economy' conference has challenged us all | Article | NICVA held its first annual economic conference yesterday in the Stormont Hotel. The event was addressed by keynote speakers Will Hutton, David McWilliams and the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment, Arlene Foster MLA. The conference sought to | Draft |
| Masterclass tackles financial crisis | Article | The Centre for Economic Empowerment’s second masterclass tackled the complex and wide-ranging topic of what caused the global financial crisis and examined the policies that resulted from it. The event was addressed by Dr Esmond Birnie, PwC Chie | Draft |
| Members learn to manage their information | Article | On Thursday 27 October, NICVA held their bi-annual members’ session at the Navan Centre, Armagh. The day was on the subject of managing information, covering the topics of data protection, measuring impact with Social Return on Investments (SRO | Draft |
| Welfare reform to pose significant challenges for Northern Ireland | Article | The incoming welfare reforms have been widely described as the most radical shake up of the social security system in over 40 years. The proposed aim of the reform and subsequent Bill is to simplify the benefits system, improve work incentives to encou | Draft |
| Video Comment: NICVA Chief Executive on the future of Northern Ireland's economy | Article | In advance of NICVA's Centre for Economic Empowerment conference in Belfast on 8 November 2011 - Creating the good economy - Chief Executive Seamus McAleavey talks about why the voluntary | Draft |
| NICVA releases latest Viewfinder research | Article | NICVA has released their latest research on the voluntary and community sector. Viewfinder, the tenth in the series, provides an overview of a number of issues which are currently affecting the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.& | Published |
| NICVA's 73rd Annual General Meeting | Article | Bob Stronge, Chair of NICVA, welcomed members to NICVA's 73rd AGM on 14 October and reflected on a year which saw the impact of economic downturn, cuts to public expenditure and the reshaping of public services creating many difficulties for families a | Draft |
| NICVA meets Connecting Older People grantholders | Article | In June 2011 NICVA was awarded the development and support contract from the BIG Lottery fund to work with Reaching Out: Connecting Older People grant holders. NICVA has agreed to work in partnership with Stratagem and Stellar Leadership to deliv | Draft |