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Choosing Change currently offers 3 types of training: in-house courses for community groups; in-house courses for staff and managers and open courses at Trafford Hall. Details are shown below. Please click on course titles for more information about individual courses.

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In house courses for community groups

The following are established courses. Please note that we are happy to adapt these or tailor-make new courses to meet the particular needs of your organisation.

One Day Courses

• Dealing with Conflict and Aggression

• Fundraising for your Group

• Mystery Shopping

• Resident Inspectors

• Communication skills

• Running successful meetings

• Chairing skills

• Writing skills for committee secretaries

• Presentation skills and public speaking

• Equality and diversity

• How to involve more people

• Running projects in the community

• Representing your community

• You can do it! – building confidence

• Working as a team

• Negotiating and influencing skills

• Assertiveness skills

• Stress management

• Understanding social housing

• Neighbourhood management

• Resident involvement in contracts

• Community enterprise – an introduction

• A vision for your community

• How to be happy

• Residents on board!

Longer Courses

• Empowering People, Empowering Communities

• Leadership in the Community

• Training for trainers

• Connecting parents with communities

• Healthy communities

• Personal effectiveness programme

Our current fees for established courses for community groups are as follows:

• 3-day courses: £1,800
• 2-day courses: £1,300
• 1-day courses: £690
• Half-day or evening: £470
• Taster sessions: £350

Figures shown are exclusive of VAT.

Please contact us to book courses or for more information.

 

In house courses for staff and managers

The following are established courses. Please note that we are happy to adapt these or tailor-make new courses to meet the particular needs of your organisation.

• Communicating with customers

• Assertiveness

• Dealing with conflict and aggression

• Meetings skills

• Chairing and managing meetings

• Communication skills for managers

• Empowering staff

• Holding supervisions and appraisals

• Giving presentations

• Happiness at work

• Team working

• Coaching skills for managers

• Participatory learning and action

• Training skills for managers

Please contact us to book courses or for more information.

 

Open courses at Trafford Hall

Trafford Hall, the National Communities Resource Centre in Chester, offers many courses for social housing tenants and community volunteers. Many applicants are eligible for bursary places; those eligible need only pay a £15 per person administration fee. Please note that bookings and further information about these courses should be made directly with Trafford Hall – mc.lawton@traffordhall.com - phone 01244 300246. Details of the full training programme are available from www.traffordhall.com.

“Forthcoming Choosing Change courses at Trafford Hall are:

• 16-17 January 2012 - Understanding Group Dynamics: improving your work as a committee
  
  
• 9-10 February - Making Meetings Work for You
  
  
• 20-22 February - Spreading Your Knowledge and Understanding: How to train other residents
  
  
• 23-24 February - Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating - The essence of good management
  
  
• 19-20 March - Representing Your Community: Negotiation and Influencing Skills

Please note that all the courses run at Trafford Hall can also be run in-house for organisations. Please contact us if you would like to explore this option.

 

Choosing Change currently offers 3 types of training:

In-house courses for community groups are courses that can be booked by your organisation, and we will come to you and run the course locally.

In-house courses for staff and managers are courses about communication and empowerment, designed to help staff give of their best and get the best from their organisations. Again, we come to you.

Open courses at Trafford Hall are courses we run at the National Communities Resource Centre in Chester. If you are interested, take a look at Trafford Hall's current programme.