Dear subscriber, Welcome to our monthly newsletter for January, covering the latest developments around People, HR and Employment issues in the voluntary sector. This month's issue includes:- HR Masterclass running again in March
- Details of our Annual HR Conference
- New NCVO Charity Careers Seminar
- Third sector apprenticeship framework in development
- How effective is your organisations workforce?
- Updates to our HRBank
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HR Masterclass running again in March  When: Thursday 4th and Friday 5th March, 2010
Where: NCVO, London, N1 9RL
NCVO's HR Masterclass is being repeated due to popular demand, after a successful course in December which received great feedback from attendees.
The Masterclass consists of practical learning to help you implement practices that keep you on the right side of employment legislation. The training will also develop your skills of managing good – and poor - performance.
Availability is strictly limited to 20 places, and the trainer is Wendy Blake Ranken (Fellow, CIPD), author of The Good Guide to Employment.
Book before Friday January 29 and receive a 10% discount.
For more information and to book your place, visit the NCVO website:
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/hr-masterclass |
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NCVO Annual HR Conference  Be a great employer - get the best from your staff
Tuesday March 23, 2010
09:30 - 16:00
NCVO, London
Run in partnership with Russell-Cooke Solicitors
Effective managers and good employers get more from their staff – higher performance, increased motivation and improved attendance.
This conference will develop and strengthen your HR knowledge and skills to help you become a great employer.
Keynote speakers include Brendan Barber, General Secretary of TUC and Helen Giles MBE Chartered FCIPD, HR Director of Broadway, who will tell you how you and your HR team can maximise your influence and impact in the voluntary sector.
Workshops being run on the day include:
- Implementing disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Developing a salary structure
- Managing sickness absence and poor performance
- Mergers and associated TUPE issues
An early bird discount is available until 5 February. Book online on the NCVO website:
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/HR10 |
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NCVO Charity Careers Seminar  NCVO Working For A Charity are running a new one evening seminar, which has been designed for people newly arrived in the voluntary sector - as paid staff or trustees - who want to learn more about some of the key management issues facing the sector.
The next seminar is running on March 3, visit the Working For A Charity website for details:
www.workingforacharity.org.uk |
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Apprenticeship framework for the third sector - get involved!  Skills – Third Sector is writing a framework for apprenticeships to meet the needs of third sector organisations.
Third sector organisations have a particular role to play in developing apprenticeships that train people in skills that third sector organisations need, such as campaigning or fundraising, to help them make a difference to people and their communities. It is these apprenticeships that the framework will be designed to support.
Skills - Third Sector are running a free event on February 4, where you can join 50 other key third sector organisations to:
- Find out about funding and how apprenticeships can improve your organisation’s performance
- Sign up to be one of the 5,000 organisations to get a £2,500 Golden Hello
- Get involved in the consultation on the framework
- Hear from people running apprenticeships in charities
- Discuss barriers to apprenticeships and how to overcome them
- Get practical advice on how you can set up an apprenticeship in your organisation
Find out more about the event and apprenticeships at:
www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk |
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How effective is your organisations workforce?  The Workforce Wheel is a tool that takes an outcomes approach to all aspects of people management.
The Wheel is easy to use and aims to help voluntary and community organisations understand where they want to get to as they grow into their full potential.
Effectively, it is a model of a high performing organisation with strong leadership.
Read more about the Workforce Wheel, and download a copy for free on the NCVO website:
www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/workforce-wheel |
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Sample policies and job descriptions available at HRBank  Workforce Development's online HRBank has recently been updated - we have added 48 new policies and job descriptions since September 2009.
The HRBank is a collection of human resources policies and job descriptions donated by voluntary and community organisations, which are available for organisations to amend and tailor to their own needs.
We encourage other third sector organisations to share their policies, and we are developing a listing of those willing to do so.
Please get in touch if you are willing to share your policies and job descriptions with other third sector organisations.
Request a policy or JD via:
HRBank |
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To get in touch please contact:
NCVO Workforce Development
Phone: 020 7520 2580
Website: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/advice-support/workforce-development
E: Kelly Ventress.
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