Book on to Working For A Charity’s Foundation Course before the end of August and receive £90 off the course cost.

The course is tailor-made to encourage people to consider a job in the charity world, and provides a bridge to help them gain paid employment with a voluntary sector organisation.

The course is run over seven seminars and also includes a voluntary work placement in a host charity.
Enrolment is now open – to read more, visit:

www.workingforacharity.org.uk/training

Skills – Third Sector is the new independent skills body for the third sector, which is due to launch in September.

They are currently recruiting for two Project Managers – read more about the vacancies here.

The learning and skills work currently undertaken by NCVO Workforce Development, which is presently available at www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/learningandskills, will be transferred to the new Skills – Third Sector website in September.

The content available at www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/hr will move to the new NCVO website when it launches in September. More information about the new NCVO site is available below.

NCVO Workforce Development is responsible for commissioning the new website for Skills – Third Sector, and is working closely with them to ensure the transition is a smooth one.

A holding page containing information and an overview of Skills - Third Sector is available at www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk.

Keep posted on the latest news at Skills – Third Sector here:

www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/skills-thirdsector

Workforce Development’s Employment Practice Network is running a free event on Discipline & Dismissal – how to do it well in the new era.

The event is being held on Monday 12 October 2009 from 2-5pm at NCVO in London and will discuss the new Acas code, which came into place in April 2009.

Numbers are strictly limited and priority is given to voluntary and community organisations. To reserve a free place, please email your name, job title and organisation to Emma Allford.

For more information on how to join our Employment Practice Network, visit:

www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/networks

NCVO are developing a new website, which will enable third sector organisations to easily share knowledge and learning with other members of the 7,000-strong NCVO community.

By the end of September 2009, the online communities will be available on the website - allowing users to share ideas, ask questions, meet people and network.

For your chance to take a sneak peak at NCVO's online community and to help make it work:

Email the Community Manager

NCVO’s Collaborative Working Conference

Date: Tuesday 29 September 2009
Time: 10.00am-4.00pm
Venue: NCVO Conference Suite, London

NCVO's fourth annual Collaborative Working Conference will discuss current practice across civil society, look at new opportunities offered by joint working and focus on collaboration as a means of building resilience in the economic downturn.

Capacitybuilders are funding 50 free places for Modernisation Fund phase one bursary holders.

Contact Sue Beckett with any queries, and for further details and to book online, visit:

www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/collab09

Third Sector Organisations are encouraged to run a graduate internship scheme as part of the Government’s Graduate Talent Pool programme.

Internship schemes are an excellent way to boost the skills of your organisation whilst providing a recent graduate with a vital kick-start to their career.

To find out more and register online to host an internship, visit:

graduatetalentpool.bis.gov.uk