After great results, local project Community Chesterfield is now offering free training to even more of Derbyshire’s volunteers, students, and community groups.
As a partnership between Derbyshire Voluntary Action and the University of Derby, Community Chesterfield aims to strengthen the voluntary sector by creating opportunities for the university and community to learn together. Training and Tea are short, convenient, and are held online via Zoom, so that you can make a cuppa and start your day with one of the sessions; each on a specific short subject.
The Lottery funded project has so far provided 2,271 hours of training, which has been fantastically well received. Julie Drury, the Daytime Group Leader at Chesterfield Fibromyalgia Support Group said “I’ve done lots of courses, at some point I was doing one every week or every two weeks…for it to be free training as well for groups like ours and for me personally has been amazing; massive, massive help. It’s given me loads more confidence”.
Due to past success and the positive impact made by this initiative, Community Chesterfield are now widening access to fully funded places. Those working or volunteering for a Community, Voluntary or Third Sector organisation or groups that provide a service to people living in in Chesterfield or Northeast Derbyshire are now eligible for a free place, along with staff and students from the University of Derby. If you do not fit these criteria, tickets will be available to purchase.
“I’m so proud of the success of Training & Tea sessions” says Kate Burns, Skills and Learning Coordinator at Community Chesterfield. “Especially now we’re widening the scope of people that can attend, I’m excited for more people to get involved and develop their knowledge and skills”.
For the next series of topics, chosen by the Derbyshire community, they are going to be welcoming back local Derbyshire based trainer Andrew Deighton from AWD Development Solutions Ltd.
- 5th October– Working Styles and Preferences
- 19th October– Building and Developing an Exceptional Team
- 9th November– Managing Difficult Conversations
- 23rd November– Facilitation Skills
“The sessions have been really popular, and the feedback has been fantastic. I think that’s because they’re very focused, time efficient and always end when we say they will. People can then get on with the rest of their day” says Andrew Deighton from AWD Development Solutions Ltd.
To find out more or to book your place visit bit.ly/CommunityChesterfieldEventbrite.
To stay up to date with our events and activities, we encourage you to check out our website for our social media links and to sign up to our Newsletter https://www.communitychesterfield.org.uk/.
Community Chesterfield supports the marketing and economic growth of the town through Chesterfield Champions, a network of over 200 organisations across Chesterfield and North Derbyshire.
