Spark Training programme 2024
An affordable programme of online and classroom-based training sessions for Somerset charities and community groups.
Lunch & Learn sessions
A series of free, online, bite-sized sessions led by specialist trainers to help you explore some funding methods you may not have previously considered. Facilitated by the Reflect Recover Renew project.
Upcoming session themes include:
Developing a fundraising strategy, Wednesday 20 March from 12.30pm-1.30pm
Corporate fundraising, Tuesday 26 March from 12.30pm-1.30pm
Health Inequalities: How to Make Your Services More Accessible
Join Helen Fielden from the OMH Community Engagement Project and Brittney Strange, Public Health Specialist with Somerset Council and learn how you can make sure your services are as accessible as possible.
Takes place on Monday 25 March, 10am-11.30am, via Teams.
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
ASIST is a two-day, in person workshop delivered by Mind in Somerset, where you’ll learn how to prevent suicide by recognising signs, providing a skilled intervention, and developing a safety plan to keep someone alive. This training can be completed as part of the Orange Button Scheme in Somerset.
Takes place on Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 March near Taunton.
Nature Wellbeing Day
The Somerset Mental Health Network have teamed up with Neroche Woodlanders to offer a free, nature wellbeing day for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) staff and volunteers in Somerset.
Takes place on Thursday 9 May from 10am - 3pm at Young Wood, near Taunton.
Introduction to Youth Work
A training course delivered by South Gloucestershire Playscheme, aimed at new youth workers and youth volunteers, or those who volunteer with children and young people and want to find out if youth work is for them.
Takes place on:
Monday 13 and 20 May in Minehead, 10am - 3pm
Monday 8 and 15 July in Bridgwater, 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 18 and 25 September in Taunton, 10am - 3pm
Saturday 16 and 23 November in Langport, 10am - 3pm
Debt and Money Management Workshop
Join Kim Watts from Citizens Advice Somerset and Janet Gillett from Taunton Area Debt Advice at this workshop for VCFSE organisations. You will learn key budgeting principals, how to have conversations about money, and where to signpost those in crisis. Facilitated by the Somerset Mental Health Network.
Takes place on Thursday 16 May, 9.30am - 11.30am, via Teams.
In the meantime, if there's a specific topic you would like us to cover, please email training@sparksomerset.org.uk.
Just wanted to let you know I did the ‘Train the Trainer’ session on ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ that Gill Harrison delivered yesterday as part of the partnership between Spark Somerset and Open Mental Health. I was very impressed not only with the standard of training but with the course itself.
Training participant, April 2023