Training opportunities for Cree staff and volunteers

We have collated a list of training opportunities for Cree groups to access to support delivery. The training courses offer staff/volunteers opportunities to increase their knowledge and skills in health and community related subjects relevant to the voluntary and community sector.

Find your local CREE

Training course	Overview	Level of training	Target Audience	How to access
Durham Community Action	A series of online workshops to assist voluntary and community organisations with volunteer management, consultation and engagement, strategic planning, operational and financial management. All sessions are currently fully funded. Examples include: Understanding Safeguarding Volunteers and the Law Understanding GDPR Managing Risk Completing a funding application Community Engagement Volunteer Recruitment Protecting your Charity's Finances Understanding Trustee Responsibilities & Good Governance Setting up a new group Volunteer Boundaries	General awareness	Volunteer led and volunteer involving and community groups and organisations (Trustees /Staff/Volunteers)	Durham Community Action: DCA Training
Making Every Contact Count (MECC)	MECC is an approach to behaviour change that utilises the millions of day-to-day interactions that organisations and individuals have with people to support them to make positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing. The course will cover: How to have a conversation The 4 A's of MECC (Ask, Assess, Advise, Act) Key topics and sources of support (Smoking, alcohol, financial awareness, healthy eating, drugs, mental health, physical activity and domestic abuse) Supporting staff/volunteers own health and wellbeing Available support		Frontline staff Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) staff Community groups Volunteers	Email us at publichealth@durham.gov.uk
Wellbeing for Life - Suicide Awareness	A workshop to enable people to become more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide by opening up conversations. This workshop is suitable for anyone who might come into contact with someone experiencing thoughts of suicide		General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups.	Wellbeing for Life: training opportunities Tel: 0800 876 6887
Zero Suicide Alliance	An online training session which takes approximately 20 minutes. The session aims to give you the skills and confidence to help someone considering suicide. It focuses on breaking stigma and encouraging conversations.		General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups.	Zero Suicide Alliance: training
If U Care Share - Suicide Training on Prevention (STOP)	STOP utilises our knowledge and experience to educate people on how we can best support people that have lost someone to suicide, whilst also looking at the signs that someone may be thinking about taking their own life.		Workplaces	If u care share
Wellbeing for Life (calendar updated regularly)	Provides a range of training relating to mental being including Building Personal Resilience to Change Basic Mental Health Awareness Mental Health at Work Connect 5 Mental Health MECC		General public, volunteers, frontline staff and community groups. Available free to anyone who lives or works in County Durham	Wellbeing for Life: training opportunities
Durham County Council Financial Awareness	This workshop gives an introduction to financial awareness with topics that include completing a financial audit advice on energy switching the dangers of short-term high cost credit mortgage and bank accounts financial resilience where to get money advice		Workplaces	Email us at publichealth@durham.gov.uk