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A
FREE one-day event for
Voluntary
and Community Groups
on
Tuesday
14 th October 2008
at
Letterston
Community Hall,
Letterston,
Near Haverfordwest
10.00
am - 4.00 pm
with
lunch provided
Come
and join us to find out more about ensuring quality in your organisation,
celebrate local learner achievements, and pick up FREE
resources!
To
book your place(s) please phone PAVS, with your preferred workshop
choice, on 01437 769422 by Monday 6 October 2008
All
organisations attending will be entered into a FREE
prize draw to win a copy of the new Charities Evaluation Service
booklet "First Steps in Quality".
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Proving
the quality of what we do in the voluntary and community sector
is becoming increasingly important. The implementation of a quality
system within an organisation can improve efficiency, increase effectiveness,
drive change and growth, and demonstrate to the outside world (including
funders) that you provide a valuable - and valued - service.
There
are a number of different ways to ensure quality but where do you
start? This one-day event focuses on two quality systems that have
been specifically designed for the third sector, as well as quality
assurance in learning, and participatory evaluation methods in action.
The
Learning in the Voluntary Sector project managed
by PAVS comes to an end on 31 st October. This event gives us a
chance to celebrate the achievements of our learners - and find
out what you think about what we have done, and what we should do
in the future.
Other
activities during the day will include presentations of Learner
Certificates and Learning Champion awards, FREE
Learning Toolkits, and the launch of the Pembrokeshire 3rd Sector
Learning Network (P3LN). Lunch is provided - plus a piece of celebratory
cake!
Programme
| 9.45am
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Coffee
and registration |
| 10.00am
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Welcome
An
overview of the Learning in the Voluntary Sector
project |
| 10.15am
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Participatory
evaluation - your chance to have a say about what
worked well, what you got out of the project and what we could
do better in future. Don't worry if you have not had much
contact with the project - your views on what we should do
next are equally as important |
| 11.00am
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Launch
of P3LN - Pembrokeshire 3 rd Sector Learning Network
(previously known as the Voluntary Sector Training Advisory
Group) |
| 11.15am
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Break
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11.30am
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Investing
in Volunteers (IIV) - A local perspective
Age
Concern Pembrokeshire will give a local perspective on how
they achieved the Investing In Volunteers Quality Mark, and
what it has meant for their organisation
PQASSO
(Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations)
An
introduction to the 3 rd Edition of PQASSO and how it can
be used to drive up quality in your organisation
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| 12.30pm
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Lunch
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| 1.15pm
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Workshop
sessions - please choose TWO workshops |
| 3.15pm
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Awards
and Celebratory Cake |
| 3.30pm
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Evaluation
and Close |
Workshops - please choose
2
| Workshop
A |
Investing
in Volunteers (IIV)
Investing
in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations
which involve volunteers in their work. The Standard enables
organisations to review their volunteer management, and also
publicly demonstrates their commitment to volunteering. Leah
Doherty from WCVA, who lead on IIV in Wales , will facilitate
a short workshop introducing the key elements of the programme
and explaining how you can get started |
| Workshop
B |
PQASSO
(Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations)
Developed
by the Charities Evaluation Service, PQASSO is the leading
quality assurance system used in the third sector. The new
and improved 3rd edition has just been launched, and includes
a sharper focus on the importance of outcomes; public service
delivery; partnership working; environmental and sustainability
issues; and citizen engagement. PQASSO Mentor, Hywel Davies,
will lead a participatory workshop introducing some of the
quality areas. PQASSO could become a pre-qualification for
tendering locally, so sign up for this workshop to find out
what's involved. |
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C |
Quality
in Learning
This
workshop will cover some of the ways you can ensure that the
training / learning your organisation provides is of a high
standard. Including an introduction to peer observation programmes,
learner feedback, course evaluations, and reflective practice
. Lorraine Groves , Teaching and Learning Manager at
Pembrokeshire College leads an interactive workshop considering
some of the key methods used to quality assure learning delivery.
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