Guide to good governance: running effective board meetings

This course is packed full of content to help you identify and understand what is required to run an effective board meeting. By the end of the session you will: recognise good practice in board meetings and...

Introduction to Restorative Practice

This one-day workshop is designed for people interested in restorative practice whether service managers, team leaders or workers. This workshop introduces delegates to the concept and some of the principles of...

Preparing for a Scottish Parliament election with OSCR and the Electoral Commission

With the Scottish Parliament elections approaching, many voluntary organisations will be considering how to use their voice to highlight their important causes. Voluntary sector organisations play a pivotal...

Introduction to Woodwork

Learn the basics of woodworking for use in children's settings, at our hands-on event for beginners.This beginners course will help you to learn basic woodworking skills and safe practices, which will...

SMN National Event: #Youmakethedifference

Each year, the Scottish Mentoring Network invite members of the mentoring community across Scotland and the UK to come together to celebrate mentoring and to share with and learn from each other. This year...

A Rough Guide to Homelessness Policy and Legislation in Scotland

A blended online course giving you an introduction and insight into both the history and current direction of homelessness policy and legislation across Scotland.

Students and benefits - an update

Make sure you know how recent benefit changes are likely to affect students. This course is for advisers with a good working knowledge of the benefits system as it applies to students, and mainly updates...

Growing Peer Support in Shetland

Are you interested in the role of lived experience and community based peer support in mental health and suicide prevention in Shetland?Scottish Recovery Network is excited to explore the role of peer support...

Social media fundamentals

X (Twitter), Facebook and blogging don’t have to be a mystery any longer - this online course will help you develop the skills to use these core social channels more confidently and effectively. Whether it is...

Kinship carers and the benefits system

‘Kinship care’ is the situation in which a child goes to live with a member of their extended family or with a family friend. This course looks at benefit issues that arise for kinship carers. It provides an...