Workforce Development

The CVSF is funded by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) to engage local voluntary & community sector (VCS) organisations with the Brighton & Hove Children & Young People's Trust (CYPT) to develop & publicise multi-agency training to achieve a more skilled & integrated children's workforce.

Forthcoming multi-agency training opportunities: We have worked with CYPT colleagues to develop, publicise and support VCS participation in several training programmes for the children's workforce:

  • Core Skills Training Programme: These courses cover effective communication, child development, safeguarding children, supporting transitions and multi-agency working. Places for Third Sector staff and volunteers are at a reduced rate of £30 per course or free for small community groups. Download the Core Skills 2009-2010 programme for this link . For more information, download the brochure from this link and the summary postcard from here.
  • FREE E-Safeguarding Course: This computer-based E-Safeguarding course, from the Safeguarding E-Academy of the Virtual College, sets out an introduction to safeguarding children.Further information at: www.safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk . Free places are available to Third Sector organisations and should be booked through SafetyNet: www.safety-net.org.uk Tel: 01273 696622 E-mail: training@safety-net.org.uk.

The Third Sector Children's Workforce: In Brighton & Hove about 450 community groups and voluntary organisations (one third of the local voluntary sector) work directly with children, young people and/or families. They employ or are support ed by an estimated 2,000 staff and 6,000 volunteers.

Training Needs Audit: A Training Needs Audit of the the third sector children's workforce was conducted prior to the Core Skills Programme. It is available for download here.

CVSF Workforce Development Sub-group: This group steers and informs workforce development activity between the CVSF & CYPT. It supports our elected representatives to the CYPT's Workforce Development Partnership (& Training Consortium), Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Learning Partnership. The terms of reference are downloadable here.

Further information: Please contact using the details from our main contacts page. Please make clear in the heading that you are contacting us regarding children's workforce development. 

Last updated on the 9th of February 2010