One-day Trustee Recruitment Workshop (CPD accredited) Ensuring that your trustee body remains quorate and effective can be a challenging task.
Join us at a CPD accredited workshop that has been designed specifically to actively engage delegates in a structured process aimed at strengthening your trustee recruitment efforts. It offers valuable resources such as templates and practical connections, alongside guidance on advertising opportunities and statutory requirements. Additionally, it encourages honest reflection on whether your charity board truly represents the communities you serve.
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The Almshouse Association 1-day interactive learning training course is a great opportunity to meet your counterparts in the almshouse network and underpin your knowledge of almshouses and how they operate.
It is aimed at ‘new to the role’ CEOs, clerks and trustees as well as members that are looking to consolidate their knowledge. It has been CPD accredited (Continuing Professional Development) and attendees will receive a certificate at the end of the course.
Objective To provide almshouse charity CEOs, clerks and trustees with essential training and to enable you to adopt best practice in fulfilling your duties and furthering the success of your almshouse charity .
40 mins | CPD Accredited
It’s important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation, staff, volunteers and residents.
Cyber awareness training is a vital part of an organisation’s information security measures. Cyber-crime costs UK businesses and organisations a lot of money (Almost £30 billion per year to be more precise) and causes massive disruption. In fact, each year around half of all UK businesses has at least one security breach.
We are all responsible for keeping information safe when using computers and similar devices, so this Cyber security eLearning course has been designed for everyone to use. It includes some straightforward practical steps that will help to protect computers, networks, programmes and data from unauthorised access, helping to safeguard the systems and information we use.
Cyber attacks are more prevalent than ever before, with ransomware attacking organisations such as the NHS, airports, banks, and government departments; the need for organisations to implement cyber security training is obvious. The Cyber Security course can be completed in just 40 minutes and helps you to comply with current legislation.
Course Contents This training course is broken down into 3 sections:
SECTION 1 – Cyber securit y
SECTION 2 – Cyber security breaches
SECTION 3 – Your responsibilities In this final section , we look at what responsibilities both employers and employees have when it comes to cyber security in the workplace, also covering best preventative measures against cyber attacks.
Cyber Security Awareness Certificate The course ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material and a printable certificate which includes your name, name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion and accreditations by recognised authorities.
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
15 mins | CPD accredited
This Social Media Awareness Training course raises awareness of the risks associated with using social media and how using these platforms inappropriately can have severe consequences.
Social media has changed the way the world interacts with each other, both personally and professionally. In fact, the average internet user spends 145 minutes per day on social media! With that said, there are a number of risks associated with social media usage that both organisations and their staff/volunteers must be aware of and know how to mitigate.
This short online Social Media Awareness course explores how social media might be used at work, and also when it shouldn’t be used. Additionally, it covers the importance of following an organisation’s policies and procedures surrounding social media usage and why publicly sharing confidential or private information can be extremely damaging.
This Social Media Awareness course isn’t just for those who work in Marketing or Advertising either, it’s for anyone who might use social media within the workplace, for whatever reason.
COURSE CONTENTS
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
Section 1 – Defining Social Media
Section 2 – Social Media at Work
Social Media Awareness Certificate The course ends with a multiple choice test to measure your knowledge of the material and a printable certificate which includes your name, name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion and accreditations by recognised authorities.
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60 mins | CPD Accredited
This training course is aimed at clerks and trustees who are new to their roles. It is a scene setter covering key knowledge areas including signposting that will help generate useful discussions for those concerned. The course will take approximately an hour to complete and you will receive a CPD certificate on passing.
The course covers 4 learning modules as follows :
MODULE 1
The history of almshouses
The Almshouse Association
What makes almshouses unique
MODULE 2
Knowledge of key documents
Almshouse language
Do’s and don’ts
Mandatory policies & templates
Residents’ Letter of Appointment and Residents’ Handbook
MODULE 3
The main charity regulator, the Charity Commission
MODULE 4
Your role
Standards of Almshouse Management (SAM)
Your residents
Course objectives, on completion you will be :
knowledgeable about how The Almshouse Association can support you, the history of almshouses, the movement and what makes almshouses unique.
confident in what are your charity’s key documents that support and guide decision-making and where to find them.
familiar with using the correct almshouse language and terms.
understand the role of the Charity commission and your charity’s main reporting obligations.
knowledgeable about the main duties of a trustee and a clerk and familiar with good working practices.
knowledgeable in different resident scenarios and where to find guidance.
An Introduction to Almshouses certificate
The course ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the materials and a printable certificate which includes your name, the course taken, your pass percentage, the date of completion and accreditations by recognised authorities.
To access your course
After you have clicked on the button below, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Please type in your email address to login, select the course you want to complete and follow the instructions.
If this is the first time you have logged into the Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity, its membership number of The Almshouse Association and your own name. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate
35 mins | CPD accredited |IOSH approved
This online Risk Assessment training is designed to help organisations comply with Health and Safety regulations, as well as learn to and carry out structured risk assessments in the workplace.
Risk assessments are a crucial part of ensuring employees/volunteers are safe from harm and that workplace risks are anticipated and reduced as mush as is reasonably possible. By law, every employer must undertake this kind of assessment for health and safety risks within their working environment. This course gives a clear, structured overview of what a risk assessment is, as well as explaining each stage of how to perform one in a clear, step by step manner. In addition to helping with legal compliance, this course will show you how to assign ratings to workplace risks, put appropriate control measures in place and minimise the risks.
Learning outcomes
Understand the 5 steps of a risk assessment, as well as how to create a plan of action for the hazard you find
Show your commitment to The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Learn when you should fill out a risk assessment and when they are not necessary
The training course is broken down into 4 sections:
Why Assess Risks?
When Should I Assess Risks?
The 5 Steps to Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment Tool
Risk Assessment Training Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.
Details of the next LACNG (Larger Almshouse Charity Network Group) meeting will be posted here when finalised.
30 mins | CPD accredited |
Every member of staff legally requires some kind of Fire Awareness Training.
This online programme is an effective and hassle-free way to ensure that you follow current legislation – as well as providing an easily accessible record of staff training. It’s suitable for any workplace, in any industry sector and provides an engaging way for your staff to complete their Fire Safety Training.
The training course is broken down into 5 sections:
The Nature of Fire
Fire Signage
Fire Hazards
Emergency Procedure
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Fire Awareness Training Certificate
To access your course
When you click the below login button, you will be taken through to the Training login area.
Type in your email address to log in, select the course you want to complete and follow the onscreen instructions.NOTE – If this is the first time you have logged into the iHasco Online training area, you will be asked for your name, the name of your charity and Almshouse Association membership number. Please type in your first name and last name as you would like them to appear on your certificate.