education
Domestic Abuse Workshops
From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against women and girls around the world. 
See more at: 16 Days of Action
| 25th Nov
1.30 – 4.30 |
Banff | Harvest Centre | Proj £6
Tea/coffee £1/ea Hall hire £9p/h
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01261 815790
Domestic Gender Abuse Team – Still to get title
Facilitator – Shona Cormack |
| 28th Nov
9.30 – 12.30
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Fraserburgh | Robertson Road Centre,
Training Rm |
SMART Board & tea coffee avail | (01346) 515292
Rona Harper
Housing – Options and Homelessness: Managing Expectations
Facilitator – Alison McKinnon |
| 29th Nov
9.30 – 12.30
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Ellon | Kirk Centre | Screen/no projector
Teas coffee available |
770177772569358 725690
01358 725690 Catering 01358 723517
NHS – Female Genital Mutilation: Background, practice guidelines and professional responsibilities
Facilitator: Rosie Crighton |
| 30th Nov
1.30 – 4.30 |
Peterhead | Apex Centre,
Main Hall |
Hall £70 hire
No projector Tea/coffee £1.50ea |
077887 15151
Anne Whittam
CJ – Working with Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
Facilitators – Michele Clark, Joe Walsh and Wullie Lauder
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| 1st Dec
1.30 – 4.30 p.m. |
Banchory | CLD Activity Rm 1 Banchory Primary School | No Projector
Catering form and let form required |
01330 825966
Adult Protection – Domestic Violence and Adult Protection.
Facilitator – Ann-Marie Bruce
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| 1st Dec
2 – 3p.m |
Aberdeen | Banff and Buchan Room Woodhill House Annexe | Making in every opportunity court in NHSG to address Gender Based Violence
Facilitator – Dr Linda Leighton-Beck |
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| 2nd Dec
1.30 – 4.30 |
Alford | Alford CC Conference/library | SMARTBOARD | alford.campus@
aberdeenshire.gov.uk |
| 5th Dec
1.30 – 4.30p.m. |
Inverurie | Council Chambers
Gordon House |
Projector booked, teas to be booked | Police Scotland – MARAC and Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme Scotland
Facilitator – Police Scotland |
| 9th Dec available
1.30 – 4.30 |
Stonehaven | Community Centre | Lounge
Has projector Kitchen avail |
01569 762688
Work of Grampian Women’s Aid
Facilitator – Alison Hay |
Getting it Right for Every Child
The Health & Social Care Alliance, Scotland is providing a free ‘Getting to Know GIRFEC’ workshop on 13th December, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Café Coast, Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen, AB24 4HP
These Training the Trainer workshops are aimed at third sector organisations working directly with children, young people and parents. Participants will be equipped to cascade information to children, young people, parents and colleagues. For more information, or to book a place, please contact Sarah Wardrop on 0141 404 0231, or email comms.coordinator@alliance-scotland.org.uk
‘What does recovery mean to you?’
North Aberdeenshire community members speak about recovery.
Please use the youtube link below to see yet another fantastic film clip produced by Community members in recovery.
Scottish Mental Health First Aid: Young People
Aberdeen Health Village, Frederick Street,
Aberdeen AB24 5HY
Tuesday 27th Sept 2016 or Monday 28th Nov 2016
The course was developed as a mental health equivalent of physical first aid for those working, supporting or parenting 11 – 17 year olds. SMHFA/YP is an evidence learning course for adults to provide initial support; in a crisis and non-crisis situation.
We are running 2 courses in Aberdeen to meet the demand.
This course does not train you to become a counsellor or mental health professional. It is designed to teach you to better understand mental health and how it affects young people, as well as learn mental first aid skills such as:-
- How to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress
- How to ask about mental distress
- How to provide initial support
- How to guide a young person towards appropriate professional help
The course also aims to show how mental health first aid can be applied in a crisis situation involving a range of common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide and substance misuse.
This 14-hour training course is designed to increase understanding of mental health and how it affects young people. The course requires several hours of personal CPD both before and after the training day in order to complete the course requirements. The personal learning part of the course is done through the e-learning zone on the SMHFA –YP website.
The Cost is £75 per participant for the 14 hours CPD (including 1 day training). To book a place on either course please email training@thespark.org.uk or contact Emma Cameron on 07760257038 or at e.cameron@thespark.org.uk stating which course date you are interested in. 
As & When Project Worker 1 Aberdeenshire
Area(s): Scotland
Based: Barnardo’s Works, Aberdeenshire
Salary: £9.23 per hour
Closing date: 16/09/2016
Barnardo’s Works Aberdeenshire supports young people age 16 -24 years to access employment and training opportunities that meet their interests and career aspirations.
These sessional roles will support young people in rural areas of Aberdeenshire as part of our team. Our service is trying to build a network of sessional staff to deliver 1-1 work or small group work in small clusters across Aberdeenshire.
You will support young people into training, education or employment opportunities that meet their own aspirations and experiences.
The successful applicant will work with young people who are furthest removed from the labour market both in group and 1:1 settings and support them to achieve their goals.
There will be a requirement to engage with other professionals, agencies and stakeholders and to promote our services and young people to a variety of employers throughout the area.
For further information on the essential criteria for this role and to apply please visit the Barnardo’s Website www.barnardos.org.uk. When applying please quote reference SC14109816
Barnardo’s Scotland is pleased to be working towards the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundation Award.
For more information on this role please contact Cliff Graham: 07920 087 B951
Help Keep Our Beaches Clean
KIMOUK have launched a new video to help promote Pick Up 3 Pieces, an initiative aimed at encouraging people to pick up 3 pieces of marine litter every time they visit their local beach. If everyone did this once a month, together we could remove over 55 million pieces of litter from Scottish beaches each year. For more information about why marine litter is so important, view their YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QhIL3ktYE or visit: www.pickup3.org.uk
Grampian Credit Union
Loans – £2 million available to lend!
Thanks to another fantastic year of support from members saving with us, and with many new members joining, we currently have £2 million available for members to borrow.
With interest rates ranging from just 3.9% APR to a maximum of 42.6% APR, our loans are designed with you in mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Building Capacity In Your Community
The Scottish Community Development Centre have launched a short video titled ‘What is community capacity building’ which partners and communities may find useful. To view the video please visit: http://www.scdc.org.uk/news/article/video-what-community-capacity-building/
ALISS – A Local Information System for Scotland
ALISS is an easy search and collaboration tool for health and wellbeing resources in Scotland. 
It helps signpost people to useful community support – and with an ALISS account you can also contribute the many and varied resources that our local communities have to offer. Communities in Scotland contain a wealth of resources that can support our health and wellbeing, yet it is often difficult to find information about what is available in our local area. ALISS aims to make information about networks, public services and communities in Scotland – as well as local sources of support – more findable. Communities can also contribute to ALISS with any resources they have to offer eg. places, groups, activities, opportunities, events and services. Everyone is welcome to search and use the information in ALISS – why not try a search at www.aliss.org and request an account to add something to it? The more local groups that use ALISS to add resources, the better it will become – so give it a go!
Shifting Horizons
Shifting Horizons; Widening your approach to finding employment
27th June 2016
10.30am – 2.30pm
Mearns Community Campus
Workshops on transferable skills (SDS) and
how to improve your chances when applying for work
(Recruitment Team Aberdeenshire Council)
Volunteering (AVA)
Issues arising from being unemployed (CAB)
Mindfulness and mental health wellbeing in stressful times
Unemployed; long/short term; oil and gas redundancies
Free to all open to drop in or:
To register your interest please contact
Kristeen Barrie, Aberdeenshire Council,
Employment Support Team 01467 629278
Shifting Horizons; Widening your
approach to finding employment
Partners include:
Skills Development Scotland • NHS • Citizens Advice Bureau
• Pillar Kincardine • AVA • Aberdeenshire Council
• Kincardineshire Development Partnership and other agencies
NHS
PACE Event
Skills Development Scotland will be holding a North East Employment and Su
pport Event at RGU from 10am-3pm on the 22nd June. Businesses from all sectors can exhibit at this event free of charge.
Businesses from all sectors of the economy have the chance to exhibit at the free event, being held at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen on 22 June.
The event is the fourth to be organised by the Scottish Government’s initiative for responding to redundancy situations, Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE), and forms part of the response from the Energy Jobs Taskforce.
Three jobs fairs held last year in the city attracted more than 2200 people who had either been made redundant or were facing redundancy.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is co-ordinating the event in conjunction with a number of key partners including the Department for Work and Pensions.
As well as offering information on local job vacancies, the event will feature information and advice from a number of public sector agencies on areas including job hunting, careers advice and training opportunities.
Download the Event Registration Form
For businesses who wish to advertise vacancies but are unable to attend in person, vacancies can also be advertised at the event.
Employers can also e-mail conference@sds.co.uk for more information.
The Friends of the Grassic Gibbon Centre
Welcome
Luke Robertson
In conversation with Andy Hall
The Grassic Gibbon Centre
Arbuthnott
On Thursday 9th June at 7.30 pm
Tickets cost £10 and are available from:
The Grassic Gibbon Centre
Arbuthnott, Laurencekirk, AB30 1PB
Tel: 01561 361668
Email: friendsofggc@grassicgibbon.com
http://www.grassicgibbon.com
Luke Robertson is the only Scot and youngest Brit ever to complete a solo
expedition to the South Pole.
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