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Training support for your organisation

Our VCSE Learning Academy offers funding for organisations to enhance training opportunities for staff and volunteers.

Visit our FAQs at the bottom of this page for more information.

Make an enquiry by completing our training form below.

Training opportunities

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Training

CLEAR: Safeguarding Level 3 (1 Day)

29 April 2025
8:30am
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Training

CLEAR: 5 day course

7 May — 5 June 2025
9:00am
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Training

RJ Working: Introduction to Restorative Practice

2 April — 2 July 2025
9:00am
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Training, Workshop

RJ Working: Tackling Racism Restoratively

5 June 2025
9:00am
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Training, Workshop

RJ Working: Tackling Racism Restoratively

15 May 2025
9:00am
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Grassroots, Training, Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing training day for Volunteers

12 May 2025
9:30am
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Training, Webinar

OSCP: Exploitation Webinar

21 May 2025
9:30am
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Training

OSCP: Child to Child Abuse – May

21 May 2025
10:00am
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Training, Webinar

OSCP: Exploitation Webinar

18 June 2025
9:30am

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Event Series, Information

Lunch and Learn Recordings

Watch past Lunch and Learn workshop recordings designed to provide bitesize offers of information to the VCSE sector.

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We Find Any Learner: Free Government-funded, mental health practitioner training

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Lullaby Trust : Free Safer Sleep Training

Cornwall Council Public Health and Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP) have funded FREE Lullaby Trust safer sleep training for 6 months for anyone working with families with babies in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to significantly reduce the chances of SIDS.

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Dementia + Delirium Courses 2025

This training meets tier 2 dementia training standards framework.

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Headstart Kernow: Workforce development opportunities

These funded events are open to professionals with an interest in the topic(s) covered, including: TIS, Thrive Practitioners, educators, voluntary sector colleagues and foster carers. There is no cost to attend.

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Media Trust: Communicating Climate

Now in its fifth year, Communicating Climate is a six-month strategic communications and campaign training programme designed for organisations working on climate justice, grassroots climate advocacy, and community-focused climate action. This programme will give you the tools and expertise to create and implement powerful campaigns that recognise the climate crisis as a social and political problem as well as an environmental one. 

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Citizens Advice: Cornwall Advice First Aid

Advice First Aid is a new service from Citizens Advice Cornwall which trains frontline workers and volunteers from other charities and organisations to point people to sources of help and information and to identify those who need more in-depth help from Citizens Advice.

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Children & Young People’s Mental Health: Early intervention Training Programme

This expert-led training programme is made up of short, bite-sized sessions in-person and online. and virtually, supported by a range of learning resources. It equips infant, children, and young people’s intervention staff to address a wide range of emotional, social, wellbeing and mental health challenges.

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Complaints Champion Training (PHSO)

Complaining can be complicated. If you work in the voluntary and civil society sector, we want to equip you with the skills to help people navigate the process.

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Another Way: Power of 10

Free workshops for schools in Cornwall on an environmental, curriculum-linked topic of your choosing: Ocean Plastics, Waste, Food, Eco-anxiety, Climate Change or Wildlife.

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Digital Unite: Free CPD Accredited Course on finding affordable internet

Digital Unite and the West London Alliance have worked together to create a free 10 minute course on how to help others find affordable home and mobile internet, including how to switch to a social tariff. You will receive a certificate and course notes when you complete it.

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National Energy Action: Fuel Debt Advice in the Community 

Delivered across three webinars this course aims to provide an understanding of the causes of fuel debt, issues householders may face with meters, fuel statements, payment and tariff options. It also considers consumers, private landlords and fuel suppliers' obligations, as well as complaints procedures and support available for low-income and vulnerable households.

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The Skills Network : Government Funded Qualifications

The courses are all distance learning and take between 8 - 12 weeks. With support from a dedicated Learner Support Adviser and subject specialist Tutor throughout, we will guide you and your employees through to success.

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Free Online Courses in Cornwall

Free Courses in Cornwall provides fully funded learning opportunities to empower people to develop lifelong skills and pursue rewarding careers. Offering a variety of accredited Level 2 courses, all available for free. We specialise in lots of different sectors including Healthcare.

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Information, Training offer

Digital Unite

Organisations across all sectors use these tools to help people get online and make the most of an increasingly digital world. Digital Unite offer online training and consultancy for the VCSE sector.

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Leadership and management training

Our VCSE Learning Academy offers training for senior managers and leaders in the VCSE sector.

This includes funding for qualifications at Level 3 and above.

The VCSE Learning Academy can fund courses delivered at a time and place that is convenient to you. This could include online and distance learning.

Contact us to find out what courses we can fund. Some eligibility criteria may apply.

Make an enquiry by completing our training form below.

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Training for charity workers

Our VCSE Learning Academy offers training for community workers.

This training is for people in roles such as community workers, support workers, and social prescribers.

The VCSE Learning Academy can fund courses delivered at a time and place that is convenient to you. This could include online and distance learning.

Contact us to find out what courses we can fund. Some eligibility criteria may apply.

Make an enquiry by completing our training form below.



Are you a training provider?

If you are a training organisation in the VCSE sector and want to join as a potential supplier, please email [email protected]

Please send information about the courses you offer including costs and locations.

FAQ

  • Can the VCSE learning Academy fund more than one person in an organisation?

    Yes, we can fund anyone who fulfils the eligibility criteria.

  •  Will the funding cover the whole cost of my training course?

    The VCSE Learning Academy can fund eligible courses costing up to £650. Courses costing more than £650 may be eligible for part-funding.

  • Will the funding cover travelling and other expenses?

    VCSE Learning Academy funding is for training only. Some course providers include course books. We are unable to fund travel and other expenses.

  • How much of the course details do I need to know to apply?

    If you have a specific course in mind, please give us as much detail as possible. If you have a topic in mind but can’t find a course, let us know. We might be able to gather a group from different organisations and arrange training for you.

  • Can I do a non-accredited course?

    We can fund some non-accredited courses – please use our enquiry form to find out more.

  • Can I do more than one course?

    Unfortunately, we can only fund one training course per person.

  • How is the VCSE Learning Academy funded?

    The VCSE Learning Academy is funded by Cornwall Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board and Cornwall Council.