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Our Training and Events are designed to supercharge your befriending project! With 30 years of experience in the sector, we’ve developed a programme of training and events that provides your team with the knowledge and skills needed to deliver quality befriending to individuals and communities.
Have a team that needs training? Can’t find the training you need at the time you need it? Or would prefer training in person at your organisation? Contact our team to discuss bespoke training packages.
Don’t miss out – some training sessions and events are only open to members of Befriending Networks! Join now to receive discounted booking fees and exclusive access to training and events.
Boost your skills and confidence with Train the Trainer, starting Tuesday 2 June.
Discover the principles and practice of collaboration and co-design in this engaging e-learning course.
Learn practical, proven strategies to reduce complex and inappropriate referrals and improve working relationships in your community.
Get an overview of the Quality in Befriending Award and ask any questions you have.
Co-hosted with New Mills & District Volunteer Centre
Develop your knowledge, skills and confidence for designing, delivering and evaluating the training you provide.
Bring your ideas and questions for peer networking and knowledge exchange.
A free networking session with a focus on topical issues impacting children and young people within the context of befriending.
Co-hosted with Volunteer Centre Greenwich
Co-hosted with Volunteer Glasgow
Connect, share, and discuss practice, policy and research linked to social isolation and loneliness in Scotland
Build confidence in handling dementia referrals and develop your in-house training design, with resources to support dementia-friendly services aligned with good practice guidance.
Join us online for an inspiring, solution-packed gathering for all involved in befriending operations.
Examine the purpose of boundaries, how to communicate & embed boundaries to protect all stakeholders, providing clarity on acceptable behaviours
Builds your knowledge and confidence to effectively support volunteers, staff, and service users, while strengthening your organisation's practice.
Is a waiting list system good for your project? Do you have the capacity to manage it? Join this session to discuss streamlined approaches to befriending operations.
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