FREE Learning Week Training Workshops

Posted on May 30, 2019

Working with our partners, CVS Falkirk have organised 3 free training workshops to benefit charities and community organisations in the Falkirk area.

The workshops will be delivered in partnership with Charity Bee, Hope For Justice and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), taking place 2pm – 4pm at the CVS Falkirk office, Unit 6, The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR.

The topics being covered at the workshops include:

HR and Pensions: Tuesday 18^th June
Human Trafficking: Wednesday 19^th June
Scottish Governance Code for the Third Sector: Thursday 20^th June

The events are free to attend, but places are limited, and booking is essential.

To book your place at any of the workshops, or for further information, please contact CVS Falkirk by phone: 01324 692000, or email: info@cvsfalkirk.org

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