Free consultation for Cooperatives
The Cooperatives UK Advice Team is offering a free 30 minute consultation for cooperatives to help review governance. Support includes: Governance reviews and audits Review of governing documents and policies HR help and support Financial, legal and membership advice Email advice@uk.coop to book your free session. Read more
Autism training in Central Bedfordshire

Autism Bedfordshire offers training packages suitable for anyone wanting to increase their understanding of autism and knowledge of strategies to support individuals. Where possible, training is delivered in partnership with autistic guest speakers who offer their unique personal perspective of life on the spectrum. Find out more and book a place Read more
Supporting people with everyday technology
Skills For Care have a set of webinars and videos available to watch online to help you provide support to others with everyday technology use. Using technology is now as much a part of life as any other aspect of life that someone might need support with. This means social care workers and volunteers need … Read more
Free business planning course
Our friends at City Business Library are running a free online business planning course, starting at the end of March. The course consists of 45-minute webinars looking at the objective of a business plan and how to write one. Along the way, they’ll cover how to get started, sales and marketing, financials, and outside impacts. … Read more
Free workplace wellbeing workshops in February
Accent Wellbeing are holding a series of free workshops on workplace wellbeing. They are open to all – whether you’re a manager or employee wanting to improve wellbeing and resilience within your organisation and teams. The aim is to help you improve your own wellbeing, the wellbeing of your teams and create wellbeing systems. Timetable: … Read more
Free Building Resilience During Challenging Times for voluntary and community groups based or working in Luton.

FREE 1-day training course – Building Resilience During Challenging Times – for voluntary and community groups based or working in Luton. The session is aimed at staff/volunteers from VCS organisations in Luton to equip them with the knowledge and skills to build their resilience and help protect their mental health and wellbeing during these challenging times. Choose … Read more
Free first aid training for voluntary and community groups based or working in Luton

FREE training for voluntary and community groups based or working in Luton. Places are limited to 2 per voluntary organisation and must be booked before 25 January. First Aid Emergency First Aid at Work Course – Level 2 Award (QCF) Blended learning course 2 & 3 February 2021 Day 1 – (3 hours) zoom meeting … Read more
FREE dementia awareness e-learning from SCIE
SCIE have launched a FREE online dementia awareness course. The course aims to raise the awareness and skills of care staff who work with people with dementia. It aligns with Tier 1 of the National Dementia Training Standards Framework, which is a requirement for all staff working in social care. It will also allow you … Read more
New Social Leaders

Community Catalysts have launched a fresh and exciting development offer for emerging social leaders such as those in communities, charities and social enterprises. As part of New Social Leaders, small groups come together online to build collaborative connections, share learning and grow as a result of a series of structured workshops and brokered connections. New … Read more
Adult learning and employment skills sessions

There are a whole host of online training opportunities available in Central Bedfordshire. Click here to take a look Sessions include: Skills for wellbeing Employment skills IT skills Functional skills Understanding mental health Internet safety ….and more! Read more