Thursday, February 22, 2007
February 2007
Regional Update February 2007
Dates for the Diary
There is an ‘Introduction to the Award’ course scheduled to take place at Christ College, Brecon on the 30th March at a cost of £20. Please can you advertise this course to potential delegates. The course is suitable for new leaders or existing leaders who would like to update their knowledge of the Award.
Other forthcoming courses / events are
3-4th March Off-Site Safety Management, Libanus £125
19-20 April Expedition Supervisors Course, Sennybridge £85
24th May Corporate Challenge, Crickhowell £1000
25th May Celtic Challenge, Crickhowell £120
20th June Golf Day, Vale of Glam £495
12-14th October Adventure Race, Snowdonia £400
Further information on all of the above is available from the Brecon office.Unfortunately we have had to cancel the ‘Introduction to the Award’ training day which was due to take place in North Wales on the 2 March.
Wales Volunteer of the Year Award
There are 5 categories for this prestigious Award, winners of which will be invited to attend an Award Ceremony in Cardiff in June this year. The categories are;
· Over 25
· Under 25
· Green volunteer (any age, with an environmental project
or organisation
· Trustee
· Group (two or more individuals, whether as an informal group
or a formally constituted organisation)
If you have someone you would like to nominate and would like further information please contact WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 email: help@wcva.org.uk or download from www.wcva.org.uk/volunteering.
The closing date for nominations is 13th April 2007.
It would be great to take this opportunity to recognise some of the Award’s hard working volunteers.
Wales Review
The Award in Wales has been undergoing a review of activity and resources and as a result there are two major changes scheduled to take place over the next few months.
The Award has for the past 10 years been involved in the development of a project supporting young people within the Criminal Justice System to access the Award. The project involves 16 staff and 7 partner Youth Offending Teams and Probation Services. The project has become so successful that the decision has been made to support the creation of a separate charitable company; Community Justice Interventions Wales (CJIW); which will be self sustaining and will enable the continued expansion of this very valuable work.
It is envisaged that the new company will commence its operation from April 1st. Full details of the new company will be made available in due course.
The review has also focused upon the resources required to support the current objectives of the Award and this has lead to an examination of staffing and direct costs associated with events. The consultation process has now ended and as a result three of the administrative / support job roles within the Wales Office have been affected.
A new full time role of Award Project Support and Administrative Officer (PSAO) has been created.
· A part time role (3 Days); Human Resources Support and
Administrative Officer; has been created by CJIW.
The impact of the above restructuring has been that Emma Morrow has accepted redundancy, from April 1st Beverly Williams will transfer over to CJIW and Rhian McDonough will undertake the new role of PSAO.
Many thanks to both Bev and Emma for all their hard work over the past 10 / 4 years.
The Award Website
The Award website now has a very informative Training Zone, which is ideal for leaders etc. To view the Training Zone go to
http://www.theaward.org/awardofficers/index.php?ids=1816&id=1032
We also have a Parents page which is really informative if you have any parents who wish to know what their child will experience by doing the Award. To view this please go to http://www.theaward.org/parents/index.php?ids=1522&id=1452
Dates for the Diary
There is an ‘Introduction to the Award’ course scheduled to take place at Christ College, Brecon on the 30th March at a cost of £20. Please can you advertise this course to potential delegates. The course is suitable for new leaders or existing leaders who would like to update their knowledge of the Award.
Other forthcoming courses / events are
3-4th March Off-Site Safety Management, Libanus £125
19-20 April Expedition Supervisors Course, Sennybridge £85
24th May Corporate Challenge, Crickhowell £1000
25th May Celtic Challenge, Crickhowell £120
20th June Golf Day, Vale of Glam £495
12-14th October Adventure Race, Snowdonia £400
Further information on all of the above is available from the Brecon office.Unfortunately we have had to cancel the ‘Introduction to the Award’ training day which was due to take place in North Wales on the 2 March.
Wales Volunteer of the Year Award
There are 5 categories for this prestigious Award, winners of which will be invited to attend an Award Ceremony in Cardiff in June this year. The categories are;
· Over 25
· Under 25
· Green volunteer (any age, with an environmental project
or organisation
· Trustee
· Group (two or more individuals, whether as an informal group
or a formally constituted organisation)
If you have someone you would like to nominate and would like further information please contact WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329 email: help@wcva.org.uk or download from www.wcva.org.uk/volunteering.
The closing date for nominations is 13th April 2007.
It would be great to take this opportunity to recognise some of the Award’s hard working volunteers.
Wales Review
The Award in Wales has been undergoing a review of activity and resources and as a result there are two major changes scheduled to take place over the next few months.
The Award has for the past 10 years been involved in the development of a project supporting young people within the Criminal Justice System to access the Award. The project involves 16 staff and 7 partner Youth Offending Teams and Probation Services. The project has become so successful that the decision has been made to support the creation of a separate charitable company; Community Justice Interventions Wales (CJIW); which will be self sustaining and will enable the continued expansion of this very valuable work.
It is envisaged that the new company will commence its operation from April 1st. Full details of the new company will be made available in due course.
The review has also focused upon the resources required to support the current objectives of the Award and this has lead to an examination of staffing and direct costs associated with events. The consultation process has now ended and as a result three of the administrative / support job roles within the Wales Office have been affected.
A new full time role of Award Project Support and Administrative Officer (PSAO) has been created.
· A part time role (3 Days); Human Resources Support and
Administrative Officer; has been created by CJIW.
The impact of the above restructuring has been that Emma Morrow has accepted redundancy, from April 1st Beverly Williams will transfer over to CJIW and Rhian McDonough will undertake the new role of PSAO.
Many thanks to both Bev and Emma for all their hard work over the past 10 / 4 years.
The Award Website
The Award website now has a very informative Training Zone, which is ideal for leaders etc. To view the Training Zone go to
http://www.theaward.org/awardofficers/index.php?ids=1816&id=1032
We also have a Parents page which is really informative if you have any parents who wish to know what their child will experience by doing the Award. To view this please go to http://www.theaward.org/parents/index.php?ids=1522&id=1452
