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Under Kanvas

“It has been extremely invaluable and the format was great- good to have the materials and plan to help us improve inclusivity standards going forward. Thanks Rosie and Jan, and all the presenters, wonderful, engaging, informative few weeks."

Training for organisations & Corporate Businesses

VIBE (which stands for Values and Inclusion Based Employer) is our new training programme and EDI framework aimed at supporting corporate organisations to design and implement meaningful Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategies within the workplace.

Delivered by trainers with lived experience of disability and exclusion, the course is designed to be interactive, informative and educational, helping to open up discussions and reflections across topics

• Access to Work
• Anti-Racism
• Cultural Competency
• Embracing Learning Disabilities in the Workplace
• Neurodiversity
• Making Disability Access Meaningful
• Welcoming LGTBQ+ at work

At the end of the course we support your business to develop an action plan to help bring their learning to life to support the creation of a diverse, supportive and inclusive workplace.

Participating organisations will receive a VIBE Certificate and use of the VIBE quality mark, once their action plan has been verified, helping to develop your Social Value credentials and impact!

Governing Well Training Programme

Governing Well is our series of Community and Social Enterprise Training delivery many of which are delivered by trainers with lived experience of social exclusion. They are aimed at strengthening governance, sustainability, enterprise and social inclusion within the workplace. Ideal for providers of Social Enterprise support, Community Groups, local CVCs, Funding and statutory bodies, our modules include:

• Directors Roles and Responsibilities
• Tools for building better Boards
• Legal Structures for Social Enterprise
• Financial Management for Social Enterprises
• Earning not Asking- How to create a strong business model
• Creating your Vision, Mission and Strategy
• Impact Reporting for Social Enterprises
• Fundraising on a Shoestring

These training sessions can be delivered separately or combined to achieve our Governing Well good governance certificate and quality mark. Contact us for a discussion about training delivery, or customising a bespoke program for your organisation.

Course Attendee

“That it was specifically for CICs was a godsend. This course gave us the space and community to get to the heart of the matter and apply the tools directly to our work.”

Sharing member, products & services...

Social Firms Wales is nothing without its amazing network of members from across Wales and we want to use our platform to tell the rest of the UK and the world about your social impact, products and services. Through our website, newsletter, blogs, network events and Social Media, our focus is to raise the profile of Social Firms across Wales to create opportunities and develop market opportunities. If you have stories, case studies, products and services, events, or opportunities that you would like to share please email Jamie Horton at jamiehorton@socialfirmswales.co.uk