Aged 55+ and approaching retirement, recently retired, or facing redundancy?

This FREE workshop will focus on working in later life, with speakers covering a range of areas, from how and where to find new job opportunities to becoming self-employed. With award-winning Career Coach and author of Find Work at 50+ Denise Taylor.

Free refreshments (tea, coffee and cake) will be served throughout the evening. The event is open to anyone aged 55+. The workshop is being run by LinkAge Network as part of the Post-Retirement Opportunities project.

FREE Citizen Journalists WORKSHOPS

Can you write? Can you listen and put a story together? Do you have strong views about health, food, music, fashion and LIFE?

Life can throw many traumatic events at young people - deaths of loved ones, parental separation, moving to a new school, and more. This workshop will looks at how we as youth workers can best support young people through these traumatic events.

Led by Emma Duncan. BA Hons in Youth Work, MSc in Counselling. Emma has been working with young people for 20 years, first as a youth worker, then in vice, now as a counsellor and in education.

Turn2us is a national charity providing practical help for people who are struggling financially.

In our free three hour Turn2us Benefits Calculator and Grants Search workshops we teach staff and volunteers how to use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator, Grants Search tool and website to support people who are struggling financially.

Turn2us workshops will teach frontline staff and volunteers:

Aged 55+ and approaching retirement, recently retired, or facing redundancy? Join us on board the MV Balmoral to celebrate and find out more about volunteering in later life!

This FREE workshop will give attendees the chance to find out more about becoming a volunteer or trustee - what is involved, the benefits, and how to find the right opportunity! Featuring local volunteer stories, an exhibition of Harbourside volunteer portraits by photographer Sarah Robbins, and lots of information on where and how to find volunteering opportunities in and around Bristol. 

WORKSHOP 3 - Self-Defence

The final session is all about simple physical self-defence for those moments when conflict has become unavoidable. Rather than the traditional presentation of risk and threat on all sides which can only promote avoidance strategies, the desire here is to foster proactivity sooner, so women and girls can assert themselves before the threat level rises.

WORKSHOP 2 - Voice and Physical Presence

The second workshop looks at developing a toolkit of de-escalation tactics through use of voice and physical presence. This assists in establishing healthy boundaries and reframing victimisation through greater recognition that responsibility for conflict and abuse is never the victim’s.

WORKSHOP 1 - Situational Awareness and Conflict Management

The first workshop starts with Situational Awareness, which trains the observer to explore the environment for points of advantage or threat. This increases confidence in the decision-making process which enables women and girls to set boundaries earlier and therefore limit harassment and abuse to a bare minimum.

Course Overview

This course will provide you with the skills in order to live a successful independent life. If you are unemployed or leaving education then this course will help with a smooth transition into adult life. We will cover healthy living, budgeting, managing bills, sexual health, employment and relationships.

Duration

2 hours per week for 6 weeks

What does it cost?

This course is FREE if you have less than a Level 2 qualification and aged over 19 years old.

Course Overview

This Introduction to Youth Work course is suitable for anyone interested in working or volunteering with young people. It will cover an introduction to good practice, relevant legislation, what makes a good youth worker, planning activities using the NAOMIE model, career opportunities, and the key stages of adolescence. It will be an opportunity to exchange ideas and gain practical experience.

Duration

2 hours per week for 8 weeks

What does it cost?