Training opportunities

The training includes:

• building your garden
• engaging and organising within communities
• who can support you and how
• the wider picture of growing in Hackney

Date: Thursday 13 June 2024

Time: 10.30am to 1pm

Location: Haggerston Community Centre, 8 Lovelace Street, London, E8 4FF

Sign up for developing a community garden project training

Get in touch via phone 020 8356 7850 or email get.involved@hackney.gov.uk

The training includes:

• identifying a project and planning it well
• engaging and organising within communities
• who can support you and how
• monitoring and evaluation
• budgeting, funding and project sustainability

Date: Tuesday 18 June 2024

Time: 6pm to 8.30pm

Location: New Kingshold Community Centre, 49 Ainsworth Road, Homerton, London, E9 7JE

Sign up for developing a community project training

Get in touch via phone 020 8356 7850 or email get.involved@hackney.gov.uk

The training includes:

• understanding the role of the minute-taker and preparing for a meeting
• getting to know the templates for effective minute-taking
• best practice for presenting and sharing minutes after meetings

Date: Tuesday 9 July 2024

Time: 10am to 12pm

Location: Haggerston Community Centre, 8 Lovelace Street, E8 4FF

Sign up for minute taking training

Spaces are limited and you must sign up by 28 June,2024.

Light refreshments will be provided.

This course will explore the differences between individuals, cultures and communities. It will look at inequalities in society and promote ways to overcome their negative effects on the diversity of groups.

This course will look at the responsibilities and practices of a community group secretary.

This course will look techniques to resolve difficult situations, mainly within groups.

This course will look at project management skills and help you to turn ideas into reality.

This course will cover the history of Hackney Homes and key achievements to date.

This course will look at hall management procedures, health and safety, fire risk assessment and keeping records of income and expenditure.

This course will look at the basic tools and processes to get a community group started.

This course will look at taking control of your finances and help you with keeping track of your money, budgeting, making money decisions and managing debt.

This course will develop your awareness of and the ability to act on concerns about the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

For more information about our training opportunities or to book a place, contact our Resident Participation Team.