Training Opportunities






Free webinar - Imagining better
fundraising & problem-solving
In this short webinar, comedy-writer, thriller writer, entrepreneur and coach Felix Riley will discuss:
- Why imagination is the superpower which can solve the knottiest issues for small charities
- Why we find it so difficult to use our imaginative and creative selves at work
- How we can begin to unlock this superpower and use it to strengthen our fundraising with ten practical ideas
Designated Safeguarding Lead training
This course will enable you to gain an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Officer role and develop competence and confidence in the role.
The course will enable you to respond to the challenges of safeguarding children, families and adults in 2025.
• Identify the Designated Safeguarding Officer’s roles and responsibilities
• Identify legislation, statutory guidance, policies and procedures which enable the DSO to manage safeguarding and allegations
• Identify the key elements of the Pan-Lancashire procedural frameworks for safeguarding children and families and understand how to apply these in practice
• Identify effective responses to emerging concerns, including extra familial harm
• Identify the escalation process to help manage cases appropriately within local authority thresholds
• Define key aspects of developing a safeguarding culture in education (allegations / safer recruitment)
• The effective assessment management of risks
Facilitator James Upton has worked in safeguarding since 1996 and now owns his own training and consultancy business (Motivational Interviewing and Safeguarding Training Ltd). James has worked as a Children’s Social Worker, Adults and Childrens Substance Misuse Worker, University Lecturer and Youth Worker across roles in Health and Social Care. James is also an Associate trainer for the NSPCC and Alcohol Change UK and is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). His approach to training is Trauma informed.
The cost of the session is £40 for LDCVS members and £65 for non-members.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is one of the most common and preventable deaths, yet many people do not know how to support someone who is at risk of suicide. These suicide prevention courses aim to give learners the knowledge and skills needed to prevent deaths from suicide, in workplaces, their personal lives or community settings.
You will learn:
- how to identify the signs someone is at risk of suicide
- how to talk about suicide in a safe and confident way
- how to develop a safety plan with someone who is having suicidal thoughts
- where to signpost someone at risk of suicide for further support
Learners who can show the required awareness of Suicide First Aid will receive a certificate and can apply to be Orange Button holders.
This is a funded course, with just a registration fee (£5 LDCVS members / £10 non-members) to cover venue hire and refreshments.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide is one of the most common and preventable deaths, yet many people do not know how to support someone who is at risk of suicide. These suicide prevention courses aim to give learners the knowledge and skills needed to prevent deaths from suicide, in workplaces, their personal lives or community settings.
You will learn:
- how to identify the signs someone is at risk of suicide
- how to talk about suicide in a safe and confident way
- how to develop a safety plan with someone who is having suicidal thoughts
- where to signpost someone at risk of suicide for further support
Learners who can show the required awareness of Suicide First Aid will receive a certificate and can apply to be Orange Button holders.
This is a funded course, with just a registration fee (£5 LDCVS members / £10 non-members) to cover venue hire and refreshments.
Previous opportunities
Opportunity | Date | Location |
Getting the most out of Social Media | 08-May-25 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 01-May-25 | Warton Village Hall, Carnforth |
Volunteer Management Workshop | 18-Mar-25 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 04-Mar-25 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 19-Feb-25 | Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 13-Feb-25 | Online |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 28-Jan-25 | Online |
Disability Inclusion | 21-Jan-25 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Morecambe Town Council Grants Top Tips & Q&A | 09-Jan-25 | Online |
Stress Management and Resilience | 09-Jan-25 | The Link, Morecambe |
Communicating Your Impact | 04-Dec-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Youth Mental Health First Aid |
02-Dec-24 & 03-Dec-24 |
St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 14-Nov-24 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Getting Your Head Around Finance | 13-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 07-Nov-24 & 08-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Lancashire Lifesavers First Aid | 17-Oct-24 | Stanley Road Baptist Church, Morecambe |
Coaching & Mentoring | 01-Oct-24 | Online |
Understanding GDPR | 26-Sep-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
LGBT+ Awareness | 18-Sep-24 | Out in the Bay, Morecambe |
Working with volunteers with disabilities | 17-Sep-24 | Online |
Introduction to Project Management | 17-Sep-24 | Lancaster & Morecambe College |
Visual Impairment Awareness | 30-Aug-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 17-Jul-24 | Online |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 12-Jul-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 27-Jun-24 & 28-Jun-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Supporting and engaging with people in recovery | 25-Jun-24 | Online |
Social Investment | 04-Jun-24 | The Storey, Lancaster |
Risk Management & Insurance | 09-May-24 | Online |
Farming Related Stress | 18-Apr-24 | Cockerham Village Hall |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 27-Mar-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 22-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Youth Mental Health First Aid | 18-Mar-24 & 19-Mar-24 | Lancaster University |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 12-Mar-24 | Online |
Mental Health First Aid | 4-Mar-24 & 5-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 30-Jan-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
It’s a Man’s Life | 12-Dec-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Introduction to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | 06-Dec-23 | Lancaster University |
Suicide Prevention | 05-Dec-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 30-Nov-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 29-Nov-23 | Online |
Supporting Autism & Neuroinclusion in the Workplace | 29-Nov-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Food Safety in Catering Level 2 | 1-Nov-23 & 2-Nov-23 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Suicide Prevention | 17-Oct-23 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 16-Oct-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Essential Lifesaving Skills | 21-Sep-23, 28-Sep-23 & 05-Oct-23 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Previous opportunities
Opportunity | Date | Location |
Getting the most out of Social Media | 08-May-25 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 01-May-25 | Warton Village Hall, Carnforth |
Volunteer Management Workshop | 18-Mar-25 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 04-Mar-25 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 19-Feb-25 | Alexandra Barracks, Lancaster |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 13-Feb-25 | Online |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 28-Jan-25 | Online |
Disability Inclusion | 21-Jan-25 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Morecambe Town Council Grants Top Tips & Q&A | 09-Jan-25 | Online |
Stress Management and Resilience | 09-Jan-25 | The Link, Morecambe |
Communicating Your Impact | 04-Dec-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Youth Mental Health First Aid |
02-Dec-24 & 03-Dec-24 |
St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Emergency First Aid at Work Level 3 | 14-Nov-24 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Getting Your Head Around Finance | 13-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 07-Nov-24 & 08-Nov-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Lancashire Lifesavers First Aid | 17-Oct-24 | Stanley Road Baptist Church, Morecambe |
Coaching & Mentoring | 01-Oct-24 | Online |
Understanding GDPR | 26-Sep-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
LGBT+ Awareness | 18-Sep-24 | Out in the Bay, Morecambe |
Working with volunteers with disabilities | 17-Sep-24 | Online |
Introduction to Project Management | 17-Sep-24 | Lancaster & Morecambe College |
Visual Impairment Awareness | 30-Aug-24 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness | 17-Jul-24 | Online |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 12-Jul-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 27-Jun-24 & 28-Jun-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Supporting and engaging with people in recovery | 25-Jun-24 | Online |
Social Investment | 04-Jun-24 | The Storey, Lancaster |
Risk Management & Insurance | 09-May-24 | Online |
Farming Related Stress | 18-Apr-24 | Cockerham Village Hall |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 27-Mar-24 | Christ Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 22-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Youth Mental Health First Aid | 18-Mar-24 & 19-Mar-24 | Lancaster University |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 12-Mar-24 | Online |
Mental Health First Aid | 4-Mar-24 & 5-Mar-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Designated Safeguarding Lead Training | 30-Jan-24 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
It’s a Man’s Life | 12-Dec-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Introduction to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | 06-Dec-23 | Lancaster University |
Suicide Prevention | 05-Dec-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Writing a Compelling Funding Application | 30-Nov-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Top tips for writing a funding application | 29-Nov-23 | Online |
Supporting Autism & Neuroinclusion in the Workplace | 29-Nov-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Food Safety in Catering Level 2 | 1-Nov-23 & 2-Nov-23 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |
Suicide Prevention | 17-Oct-23 | The Cornerstone, Lancaster |
Mental Health First Aid | 16-Oct-23 | St Thomas Church, Lancaster |
Essential Lifesaving Skills | 21-Sep-23, 28-Sep-23 & 05-Oct-23 | Commodore Club, Morecambe |