An increasing number of members of Learning Together Cheshire & Warrington have their own websites. Details of all member organisations and links to their websites can be accessed from the Member Directory page.
If you are a member organisation that has recently launched their own website please let us know so that we can include the appropriate details. Please E-mail details to the Communications Officer
Infrastructure Organisations
In each Borough Council area in Cheshire and Warrington there is a Council of Voluntary Service which provides support, advice and information to the voluntary sector in their area. Click on the respective name to access their website
Local Infrastructure Organisations
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Across Cheshire and Warrington, and focussing particularly on rural communities the Cheshire Community Action provides a range of services and funding programmes. |
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Voluntary Sector North West provides support and information and acts as a focal point for voluntary sector infrastructure organisations across the North West region of England |
Hubs
There are currently six “Hubs” which have been established to provide support and information to the voluntary sector in England. They are funded by capacitybuilders under the Government’s “change up” programme.
These Hubs are operational until April 2008 when a new series of contracts which have been agreed to provide support to the sector in England come into operation.
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Performance Hub
The Performance Hub focuses on improving the overall performance of your organisation using some exciting and useful approaches. This website aims to help you learn more about these approaches and to encourage you to try them out and make them work for you. |
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Workforce Hub
The workforce hub works to ensure that third sector organisations have staff, volunteers and trustees with the skills they need. The work of the hub falls into four main areas: learning and skills, human resources and employment practice, leadership and working and volunteering in the third sector.
It works with partners across the sector so that
- more people come to work in the sector;
- people who already work in the sector, as paid staff or volunteers, can continuously develop their skills;
- people can develop their management and leadership skills
- organisations find it easy to be good employers and manage all their human resources to the best effect.
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ICT Hub
The ICT Hub is a partnership of national voluntary and community organisations. This partnership provides a range of services to help voluntary and community sector organisations benefit from ICT.
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Finance
The Finance Hub is developing financial sustainability in the Third Sector within England. We are addressing finance matters in the Third Sector through the delivery of an integrated programme of research, development, training and information dissemination. |
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Governance
The Governance Hub brings together people, information and ideas about governance in the voluntary and community sector.
By governance we mean ‘the systems and processes concerned with ensuring the overall direction, effectiveness, supervision and accountability of an organisation’.
Whether you are a trustee, management committee member, chair, adviser, funder, CEO - or just want to know more - this is the place to come.
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Volunteering
The Volunteering Hub has been set up to develop the volunteering infrastructure. The Hub’s objective is to enable far more people to volunteer – many through employer supported volunteering.
The Volunteering Hub’s work is organised under the themes of:
1) strategy and management;
2) information dissemination, good practice and management development;
3) modernising infrastructure.
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Local Authorities
Currently in the Sub Region there are six District Councils within the County Of Cheshire and a Unitary Borough that serves Warrington. However in 2009 Cheshire will be served by just two Unitary Authorities, “Cheshire West and Chester”, (covering the current districts of Chester, Ellesmere Port & Neston and Vale Royal) and “Cheshire East” serving the current boroughs of Crewe & Nantwich, Macclesfield and Congleton.
Other useful links:
Any suggestions?
If you have any suggestions as to useful links to include in this page please let us know by e-mail :
admin@learning-together.co.uk
Youth Matter!'
is a proactive organisation, which works to meet the needs of young people in Warrington borough by aiding and supporting the work of its member groups.
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Change Up Consortium Cheshire & Warrington
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NIACE
Has a remit to promote lifelong learning opportunities for adults across the UK. NIACE works to develop increased participation in education and training, particularly for those who do not have easy access because of barriers of class, gender, age, race, language and culture, learning difficulties and disabilities, or insufficient financial resources. |
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. It has a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.
The LSC is a non-departmental public body which began work in 2001, taking over the roles of the former Further Education Funding Council and Training and Enterprise Councils. |
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Macaw
MACAW provides free computer support for staff and volunteers from the voluntary and community sector (VCS) across Cheshire and Warrington. We aim to help you solve problems quickly, and provide a non-premium rate telephone helpline; please call us on 0845 337 0577, 9AM - 6.30PM Monday to Thursday and 9AM-5PM Friday. They will also visit your office if required |
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