Training - No Recourse to Public Funds

posted: 20/05/2011

No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Training will be provided in Manchester on Tuesday 7th June (10am – 4.30pm) for Local Authority representatives with responsibilities for people with NRPF.

There will be NRPF training specifically for the voluntary sector in London, on 10th June. Details about Voluntary Sector NRPF Training are here

Voluntary sector people are also welcome at the Manchester training but in Manchester the training focuses on social services assessments.

This training is provided by the No Recourse to Public Funds network.

Limited places available

The cost of the training is £125 per person and will take place at Manchester City Council. Limited places are available. To book a place, please complete the booking form and return it to No Recourse to Public Funds at Islington. The training terms and conditions are here.

The Manchester training for local authority workers covers key issues, legislation and social services assessments, for adults, children and families, and includes human rights obligations.
 

• No recourse to public funds - introduction and overview
• Key legislation
• Assessing eligibility for support
• General considerations in assessments of need - adults, children and families, human rights
• Community care and community mental health assessments
• Child in need and human rights assessments
• Good practice in assessing and supporting people with NRPF
• National NRPF Network and the policy context of NRPF
• Case studies

Booking Form

Terms and Conditions

Enquiries and bookings to nrpf@islington.gov.uk

More information on the No Recourse to Public Funds training programme for Local Authorities

More information on the No Recourse to Public Funds training programme for Voluntary Sector

More information on No Recourse to Public Funds from the network

More information on No Recourse to Public Funds from UK Border Agency
 

Manchester HIV Training

posted: 19/01/2011

Dates and details of all the training courses on HIV, sexual health, drugs and alcohol for the next year are now listed and can be booked with Manchester Public Health Service.

HIV courses

• Positive Interventions : HIV & Sexual Health Awareness

2 Day course, for frontline workers, in April, July, November, January (2012), February and March

• Positive Plus : Advanced HIV Awareness

1 Day Course for frontline workers - you need to have done their HIV introduction course Back to Basics, or have a good knowledge of HIV. In May, November

• Back to Basics : An introduction to HIV and Sexual Health Awareness

1 Day Course, for frontline workers, in June, October, November, and March (2012)

• Rather have a cup of tea : Over 50’s, sexual health and HIV

1 Day Course for frontline staff working with people over 50, in August

Other Manchester sexual health, drink and drug courses

• Crushes to Hot Flushes : Women and Sexual Health (women only course)
• Getting the Measure of it : Basic alcohol awareness
• Alcohol and Dependency : Women and alcohol
• It’s a Man’s World : Working with boys and young men
• ‘It’s not an issue’ : Sexual health, sex and relationships for people with learning difficulties
• Reducing Drug Related Deaths : Overdose Management
• Living the High Life (Part 1) : Drug Awareness
• Living the High Life (Part 2) : Advanced drugs awareness
• No Girls Allowed : Men and sexual health (men only course)
• People, Pins and Prevention : Safer injection training
• The Jury’s Out : Harm Reduction
• The Sleeping Giant Awakes! : Hepatitis C
• Who ate all the P.I.E.S : ‘An Introduction to Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs’
• Call the Cops : ‘The essential guide to Legal and illegal 'Legal Highs'
• Curry & Rice : The Ultimate Take Away [about the high risks of speedballing: using heroin and crack together]

Manchester Public Health Service sexual health training booklet with application form

Sexual Health and Harm Reduction Training Administrator: Kellie McGuire
MPHDS
Mauldeth House
Mauldeth Road West
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 7RL
0161 882 2301

 

Other Manchester Public Health training booklets

• Mental Health and Well Being, contact
• Physical Activity, Health Eating & Cancer Prevention, contact
• Stop Smoking, contact

Manchester Public Health Development Service

HIV City and Guilds Course in Manchester

posted: 16/09/2010

This City and Guilds qualification, a Level 2 Award in Understanding HIV and AIDS, is designed for people who are interested in HIV and AIDS, or who are working in a job where knowing about HIV would be helpful.
 

So it could be useful for people who work as GPs, nurses, GP reception staff, voluntary workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers, social services staff, staff in drug support services and residential care services, amongst others working in health and social care, as well as interested individuals.
 

This Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) course also runs in Leeds, Birmingham and London, and in Manchester THT runs this course at George House Trust - the first study day is here on 8 October.

The course includes sections on:

• Transmission and prevention of HIV
• Stigma and discrimination in HIV and AIDS
• Managing HIV and AIDS

Joanna Hurren, at City & Guilds, says: “This course is invaluable for anyone wanting to enter a career in the HIV sector. It is also the ideal career development support for someone already working in a role where they need to be aware of issues relating to HIV and AIDS.”

Jackie Redding, Director of Social Care and Service Development for THT said: “We’re delighted to be running this course in Manchester. It raises vital awareness of HIV and gives individuals the knowledge and skills to support individuals affected and tackle the stigma that still sadly exists. I’d encourage anyone interested to get in touch and find out more.”
 

About the course
It is a distance learning course in three units, with two face to face study days in Manchester at George House Trust  (8 October and 3 November), and 44 hours of study time for all units.
 

The course costs £350 + VAT for private sector workers, and £250 + VAT for community and public sector workers - with the possibility of reduction in cases of hardship.
 

Students who have completed the course said:
“The course is a must do for all working in social care or sexual education, no-matter the level.”
“I would recommend the course to anyone non-medically trained working, or hoping to work, in the field of HIV.”
 

Interested?

Sign up for the course, or further information 

or contact Justin Barrett on 020 7812 1727 or email 
 

Training for Councils - No Recourse to Public Funds

posted: 21/12/2009

A full day's training for councils on their legal duties to support people and families with ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF) is provided by the NRPF Network along with London’s Islington Council. A significant number of migrants with HIV in NW England are subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds rules. Some NW England councils apply the rules very harshly or refuse to even accept they have any legal duty to assess people or help. Other councils do their duty well.

The training

• focuses on good practice in assessing and supporting people with NRPF
• provides an overview of relevant legislation and case-law and
• invites participants to explore other factors to be considered where immigration status impacts on entitlements to services in the UK.

Since April 2009, there have been 17 of these sessions for councils and voluntary sector organisations across the UK and the feedback is very positive.

The full details of the training days are on the NRPF microsite and any requests or enquiries can be made by email

In NW England councils vary widely in how well they perform meet their legal duties towards people with HIV under these rules.  
 

African HIV Prevention Training

posted: 08/12/2009

Free training for workers delivering the National African HIV Prevention Programme (NAHIP) starts in Manchester in January (and London). The course is accredited by Open College Network (OCN). After successfully completing the course students will receive OCN or NAHIP certificates.
 

Training
There are four course units - and a total of thirteen training Mondays - from mid January to mid May.

These provide comprehensive knowledge, understanding and skills for community workers supporting African communities in HIV prevention.
 

A range of interactive learning techniques, from group work to learning from practice, will be used in all the units, giving participants a chance to share their experiences and learn from others.

NAHIP will try to identify suitable work placements needed for some course units so you can put into practice what you have learned.
 

Aims
This training programme aims to enhance knowledge, understanding and develop skills that community based HIV and AIDS service providers working with African communities need to deliver successful and effective prevention interventions in community settings.

In addition the training programme will build skills for using research-based knowledge and written NAHIP health education resources.
 

No Cost
The training is free. There is a £50 administration fee if you do not attend.
 

Training Timetable
The 200/10 training course will be provided in Manchester on Mondays from 11 January to 10 May 2010.

Make sure you tick the box for Manchester OR London.

More course information

• Unit 1: The African communities and the role of sexual health services in HIV prevention strategies Day 1 Understanding African Communities in UK Monday 11 January in Manchester
  Day 2 role of sexual health services in prevention strategies Monday 18 January in Manchester
• Unit 2: Africans living with HIV – Treatment and Prevention.
  Day 1 HIV treatments and transmission implications Monday 1 February in Manchester
  Day 2 People living with HIV and prevention Monday 8 February in Manchester
• Unit 3: Evidence based HIV prevention intervention for African communities in the UK
  4 Days Understanding HIV prevention interventions and resources
  Mondays: 22 February, 1 March, 8 March, 15 March in Manchester
• Unit 4: Designing, implementing and evaluating HIV interventions for African communities in the UK: Using research, needs assessments, data and evaluation; Planning prevention programmes; Evaluating. Mondays: 29 March, 12 April, 19 April, 26 April, 10 May in Manchester
  

Forms, details, bookings

Download the full programme & schedule  pdf
Download application form  Word
Book online here

OR email the booking form to Fletcher Phiri

OR post it to Fletcher Phiri, Naz Project, 30 Blacks Rd, London, W6 9DT
020 8741 1879

Northern contacts for more information
In Manchester: Syson Namaganda, Black Health Agency, Zion Community Resource Centre, 339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4ZY 0161 232 5386
In Leeds: Jeni Hirst, Black Health Agency, Leeds Skyline, 4th Floor, Gallery House, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 5RD 0113 2449767