Skillup London Skillup London News http://www.skilluplondon.co.uk/view/news 2010-07-30T18:22:04+01:00 text/html 2009-12-15T00:00:00+01:00 Revealed: Free Events Management Courses in 2010 http://www.skilluplondon.co.uk/view/news/item/186 <p><strong>Whether you&rsquo;re planning a community fun day, carnival, music festival, street party or art project, Revealed will ensure your event is a success. </strong>This 2-day course will provide you with the essentials to ensure you deliver a safe, legal, inclusive and fun event which runs smoothly and is an enjoyable experience for everyone involved. <br /><br />The course is led by professional trainers with first-hand knowledge and experience of managing community events. The workshops will be a mixture of presentations and participation where you will be encouraged to draw on your own experiences, problem solve and work on developing real life projects.</p> <p><strong>What are the benefits?</strong></p> <ul> <li>It&rsquo;s free* to all Southwark residents or community groups involved in running events in Southwark residents</li> <li>You will know how to plan safe, legal and inclusive events</li> <li>You will learn from professional trainers who are currently delivering large scale, high profile national events</li> <li>You will have the opportunity to draw on your own experiences, problem solve and work on developing real life projects.</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>*subject to a refundable deposit of &pound;15 on completion of the course</em></span></p> <p><strong>When is this course running?</strong></p> <p>There are currently four scheduled courses running from January to May 2010. All courses are spread over two days, and you must attend both days.<span style="color: #808080;"><strong><span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">&nbsp;<br /><strong><span>Mon 15 Feb</span></strong> - Lewington Centre<br /><strong><span>Tues 16 Feb </span></strong>- </span><span style="color: #808080;">Lewington Centre</span><br /><span style="color: #808080;"><strong>&nbsp;<span><br />Thurs 18 March</span></strong> - Southwark College, Waterloo Centre </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>FULL</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #808080;"><strong><span>Fri 19 March </span></strong>- Southwark College, Waterloo Centre </span><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>FULL</strong></span><br /><span style="color: #808080;">&nbsp;<br /><strong><span>Weds 21 April </span></strong>- Southwark College, Waterloo Centre<br /><strong><span>Weds 28 April </span> </strong>- Southwark College, Waterloo Centre</span></p> <p><span style="color: #993366;"><strong>TO BOOK CALL 020 7815 1478 or e-mail enterprise@southwark.ac.uk.</strong></span></p> text/html 2009-01-06T00:00:00+01:00 Revealed: New Courses for 2009 http://www.skilluplondon.co.uk/view/news/item/178 <p><span style="font-size: small;">Revealed...arts and events stripped bare - is a free training programme designed to develop your skills and knowledge in all aspects of event management.<br /><br />Whether you&rsquo;re involved in running a community fun-day, carnival, music festival, street party or art project &ndash; Revealed will ensure your event is a success. The programme of workshops, which includes fundraising, event planning, health and safety, licensing and publicity; will enable you to deliver a safe, legal, inclusive and fun event which runs smoothly and is an enjoyable experience for everyone involved.<br /><br />Each course is run by a professional trainer with first-hand knowledge and experience of managing community events. In some cases there will also be guest speakers. The workshops will be a mixture of presentations and participation where you will be encouraged to draw on your own experiences and work on developing real life projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/admin/cms/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/RevealedCourseListingJanMar2009a.pdf" target="_blank">Please click here to download the full course listing for 2009.</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/admin/cms/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/Revealed Booking Form 2009.pdf"><strong>DOWNLOAD PDF BOOKING FORM</strong></a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">For further information, please contact Tom McGregor on 0207 815 1500 ext. 2149, Chinnelle Anichebe on 0207 815 1500 ext. 2124 or e-mail us at enterprise@southwark.ac.uk.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Delegates from the previous fundraising course applauded the previous course and it's potential to help further their careers and aspirations:</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"The course opened up a whole new field of expertise and knowledge to me: I grew in confidence and feel well-equipped to go out and put what I've learnt into practice."</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Superbly comprehensive. AND FREE!!"</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>"Very interesting and enjoyable course."</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: small;">Further course listings are set to be added shortly.</span></p>