Chamber Events

Early Notice: Partnership event with the Chamber of Commerce

This event will be held at Selkirk Rugby Club on May 11th 2010.

There will be ample opportunities for networking before and after lunch - more information to follow.

Watch this space and keep an eye on the newsletter!!

Tender writing:

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Two day training commencing 25th and 26th March, 2010,

Venue: Social Enterprise Chamber Office

Following members evaluation and feedback from the successful training earlier by the Social Enterprise Academy. We have been working closely with procurement to develop a two day training which will commece on 25th March.

Programme:

Day 1

Day 2

For further information and to book a place please email or telephone the office.

Tel: 01835 822099 email: borderssec@btconnect.com

Other Training:

National Events:

Financial Management Training

for senior staff and board members of Third Sector organisations

CEiS, and partners, are running free of charge financial management training workshops across Scotland, to address the varying needs of: Senior managers, trustees and board members of Third Sector organisations with little or no finance training Senior staff working in Third Sector organisations who may manage budgets but have limited financial training Those within Third Sector organisations who have significant financial responsibilitiesThe aim of the training is to significantly improve the capacity of Third Sector organisations to control finances and engage in high quality financial planning.ForThese interactive workshops will use a participative process with worked examples based on previous experiences in the sector, appropriate learning from the wider commercial sector and the experience of the Business Advisers involved in the training delivery, allowing the participants to contribute and share ideas and experiences.The workshops will offer a mixture of class based activity, participative learning exercises and peer learning. Alternatively courses 1 & 2 are available online. The training will be offered at three levels to ensure the expectations and needs of each participant are addressed.

Workshop 1: Finance for Senior Managers, Trustees and Boards Formal training workshop (1 day)

Glasgow 21st April 2010

Edinburgh 3rd June 2010

Dumfries 14th Sept 2010

Aberdeen 2nd Nov 2010

Workshop 2: Finance for non-finance managers - Classroom based workshop (3 days)Inverness 28th April, 16th June and 29th Sept 2010Glasgow 5th May, 26th Aug and 10th Nov 2010Dundee 26th May, 18th Aug and 17th Nov 2010Edinburgh 23rd June, 22nd Sept and 24th Nov 2010

Workshop 3: Advanced finance for managers - Residential workshop (2 days)

Perth or Stirling 4th and 5th Nov 2010

For more information and to apply, click here to take you to the online application and questionnaire. This will allow us to match you to the appropriate course and venue. Alternatively call on 0141 425 2945

Tender Writing Training

Delivery of services to the public sector is an important market for enterprising Third Sector organisations.

How do you find out about these opportunities and how do you write a successful tender document?

CEIS, the Supplier Development Programme, and partners, are running a series of free of charge tender writing workshops across Scotland. Designed specifically for managers and staff of Third Sector organisations, who have responsibility for business development and tender writing, the workshops will offer practical guidance for organisations wishing to compete for public sector contracts.

The interactive workshops will include contributions from experts, including procurement practitioners and organisations with experience of successful tender writing. The programme has been designed for introductory, intermediate and advanced levels.

Workshop 1: Introductory - Accessing Public Sector Tenders (1 day)

Angus 21st April 2010 Fife 22nd April 2010

Glasgow 26th May 2010 Inverness 7th Sept 2010 Borders 1st July 2010 Edinburgh 9th Dec 2010

Workshop 2: Intermediate - Successful Tendering for Public

Sector Contracts (3 days)

Dundee 13th May, 20th May and 27th May 2010

Glasgow 8th June, 15th June and 22nd June 2010

Inverness 30th Sept, 7th Oct and 21st Oct 2010

Edinburgh 13th Jan, 20th Jan and 27th Jan 2011

Workshop 3: Advanced - Advanced Tendering for Public Sector Contracts (3 days)

Edinburgh 11th May, 18th May and 25th May 2010

Ayrshire 1st June, 8th June and 15th June 2010

Aberdeen 2nd Sept, 9th Sept and 16th Sept 2010

Glasgow 12th Jan, 19th Jan and 26th Jan 2011 call

For more information and to apply, click here to take you to download the flyer