Training

Please note there are special discounts for all members of Time Banks UK

Courses for 2006 - 07 include:

Open days and awareness raising sessions

These are two-hour taster session for anyone who has an interest in time banking and is keen to know more. They are run regularly in London and Scotland and round the regions in England. This can be take place morning or afternoon, over a lunch time or as a twilight session depending on demand. These can be for individuals who are thinking about setting up a time bank or organisations such as councils or the health service who need to know more about the time banking tool and how it can help with community development.

Location: regional

Dates: throughout the year

Cost: free

Contact:

Stella Parkes at Time Banks UK, Gloucester on 01452 541027

Email stella@timebanks.co.uk

Karen Lyon, nef London on 0207 820 6331

Email Karen.lyons@neweconomics.org

Tam Cassidy  01786 479593 Mobile: 07910020270

Email: tam@timebanks.co.uk
Nicola Wilde, Newcastle on 07917 677809

Email Nicola@timebanks.co.uk

Introduction to time banking one day workshop

This one day workshop is designed to support individuals and organisations who are about to set up a time bank or have just started to run one. It is jointly run by a member of TBUK and an active timebroker and includes an in-depth look at action planning for a time bank project.

Location: London, Newcastle. Gloucester, Cardiff. Glasgow

Dates; throughout the year

Costs: £50 for TBUK members, £75 non-members and charities, £125 other organisations

Contact: Stella Parkes at Time Banks UK on 01452 541027 stella@timebanks.co.uk

Co-production seminar

This is a specialist seminar looking at the concept of co-production and is aimed at professionals working in health, local government and other organisations. The time banking tool is recognised by government as a crucial way of developing community engagement  and promoting active citizenship. This seminar is aimed at explaining and discussing how statutory and voluntary agencies can change the way they provide services so that they move away from unilateral transactions that focus on need and deficiencies (and that reward dependency) to two-way 'co-production' that generates reciprocity, affirms self worth, builds community and empowers the recipients to become contributors. We are offering this as open sessions or we can arrange tailor made in-house programmes for councillors, local government officers (social workers, community workers, youth workers) health workers and to students studying community development.

Contact  Stella Parkes on 01452 541027 stella@timebanks.co.uk

Location: nationwide

Costs: £75 for TBUK members, £125 for other organizations, in-house courses on request.

Please see other relevant training courses not run by TBUK