Herts Sports

Partnership’s
Workforce
Development Month

February 2018

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 Workforce Development Month
Welcome to the Herts Sports and Physical Activity Partnership’s (HSP) inaugural
Workforce Development Month.

Over the past decade our Coach Education Week – held annually during February
half term – has cemented itself in the coaching development calendar. The
programme is the biggest of its kind in the UK and since its inception has provided
development opportunities for over 8,000 practicing and prospective sports
coaches.

With the support of a wide range of National Governing Bodies of Sport, Sport
England, UK Coaching, the University of Hertfordshire and a diverse mix of other
training and development providers, the programme has been instrumental in both
improving the quality of sports coaching in Hertfordshire and farther afield, as
well as bringing together groups of likeminded coaches in various communities of
practice – where ideas are shared, challenges discussed and collaborative solutions
found.

Coach Education Week has become synonymous with HSP and will continue to be
a very important part of our work.

However, if we are to collectively address and shift stubborn inactivity levels,

in support of the government and Sport England strategies, our traditional
approaches will not be enough. Creating a fit for purpose workforce to support
the sport and physical activity agenda will be critical, and to this end, we have
formulated our very first Workforce Development Month in February 2018.

The Herts Coach Education Week will be a very important part of that programme,
but Workforce Development Month will offer much, much more.

To reach inactive people we will need to work closely with a wider range of
partners – particularly those from within the Voluntary, Community and Social
Enterprise Sector (VCSE) – who already have a relationship with, and the trust
of our inactive population. Then, we will need to ensure that our workforce is
properly equipped to engage with and enthuse inactive people, using various
products and programmes that can fit into what can often be rather chaotic
lifestyles.

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Developing soft skills and embedding behaviour change techniques and m
otivational interviewing into our practice will be critical to success, and our
Workforce Development Month programme will help us achieve this. However,
it is not just those individuals that will be delivering the face to face engagement
with inactive people that are in need of upskilling. The wider sector also need to
embrace the new priorities if we are to effectively and successfully use sport and
physical activity as vehicles for positive change.

It is imperative that Hertfordshire continues to lead the way in improving our local
sport and physical activity infrastructure, and in meeting head-on the significant
challenge that we face in tackling inactivity levels in the county. As such we hope
that you will find something of interest in this Workforce Development Month
programme and that you will help us spread the word about what’s on offer.

Chris Samways – HSP Coaching Lead

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What’s on offer...
Behaviour Change

Business Skills

First Aid

Long-term Health Conditions

Personal Development

Physical Activity Delivery

Programme Evaluation

Safeguarding

School Support

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 Friday 26th January

Behaviour Change Designing, delivering and evaluating programmes aimed to change

behaviour (2 Days)

09:30 - 15:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £95 | £195

Thursday 1st February

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Delivering Behaviour Management

and Physical Activities to Under 5 *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Personal Development Greater Confidence - Better You!

09:30 - 16:30 | Welwyn Hatfield | £250

Long-term Health Conditions Dementia & Exercise

18:30 - 20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

Tuesday 6th February

Long-term Health Conditions Understanding dementia in the leisure environment

09:30 - 16:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Business Skills Social Media/ Marketing

19:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £15

Physical Activity Design Active IQ Level 3 Designing Exercise Programmes for

Older Adults *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Business Skills Social Investment Workshop

10:00 - 13:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

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 Wednesday 7th February

Safeguarding Safeguarding Adults at Risk Level 1

09:30 - 16:30 | Welwyn Hatfield | £35

Business Skills How to win high value grants and contracts

10:00 - 13:00 | East Herts | £35 | £45 | £90

Business Skills Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Promoting Community Health and

Wellbeing *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | Herts Sports Village, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

First Aid Defibrillation training

10:30 - 18:30 | North Herts | £30

Long-term Health Conditions Sight Loss Awareness and Guide Running

19:00 - 21:00 | Herts Sports Village, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

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 Thursday 8th February
Business Skills Creating High Performance Teams

09:30 - 16:30 | Welwyn Hatfield | £250

Long-term Health MS & Exercise

18:30 - 20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

Physical Activity Design Active IQ Level 3 Award in Designing Pre and Post Natal
Exercise Programmes *TASTER*

18:30 -20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Behaviour Change Making the most of conversations: an introduction to

motivational communication

10:00 - 14:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Tuesday 13th February

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 3 Diploma in Exercise Referrals *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Long-term Health Conditions Diabetes & Exercise

18:30 - 20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

Wednesday 14th February

Business Skills Active IQ Level 3 Award In Business Skills for Fitness Professionals
*TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Thursday 15th February

Physical Activity Delivery Multi-Skills Activator

10:00 - 13:00 | Sir Frederic Osborn, Welwyn Garden City | £50

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Thursday 15th February

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 2 Fitness Instruction *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Long-term Health Conditions Pregnancy & Exercise

18:30 - 20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

Saturday 17th February

Physical Activity Delivery UKCC Level 1 Pickleball

10:00 - 16:00 | £140 | £160

Sunday 18th February

First Aid Emergency First Aid at Work

09:00 - 16:30 | Avenue Park, Baldock | £60

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 Monday 19th February

Programme Evaluation Evaluation Framework Workshop

10:00 - 13:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Tuesday 20th February

Business Skills Understanding Financial Management

09:30 - 16:30 | Hertfordshire Business School, de Havilland Campus, Hatfield | £250

Business Skills Data Protection - Get to Grips with GDPR

10:00 - 16:00 | Focolare Centre, Welwyn Garden City | £40 | £50

Long-term Health Conditions Understanding dementia in the leisure environment

09:00 - 12:00 | Bishops College, Cheshunt | Free

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 3 Personal Training *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

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Wednesday 21st February

Business Skills Intro to volunteering / Gaining and Retaining Volunteers

19:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Business Skills Inclusive Communications

19:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Safeguarding Safeguarding Adults at Risk for a Lead/Designated Person

09:30 - 13:30 | Welwyn Hatfield | £25 | £70

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 2 Instructing Kettlebells *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Thursday 22nd February

Long-term Health Conditions Heart Disease & Exercise

18:30 - 20:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

Business Skills Inclusive Communications

10:00 - 12:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

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 Monday 26th February

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 2 Instructing Circuit Sessions *TASTER*

09:30 - 13:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Business Skills Supervision and Aprasials

09:30 - 13:00 | Leavesden Green Community Hub, Watford | £25 | £35 | £70

Long-term Health Conditions Mental Health Awareness for Sport & Physical Activity

18:30 - 21:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | £30

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Tuesday 27th February

School Support Primary PE and Sports Premium Workshop

14:00 - 15:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

School Support Bringing the Active 30:30 resource to life

15:00 - 16:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

School Support Governors Workshop: Primary PE and Sport Premium

16:30 - 17:30 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

Business Skills DIY PR: How to raise Your organisation’s Profile in the Media

09:30 - 13:30 | Civic Centre, St Albans | £25 | £35 | £70

Physical Activity Delivery Active IQ Level 2 Instructing Studio Cycling *TASTER*

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

School Support Secondary Schools Girls Active Peer Review

18:00 - 21:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

Wednesday 28th February

Business Skills Trustee Roles and Responsibilities

10:00 - 16:00 | Friends Meeting House, Hemel Hempstead | £35 | £45 | £90

Physical Activity Delivery The importance of intercultural dialogue in Sport

10:00 - 12:00 | University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield | Free

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 Funding for Training -
Workforce Development
Bursaries
Herts Sports Partnership is delighted to offer a number of Workforce
Development Bursaries to help upskill the voluntary sector workforce,
by funding attendance at appropriate course and CPD workshops who

FUNDING for
are working in The County.

These will be administered by our local authority Sport Development

SPORT
partners and allocated against various local criteria.

Please contact Chris Samways for further Information.

E: c.samways@herts.ac.uk
T: 01707 281004

in HERTFORDSHIRE
Funding for Sport In Hertfordshire
Funding for projects, facilities, events, sustainability,
play-space and club development across the county
Herts Sports Partnership and Funding4Sport
working together to help fund sport and physical
activity in local communities

For an informal discussion

that will identify how we
can help contact:

Richard Sutcliffe
07580 129 369
info@funding4sport.co.uk
www.funding4sport.co.uk

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In support of making Hertfordshire

the most active county

Year of Physical ‘Move More, Feel Great!’

For more information, contact:

Jane Parker
j.parker20@herts.ac.uk

@HertsYOPA18

@HertsYOPA18

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New Year, Workforce Young People Older Adults
New You Development and Month Month
Month Volunteering
Month

May June July August

Walking This Girl Can Parks Families
Month in Herts and Month Month
Bike Month

September October November December

Get Back Into Workplace Celebrate Sport Dance
Month Wellbeing Month Month
Month

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