Latest news and events ,12 January 2017

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/ 7 jobs - 7 new and 0 updated very recently
/ 30 events - 6 new and 0 updated very recently
/ 51 opportunities - 5 new and 0 updated very recently
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/ OSCR launches logo for charities to show they are registered New!
/ Curnie Club: Tackling Isolation - Leven MeetingNew!
/ Citizens Advice & Rights Fife (CARF) now a ‘Carer Positive’ employerNew!
/ Fife Carers Centre Visits for WorkersNew!

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/ Cottage Family Centre - Children's Support Worker x 2New!
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Support WorkersNew!
/ The Richmond Fellowship - Support PractitionersNew!
/ Kingdom Housing Association - Senior Support Worker New!
/ LinkLiving - Support Worker (Fife Tenancy Support Service)New!
/ The Ecology Centre - Marketing and Fundraising ManagerNew!
/ Scottish Care - Local Integration Lead (home-based)New!

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/ Saje Scotland Freedom Programme, Kirkcaldy - Saje Scotland
Friday 13 January 2017 - Kirkcaldy
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Dog Walk and Café, Falkland - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 14 January 2017 - The Hidden Place (car park)
/ The Richmond Fellowship Recruitment Open Day - The Richmond FellowshipNew!
Monday 16 January 2017 - Rothes Halls
/ Saje Scotland Freedom Programme, Dunfermline - Saje Scotland
Tuesday 17 January 2017 - Dunfermline
/ EATS Rosyth - Volunteer Recruitment Evening - EATS RosythNew!
Tuesday 17 January 2017
/ ENeRGI - Women's Group, Anstruther - ENeRGI
Wednesday 18 January 2017 - Fisheries Museum (Old Tourist Information)
/ Talking about Climate Change, Kirkcaldy - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 18 January 2017 - Adam Smith Theatre
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Coffee Meetup, Dunfermline - LGBT Health and WellbeingNew!
Wednesday 18 January 2017 - Fire Station Creative
/ Greener Kirkcaldy - Burns Night Cooking Class - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Kirkcaldy Methodist Church
/ Saje Women's Group/Freedom Cafe, Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Kirkcaldy
/ Burns Night Cooking Class, Kirkcaldy - Greener Kirkcaldy
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Methodist Church, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2BD
/ ENeRGI - Women's Group, Anstruther - ENeRGI
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Fisheries Museum (Old Tourist Information)
/ Energy Saving for Older Properties - Greener KirkcaldyNew!
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - Potter About
/ Fife Collaborative Community Justice Event - Criminal Justice Voluntary Sector Forum (CJVSF)New!
Friday 27 January 2017 - Fife Renewables Innovation Centre
/ Winter Pruning Workshop, Kirkcaldy - Greener Kirkcaldy
Saturday 28 January 2017 - Ravenscraig Walled Garden, Dysart Road, Kirkcaldy
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Fife T time+, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 28 January 2017 - The Old Kirk
February 2017
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Film Event, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Sunday 05 February 2017 - Adam Smith Theatre
/ Age Concern Glenrothes - Quiz Night - Age Concern GlenrothesNew!
Friday 10 February 2017 - CISWO
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - LGBT History Month Concert, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Sunday 19 February 2017 - The Old Kirk
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Fife T time+, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 25 February 2017 - Going Forth (SAMH)
March 2017
/ Living on a Budget: Upcycling Furniture - Fife Council - Community Based Learning
Wednesday 01 March 2017 - Cosmos Community Centre, Abbey Walk, St Andrews, KY16 9LB
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Scavenger Hunt, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Sunday 05 March 2017 - Seafield Beach
/ Generations Working Together Annual Conference
Wednesday 08 March 2017 - Stirling Court Hotel
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Wildlife Walk or Cycle, Loch Leven - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 18 March 2017 - RSPB Loch Leven
/ The Social Enterprise Exchange Marketplace 2017
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - Edinburgh Corn Exchange, 11 Newmarket Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1RJ
/ The Social Enterprise Exchange Marketplace 2017 - Social Enterprise Scotland
Tuesday 21 March 2017 - Edinburgh Corn Exchange
/ Fife LGBT Support Programme - Fife T time+, Kirkcaldy - LGBT Health and Wellbeing
Saturday 25 March 2017 - The Old Kirk
April 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Tuesday 18 April 2017 - 157 Commercial Street
May 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Wednesday 17 May 2017 - 157 Commercial Street
June 2017
/ Building a Child to Adult Transition Plan - Fife Carers Centre
Thursday 15 June 2017 - 157 Commercial Street

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/ Breastfeeding Management: Update Course - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Friday 13 January 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ Keeping Trauma in Mind - A Solihull Approach course for Adult Practitioners - NHS Fife
Monday 16 January 2017 - Playfield Institute, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, KY15 5RR
/ Keeping Trauma in Mind - A Solihull Approach course for Adult Practitioners - NHS Fife
Monday 16 January 2017 - Playfield Institute, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, KY15 5RR
/ Keeping Trauma in Mind - A Solihull Approach course for Adult Practitioners - NHS Fife
Monday 16 January 2017 - Playfield Institute, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, KY15 5RR
/ Fife Council - Paediatric First Aid
Tuesday 17 January 2017 - Waid Academy (Community Use)
/ ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Tuesday 17 January 2017 - Playfield Institute
/ Drug Overdose Awareness - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 18 January 2017 - Town House
/ Inclusion Fundamentals: Understanding Diversity - Fife Centre for Equalities
Thursday 19 January 2017 - Fife Carers Centre, 157 Commercial Street, Kirkcaldy, KY1 2NS
/ Understanding Health Literacy - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 19 January 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ Child Healthy Weight: Raising the Issue and Supporting Children and Young People - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 19 January 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ West Fife Enterprise - Literacies in the Workplace - West Fife EnterpriseNew!
Thursday 19 January 2017 - Forth House
/ First Aid at Work, Glenrothes - Fife Council New!
Monday 23 January 2017 - Auchmuty Learning Centre, 81 Alexander Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4EF
/ Health and Safety: A Basic Guide - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Tuesday 24 January 2017 - The Vine Venue
/ Creating Imaginative Learning
Thursday 26 January 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ safeTALK: Suicide Prevention - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 26 January 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Breastfeeding Management: Primary (Three Day Course) - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Monday 30 January 2017 - Cameron House
/ Introduction to Kitbag for Schools and Families - NHS Fife
Monday 30 January 2017 - Playfield Institute
/ FVAWP - Forced Marriage: A Multi-Agency Seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 31 January 2017 - Bankhead Central,
February 2017
/ Alcohol and Drugs in the Workplace - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 01 February 2017 - The Vine Venue
/ Introduction to Kitbag for Schools and Families - NHS Fife
Wednesday 01 February 2017 - Playfield Institute
/ Making Groupwork More Effective - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 02 February 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Introduction to Maternal and Infant Nutrition
Thursday 02 February 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Paediatric First Aid, Glenrothes - Fife Council New!
Friday 03 February 2017 - Auchmuty Learning Centre, 81 Alexander Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4EF
/ Home-Start Dunfermline - Volunteer Preparation Course
Monday 06 February 2017 - Home-Start Dunfermline Office
/ Supporting Low Income Households to Manage Welfare Benefit Changes - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Tuesday 07 February 2017 - The Bay Hotel
/ Training Opportunity - FVAWP - Young People, Relationships and Pornography - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 07 February 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ 'Telling my Story': Analysing and Reporting Outcomes - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 09 February 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ FVAWP - Basic Awareness: Understanding Rape and Sexual Assault - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Thursday 09 February 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Where's Dad? - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Friday 10 February 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Improving Health for Adults with Learning Disabilities - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Tuesday 14 February 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ WRAP: The Wellness Recovery Action Plan - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 15 February 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Reducing Health Inequalities: What Works - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 22 February 2017 - Lynebank Hospital
/ Alcohol Brief Intervention with Young People - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 22 February 2017 - Cameron Hospital
/ Mentally Healthy Workplace Training for Managers - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 22 February 2017 - Fife Voluntary Action
/ Managing Self Harm: Adults - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Wednesday 22 February 2017 - The Bay Hotel
/ FVAWP - See me not my mask: Understanding Individuals Reactions to Sexual Trauma - Fife Domestic Abuse Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 22 February 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ Inclusive Communication - Fife Centre for Equalities
Thursday 23 February 2017 - Kinghorn Community Centre, Rossland Place, Kinghorn, KY3 9SS
/ Elementary Food and Health - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 23 February 2017 - The Bay Hotel
/ Elementary Health and Safety - Fife Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Thursday 23 February 2017 - The Gilvenbank Hotel
/ Keeping Trauma in Mind - A Solihull Approach course for Adult Practitioners - NHS Fife
Tuesday 28 February 2017 - Playfield Institute, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, KY15 5RR
/ FVAWP - Introduction to Domestic Abuse - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 28 February 2017 - Bankhead Central
March 2017
/ FVAWP - Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 01 March 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ FVAWP - The Impact of Domestic Abuse in the Early Years - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Monday 06 March 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ First Aid at Work, Glenrothes - Fife Council New!
Tuesday 07 March 2017 - Auchmuty Learning Centre, 81 Alexander Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4EF
/ MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferencing) - Domestic Abuse and Safety of High Risk Victims - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 08 March 2017 - Queen Anne High School
/ FVAWP - "Invisible Men": Realities of the Sex Industry - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 15 March 2017 - Bankhead Central
/ First Aid course, St Andrews - Fife Council - Community Based Learning
Wednesday 22 March 2017 - Cosmos Community Centre, Abbey Walk, St Andrews, KY16 9LB
/ Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) in Mental Health - Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT)New!
Wednesday 22 March 2017 - Education Centre
/ Talking to Young People about Equality - Youth 1st
Thursday 23 March 2017 - TBC
April 2017
/ FVAWP - Stalking: A multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Tuesday 18 April 2017 - Bankhead Central
May 2017
/ FVAWP - Rape and Sexual Violence: A multi-agency seminar - Fife Violence Against Women Partnership (FVAWP)
Wednesday 10 May 2017 - Bankhead Central

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/ Notes and presentations from the November Fife Employability ForumNew!
/ Note of the December Health and Social Care ForumNew!

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/ Research shows Volunteers are more appealing to EmployersNew!
/ Help with Volunteers in Arts OrganisationsNew!

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