West Midlands Progress Training Providers

Note on Archived content: G:up managed the Progress project in the West Midlands region, a national training programme for CYP VCS staff, which ended on 31st March 2011.  This page and related pages have been archived and retained for reference for anybody who was involved in or wants to learn about the project.  G:up hopes that there may be further opportunities through extension funding and projects for the West Midlands and is looking out for any opportunities that could benefit and develop the sector.

Archived Content

Below is a full list of training providers that have entered into a Local Learning Delivery Agreement (LLDA) with G:up and are registered to offer training through Progress in the West Midlands.  For each provider:

• Click to see courses available now from this provider
• See contact details and types of training offered by this provider
• All courses advertised on the G:up website are open to children and young people's voluntary sector staff from any part of the region, but the list also includes training providers' operating areas for convenience.

All Saints Youth Project

Contact: 0121 441 1827; allsaintsyouthproject@btinternet.com

Operating Area: Birmingham

Offering: Youth Work courses

Bayc – Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs 

Contact: 0121 460 5870; info@bayc.org 

Operating Area: Birmingham, Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall

Offering: Identity and Diversity

Dudley CVS – Dudley Council for Voluntary Services

Contact: 01384 573 381; info@dudleycvs.org.uk 

Operating Area: Dudley

Offering: Youth Work and Safeguarding courses

Elsa Organisation

Contact: 07790 877 198; karen@elsa-training.co.uk 

Operating Area: Birmingham

Offering: Various Volunteering and Volunteer Management courses, Teamworking, Planning and Reviewing Learning

KEY Birmingham

Contact: 0121 554 4404; info@keybirmingham.co.uk 

Operating Area: Birmingham and Sandwell

Offering: Safeguarding, Emergency First Aid, PTTLS, Conflict Resolution, Money Management and more

Krunch

Contact: 0121 552 5556; krunch@krunch.org.uk

Operating Area: Sandwell

Offering: Youth Work and Safeguarding courses

Local Leagues

Contact: 0121 446 4111; admin@localleagues.com  

Operating Area: Birmingham

Offering: Various Sport, Recreation and Leadership courses

Sanctuary Education

Contact: 07723 023 208; info@sanctuaryeducation.org.uk  

Operating Area: Birmingham

Offering: Drug Awareness, Assertiveness, Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination, Presentation Skills, Emergency First Aid, Introduction to Youth Work and more

SCVYS – Staffordshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services

Contact: 0121 707 5239; info@scvys.org 

Operating Area: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

Offering: Understanding Child Protection Theory

Sports Structures Limited

Contact: 0845 450 9433 / 07917 388 169; amy@sportsstructures.com 

Operating Area: Birmingham, Coventry, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire and Herefordshire

Offering: Various sports, fitness and leadership courses

SYA – Shropshire Youth Association

Contact: 01743 254 687; dee.ploszay@shropshire.gov.uk

Operating Area: Shropshire

Offering: Youth Work and Safeguarding courses

Training 2 All

Contact: 0161 408 4747 / 07538 678 920; ed.ellis@training2all.com

Operating Area: Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin

Offering: Conflict Resolution and Personal Safety, Emergency First Aid

Triple A

Contact: 07885 744 012; shazmanir@hotmail.com

Operating Area: Birmingham and Sandwell

Offering: Emergency First Aid, Decision Making, Mentoring, Citizenship, Recognising Prejudice and Discrimination and more

WAYC – Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs

Contact: 01926 450 156; tracy.hayes@wayc.org.uk

Operating Area: Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull

Offering: TBC

WCVYS – Worcestershire Council for Voluntary Youth Services

Contact: 01905 795 098; jo.c@wcvys.co.uk

Operating Area: Worcestershire

Offering: Youth Work and Working with Peers courses

YOW – Youth Organisations Wolverhampton

Contact: 01902 877 545; steve@yow.org.uk

Operating Area: Wolverhampton

Offering: Youth Work and Safeguarding courses

Back to main Progress page