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Essential Administration Skills                                                     
Being an Administrator/Manager can be demanding and stressful. Come and learn the essential skills required to be an effective Administrator/Manager: communication, assertiveness, identify your leadership style, learn how to effectively supervise and evaluate your staff, team building essentials, conflict resolution and budgeting tips. Who should attend: Administrators, Middle Managers, Head Start/Child Care Managers, and Education Coordinators.
Writing A Winning Proposal & Accessing Funding                    
For many organizations that are developing new ideas and programs, the basic core budget is insufficient for operating their program. Learn effective proposal writing techniques and valuable tips for writing winning proposals: research required before you start writing, the do’s & don’ts of proposal writing, the main components in any proposal, strategies for following up on your proposal and budget tips to accessing the right amount of funding. In addition, you will learn many funding sources that are available to all of us.
Intro. to ECE & Home-Visting/Outreach                         

PART A-Introduction to ECE: communication, assertiveness, child growth & development, FASD, child abuse & neglect, family violence, injury prevention, curriculum design & development, St. John’s Emergency First Aid & CPR.

PART B-Home-Visiting/Outreach: understanding family systems, self esteem & confidence, goals of home visits, components of the helping relationship, healthy nutrition, engaging hard to reach families, parenting strategies and attachment, conducting home visits, and goal setting for families.

Who should attend: ECE/Head Start Assistants, Outreach workers/Home visitors, Non-certified Head Start/Child Care Managers, Cultural Assistants, Family Support Workers.

Participants who are certified Early Childhood educators may register for PART B only.


Dealing With Difficult People and Situations
If you work in difficult situations with difficult people this workshop is for you. Learn valuable skills and crucial techniques in dealing with difficult people and situations; learn to handle those situations and resolve conflict with skill and confidence.


Essential Skills to Writing Winning Proposals and Accessing Funding
For many organizations that are developing new ideas and programs, the basic core budget is insufficient for operating. Learn effective proposal writing techniques to enhance your budget, programs and services.

Avoiding Burnout, Time & Stress Management

In this workshop, you will assess your level of stress and detect early warning signs of burnout. We will examine what happens under stress and burnout and learn techniques to avoid it. You will examine your life and how balanced it is according to the Medicine Wheel. Finally, you will identify personal and professional goals to live a more balanced lifestyle.


Developing a Strategic Plan for all Aboriginal Language and Cultural Programs

A strategic plan is essential in the development of community programs. Learn the basics of strategic planning in this informative three-day seminar. Use a S.W.O.T analysis to identity the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your local language and culture, create a clear vision and philosophy to guide your program and leave with a five-year plan to put your program into action.

The Art of Writing Winning Proposals and Accessing Funding

Discover the secrets of successful proposal writing. Learn our ten simple steps to creating a winning proposal, the importance of conducting background research, do's and don'ts of proposal writing, setting realistic budgets, understanding cost sharing, tapping into various sources for funding, and following up to make sure that your proposal is funded.

Essential Management Skills:

Want to become a more effective manager in just 5 days? Learn the essential skills and strategies that all good managers employ: assertiveness; conflict resolution and management; leadership style; team building, policy development, implementation and evaluation; proposal writing; effective supervision and evaluation strategies; managing and working with difficult people; strategies for effectively managing your programs; and how to prevent burnout.


Certification: First Nations Training & Consulting Services is registered with the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of BC. Certification will be awarded to those who actively participate and successfully complete the Seminar

Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the above seminars.