The SMARTScheme (Substance Misuse and Reflective Practitioner Training Scheme)is a professional training programme run by Addaction. It is aimed at all who are seriously interested in working in the substance misuse field in London and particularly welcomes applications from Black Minority Ethnic (BME) and Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups.

      Training runs for 6 months and work placements for approximately 9
months.
Participants need to be able to commit to four full days a week for this
period. They will receive on the job work experience and training from workers "at the sharp end" therefore bearing witness to best practice and current trends in the substance misuse field.

Participants work towards a Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3 qualification which includes four units from the Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards. From here they will be ideally placed to apply for jobs within the substance misuse field or alternatively, they may decide to transfer their skills and qualifications into a related field such as housing or mental health. Most people coming onto the SMARTScheme have no formal qualifications but are full of motivation and want to work in a field that makes a real difference.

      Entry on to the SMARTScheme is by application form only. If your
application is successful you will be invited to group interviews which run for three days. Amongst other things, we look for people's ability to work as part of a team, to take on critical feedback, and their awareness of substance misuse issues. Please call 020 7017 2868 or go to www.smartscheme.org.uk to ask about the next dates of recruitment and to get an application pack.

 Rights of Women Autumn/Winter Training Programme 2008

Rights of Women works to attain justice and equality by informing,
educating and empowering women on their legal rights. Their core services include two advice lines which offer free, confidential legal advice to women.

They also specialise in providing high quality, practical and accredited legal training in the area of women's rights.

They offer the following list of training for autumn/winter 2008:

a.. Meeting the needs of trafficked women: immigration and
     criminal law
     London 10 September 2008, 9.30am - 1pm

b.. Protecting women from persecution: claiming asylum in the UK and
     financial support throughout the process
     London 22 September 2008, 9.30am - 4.30pm

c.. Finding refuge: gender-based violence and seeking asylum in
     the UK
     London 1 October 2008, 9.30am - 1pm

d.. Forced marriage: the new law
     London 6 October 2008, 9.30am - 1pm

e.. Pathways to Justice: BMER women, domestic violence and
     relationship breakdown
     London 5 November 2008, 9.30am - 1pm
  
f.. Supporting survivors of domestic violence: law and practice
     London 27 November 2008, 9.30am - 4.30pm

g.. Supporting survivors of sexual violence: law and practice
     London 3 December 2008, 9.30am - 4.30pm
     

Please contact the Training Officer with any enquiries on 020 7251
6575/6 or training@row.org.uk.