SIAA Training – Dementia Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners.
Upcoming Events › Training
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SIAA facilitates many training events, roundtables, and information sharing sessions specifically intended for independent advocacy organisations. These events are member-only and designed to provide you with new skills, build organisational capacity and provide an opportunity for you to share your views on key policy topics relevant to human rights and independent advocacy.
SIAA also run regular online peer support sessions. The peer support sessions are informal opportunities for you to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. We run sessions for managers and sessions for staff once a month.
Find out more about upcoming events and peer support sessions, and sign up below!
SIAA Training – Responding to Domestic Abuse as an Independent Advocate
OnlineSIAA Training - Responding to Domestic Abuse as an Independent Advocate is designed to provide independent advocates with tools to respond to Domestic Abuse.
SIAA Training – Communication & Dementia
OnlineThe Communication and Dementia training, led by Age Scotland, will focus on giving you knowledge, tools and strategies to improve communication with people who live with dementia.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity: Foundation session
OnlineWe’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity training sessions led by Sandra McDonald that will take place on Tuesday, 25 October from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity: Advanced session
OnlineWe’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity training sessions led by Sandra McDonald that will take place on Thursday 27 October from 9.30 to 12.30 pm.
SIAA Training – Dementia Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
Independent Advocacy Awareness Webinar: Dunfermline Advocacy
OnlineJoin us for an online session where our members Dunfermline Advocacy will share about their work providing independent advocacy in Scotland.
Independent Advocacy Awareness Webinar: Ceartas Advocacy
OnlineJoin us for an online session where our members Ceartas Advocacy will share about their work providing independent advocacy in Scotland.
SIAA Training – Introduction into Deafblindness Awareness
OnlineThis interactive training, led by Deafblind Scotland, will give you an introduction to deafblindness. They will cover basic communication skills and resources available for deafblind people. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Foundation session
OnlineThis foundation session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, will help participants understand the essentials of the Mental Health Act and the role of advocacy.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Advanced session
OnlineThis session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, covers advanced topics of the Mental Health Act. Please note that, if you’re only attending the advanced session, you should be confident with all topics in the foundation session, as there will be no reiteration of these.
SIAA Training – Communication & Dementia
OnlineThe Communication and Dementia training, led by Age Scotland, will focus on giving you knowledge, tools and strategies to improve communication with people who live with dementia. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Foundation session
OnlineThis foundation session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, will help participants understand the essentials of the Mental Health Act and the role of advocacy.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Advanced session
OnlineThis session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, covers advanced topics of the Mental Health Act. Please note that, if you’re only attending the advanced session, you should be confident with all topics in the foundation session, as there will be no reiteration of these.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity: Foundation session
OnlineWe’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity Foundation session that will take place on Monday 26 June from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity: Advanced session
OnlineWe’re delighted to invite our members to the Adults with Incapacity Foundation session that will take place on Thursday 29 June from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Foundation session
OnlineThis foundation session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, will help participants understand the essentials of the Mental Health Act and the role of advocacy.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Advanced session
OnlineThis session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, covers advanced topics of the Mental Health Act. Please note that, if you’re only attending the advanced session, you should be confident with all topics in the foundation session, as there will be no reiteration of these.
Introduction into Deafblindness Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA Training – Dementia Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
Scottish Parliament information session (22 Sept)
OnlineWe’re delighted to invite our members to training and information session led by the Scottish Parliament Participation and Communities Team (PACT) that will take place on Friday 22 September 10-11am.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity – Foundation session
OnlineSIAA's Adults with Incapacity Foundation session will take place on on Monday, 25 September from 1.30 to 4.30 pm.
SIAA Training – Adults with Incapacity: Advanced session
OnlineSIAA's Adults with Incapacity Advanced session will take place on Thursday, 28 September from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
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SIAA Training – Introduction into Deafblindness Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA Training – Communication & Dementia
OnlineThe Communication and Dementia training, led by Age Scotland, will focus on giving you knowledge, tools and strategies to improve communication with people who live with dementia. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
Adults with Incapacity – Foundation session (31 January)
OnlineThis Adults with Incapacity Foundation training session that will take place on Wednesday, 31 January from 9.30 am-12.30 pm.
Adults with Incapacity – Advanced session (1 February)
OnlineAdults with Incapacity Advanced training session that will take place on Thursday, 1 February from 1-4 pm.
Mental Health Act Training – Foundation session (7 Feb)
Onlinethis Mental Health Act training foundation session that will take place on Wednesday, 7 February from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Mental Health Act Training – Advanced session (8 Feb)
OnlineThis Mental Health Act Training advanced training session that will take place on Thursday, 8 February from 1 - 4 pm.
Mental Health Act Training – Foundation session (21 Feb)
OnlineThis Mental Health Act training foundation session that will take place on Wednesday, 21 February from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm.
Mental Health Act Training – Advanced session (22 Feb)
OnlineThis Mental Health Act Training advanced training session that will take place on Thursday, 22 February from 1 - 4 pm.
Adults with Incapacity – Foundation session (6 March)
OnlineThis Adults with Incapacity Foundation training session that will take place on Wednesday, 6 March from 9.30 am-12.30 pm.
Adults with Incapacity – Advanced session (7 March)
OnlineThis Adults with Incapacity Advanced training session that will take place on Thursday, 7 Match from 1-4 pm.
Outcomes Framework: Where do I start?
OnlineThe Outcomes Framework is officially launched! This session is intended for organisations that are beginners when it comes to outcomes and want to find out where (and how) to start. Together, we will go through the entire Toolkit, providing extra explanations where needed and allowing plenty of time for questions to understand where the gaps…
Outcomes Framework: Ready to go?
OnlineThe Outcomes Framework is officially launched! This advanced session is intended for organisations that are confident in collecting data on outcomes. We will introduce the Outcomes Framework and address any questions you may have. Our goal is to help you understand how it can be applied to the outcomes work you’re doing already. Please come…
I’ve found the Managers Peer to Peer support sessions invaluable; it feels supportive and safe and as a relatively new CEO it really has helped build my confidence as well as relationships with peers. Thank you.
SIAA member, 2022
I have enjoyed the SIAA training events I have attended and I have been able to attend more than I would have in the past due to courses being on zoom etc.
SIAA member, 2022
I found it really helpful to be connected to a larger group and to hear the variety of perspectives from others as we all face the impact of the coronavirus on our organisations, people, clients and key stakeholders.
SIAA member, 2020
