For further information about any of these vacancies, please click on the appropriate job title.

Welsh Football Trust Development Officer
Newtown, Powys
Closing date: 5th March 2010

5 x 60 Sports Development Officer
Denbighshire County Council
Closing date: 26th February 2010

Current vacancies are also listed on the recruitment page of our web site.

To advertise a vacancy, please email Paul Dancey or telephone 0845 846 0020

Courses are free for WSA members, but a cancellation fee may apply if you book a place and are later unable to attend the course. Training places are however strictly limited and A******Ed on a first come first served basis.

Emergency first aid at work
3rd March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Getting the best from your team
3rd March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Leadership skills
3rd March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Diversity & equal opportunities
5th March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Emergency First Aid
10th March 2010
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Selection and recruitment
11th March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Risk management and quality assurance
16th March 2010
WCVA Carmarthen

Dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace
17th March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Delegation skills
17th March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Employment appraisals & objective setting
22nd March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Developing strategic partnerships
23rd March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Maternity and family friendly issues (1/2 day)
25th March 2010
Huw James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Delivering high performance teams
26th March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

HR for line managers
28th March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Networking for business
29th March 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Solving problems and decision making
30th March 2010
Neath Port Talbot College

Employment law update (1/2 day)
1st April 2010
Huw James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Managing change: people & process
13th April 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Excel intermediate (1/2 day)
13th April 2010
Huw James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Time management
16th April 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Negotiating for business success
23rd April 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Train the trainers
30th April 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Introduction to equality and diversity
7th May 2010
WCVA Rhyl

Minute taking
11th May 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Business planning
12th May 2010
Centre for Business, Newport

Risk management and quality assurance
25th May 2010
WCVA Rhyl

An introduction to sustainable development
26 May 2010
WCVA Rhyl

An introduction to sustainable development
26th May 2010
WCVA Cardiff

Risk management and quality assurance
23rd June 2010
WCVA Cardiff

To book a place on any of these courses, please telephone the WSA office on 0845 846 0020 or email Wendy Yardley.

A full list of the free courses available to NGBs is also available on the Training Programme page of our web site.

Welcome to the February 2010 issue of the WSA e-newsletter. Whilst Greta is on maternity, please send any articles for this newsletter or our web site to: paul.dancey@welshsports.org.uk

Nominations are invited from Governing Bodies for these two prestigious annual awards.

The Unsung Hero Award is presented to an individual who continues to demonstrate a selfless passion and determination for their sport.

The Administrator of the Year award is presented to an individual who regularly gives up a large part of their life for the love of their sport and whose work is vital to the organisation of their chosen sporting programmes.
further information

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Top Welsh swimmers, including Olympic medallist David Davies and World Champion medallist Jazz Carlin are amongst the athletes competing in the British Gas Great Britain v Germany Swim Meet at Wales National Pool, Swansea on 21st and 22nd February 2010... more