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

PE & School Sport Coordinator
Bridgend
Closing date: 30th October 2009

Non Executive Board Directors
Welsh Gymnastics
Closing date: 30th October 2009

Community Leisure Facilities Manager
Newport
Closing date: 13th November 2009

Head Coach for the Women's Senior Squad
Welsh Lacrosse Association
Closing date: 16th November 2009

A list of current vacancies can also be viewed on the recruitment page of our web site.

If you would like to advertise a vacancy, please email Paul Dancey or telephone 0845 846 0020

The following 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 available on a first come first served basis.

Change Management
29th October 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Preparing a Sustainable Fund-raising Strategy
2nd November 2009
WCVA, Swansea

Preparing a Sustainable Fund-raising Strategy
3rd November 2009
WCVA, Swansea

Finance for Non-Financial Managers
3rd November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Word - Intermediate
5th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Networking for Business Success
5th November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Access - Introduction
9th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Preparing a Sustainable Fund-raising Strategy
11th November 2009
WCVA, Ruthin

Microsoft Outlook
11th November 2009
(9.30 - 11.30am)
Hugh James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Negotiating Skills
11th November 2009 (half day)
Hugh James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Marketing
13th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

HR for Line Managers
13th November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Excel - Introduction
16th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Managing Organizational Change
17th November 2009 (half day)
Hugh James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Microsoft Word - Advanced
19th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Time Management
19th November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Moving Past Conflict
19th November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Publisher
23rd November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Effective Communication Skills
23rd November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Succession Planning
25th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Negotiating Skills
26th/27th November 2009 (2 days)
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Minute Taking
28th November 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Excel - Intermediate
30th November 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Grants - Fit for Funding
1st December 2009
WCVA, Carmarthen

Grants - Fit for Funding
2nd December 2009
WCVA, Carmarthen

Leadership Skills
2nd December 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Microsoft Access - Intermediate
3rd December 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Assertiveness for Managers
3rd December 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

Grants - fit for funding
8th December 2009
WCVA, Llandudno

Recruitment: How to get the right people
11th December 2009 (half day)
Hugh James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Team Working
11th December 2009
Business Point, Coleg Llandrillo

Diversity and the Law
15th December 2009
Hugh James (Solicitors), Cardiff

Presentation Skills
17th December 2009
Newport & Gwent Enterprise, Newport

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

Full details of the free courses available to NGBs can also be viewed on the Training Programme page of our web site.

Welcome to the October 2009 issue of the WSA e-newsletter. Whilst Greta is on maternity, please send any articles for the WSA newsletter or web site to: paul.dancey@welshsports.org.uk

The National Council for Voluntary Organizations (NCVO) is likely to lose £100,000 through its involvement in the axed Bingolotto TV show. The Ulrika Jonsson-hosted show, which launched on Virgin 1 on the 13th September, was axed earlier this month after Intelligent Gaming Solutions UK Ltd, the company behind the show, went into administration... more

The Home Office in partnership with The Welsh Assembly Government will be providing two Vetting and Barring briefing sessions in Wales in the New Year. The first will be on the 22nd February 2010, and the second on the 1st March 2010... more

Thanks to financial assistance from the Football Association of Wales, the inaugural Welsh Premier Women's Football League season has got under way with a match between Aberystwyth Town Ladies FC and Llanidloes Town Ladies FC... more

SkillsActive will be holding its annual conference on Wednesday 4th November 2009 at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. The theme of the conference will be "Climbing Higher: Up-skilling the workforce to deliver"... more

From April 2010, the Information Commissioner (known previously as the Data Protection Commissioner) will be able to impose fines on anyone who breaches the Data Protection Act... more

Congratulations to Swim Wales who have recently been recognised for their achievements in Equality... more

The Welsh Assembly Government has announced a £7.6m funding boost towards the completion of a major new cycling and walking network in the South Wales valleys... more

The National Lottery could wait way beyond 2031 to recoup the £675 million that was controversially used to help finance the Olympics because of a £160 million hole in the Mayor’s finances for the 2012 event... more

Welsh athletes and support personnel can now use the recently launched Global Drug Reference Online web site to check the prohibited status of specific medications based on the current World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List... more

The Welsh Netball Association is holding a Coaching Conference on Saturday 21st November at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff... more

The United Kingdom Outdoor Tug of War Championships were held in Banff, Scotland on the weekend of 22nd - 23rd August 2009, with each country allowed to enter two teams in the competition... more

On the 1st October the cap on a week’s pay for redundancy payments and unfair dismissal basic awards went up from £350 to £380... more

Construction work has begun on a £1.3m scheme to extend the Exercise Studies Department at Aberystwyth University... more

Following a £300,000 refurbishment, the swimming Pool at the Bridgend Recreation Centre has recently re-opened to the public... more

The Sports Council for Wales is committed to taking reasonable and proportionate steps to consult and involve close stakeholders and other relevant groups in reviewing the proposed equality scheme and action plan... more