Included in this bulletin:

- Extra London Date announced

- New Exeter Venue and Llandrindod, Wales

- Who should attend the events

- Update on BTEC qualifications associated with these events

- Additional fully funded exclusive Home Office bursaries available for BTEC accredited qualifications

- What will be covered at the events

Important note: These are Home Office fully funded events and BTEC qualifications.  All elements of this programme are free to registered delegates. Registration is still open via the following website www.cdrpacademy.org.uk

New venue announced
Due to a high level of interest we are pleased to announce an additional date and venue for the CDRP Academy events in London.

 - London School of Economics on the 13th of April 2010.

This is now open to new bookings onto the programme only. If you are already booked onto another event you will not be able to transfer.

There are still places available at the other venues. Details of these can be found at www.cdrpacademy.org.uk/event-diary-CDRP-academy.shtml

Who should attend these events?

These CDRP Academy events are intended to enable and empower CDRP/CSPs and other multi agency partners to share data with Hospital A&E departments with a view to reducing crime and neighbourhood nuisance.

The events therefore are aimed at any person or organisation with an interest or responsibility for community safety, crime reduction, ASB, tackling knife crime or alcohol issues.

Example organisations/persons that should attend (including but not limited to):

- Housing Providers/Registered Social Landlords
- Police
- NHS/PCT/A&E personnel 
- Local Authorities
- ASB Teams/practitioners
- Youth Offending Teams
- Fire Service
- Neighbourhood Wardens

What will be covered at the events?
Full details of the content of the events can be found at our website. Please visit www.cdrpacademy.org.uk

Development of the qualifications associated with this event.

The following 2 new qualifications will be available only to a limited number of CDRP Academy delegates.

The learning hours and assessment are based on attendance at the events, a work placed assignment and attendance at the Summer Evaluation Conference.

- BTEC Foundation Award for Advocate Practitioner Data Analysts in a CDRP/CSP and A&E Department setting for Data Sharing.

- BTEC Foundation Award for Advocate Lead Managers of Information & Data Sharing between CDR/CSP and A&E Departments.

Additional fully funded Home Office bursaries now available for developing BTEC accredited qualifications as Specialist Advisors for data and information sharing

To support this programme further the Home Office have increased the number of BTEC Bursaries available to 250. If you wish to be considered for this please see terms and conditions on online registration form: www.cdrpacademy.org.uk/register-CDRP-academy.shtml

Is there a cost to attend these events?

No. These events are fully funded by the Home Office. This includes;
 

- The option of a fully funded BTEC Accredited Foundation Award to a limited number of delegates. (T&Cs can be found at the registration page).

- A full six month membership to the Student Support Zone (see website for details). Refreshments, lunch and all course materials are.

- A fully funded national evaluation Summer conference (for BTEC Accredited delegates)

If these events do not apply to you but you know of anybody else within your organisation or network that they would benefit please feel free to pass our invitation to them.

Dates and Venues

Liverpool Hope University - 16th March 2010
University of Salford, Innovation Forum - 17th March 2010
Portsmouth University - 22nd March 2010
University of Nottingham - 23rd March 2010
Aston University, Birmingham - 24th March 2010
Exeter University, Innovation Centre - 25th March 2010
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge - 29th March 2010
Newcastle University, Castle Leazes - 31st March 2010
Llandrindod Metropole - 1st April 2010
London School of Economics - 13th April 2010