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<DIV dir=ltr>Here are details of a Graduate Certificate course at the University of the West of England, which is aimed at people working in community arts & media who want to learn more about the sector.</DIV>
<P dir=ltr>There are three modules, with a wide range of tutors each module;</P>
<P dir=ltr>- <STRONG>Participatory Arts: Practice & Context</STRONG><BR>Looks at the history of community arts & media, influential theories (e.g. Paulo Freire’s dialogic pedagogy), informal education theories, government influence and evaluation models.</P>
<P dir=ltr>- <STRONG>Participatory Arts: Methods & Approaches</STRONG> <BR>Explores the practice, techniques and experiences of facilitating sessions, the tensions between process and product in varying contexts, the principles of participant authorship and ownership, and policies when working with young people and vulnerable adults. This module is also being run separately for artists dedicated to working in the field of <STRONG>Health & Social Care</STRONG>.</P>
<P dir=ltr>- <STRONG>Participatory Arts: Project Management</STRONG> <BR>This module explores current funding landscapes, methods of fundraising, writing applications, project planning, marketing, and the need for freelancers to be business savvy (even) when working in a community context.</P>
<P dir=ltr>To find out more information please click the link below.</P>
<P dir=ltr><A href="http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/courses/community_cpd.shtml">http://www.uwe.ac.uk/sca/courses/community_cpd.shtml</A></P>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Financial support is available. If you are:</FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">
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<DIV>an individual practitioner who is finding it hard to get work in the sector due to the downturn</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt">an individual who has been made redundant, or had contracts finished/reduced due to the downturn</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">an arts organisation who has had to make cutbacks due to the economic downturn</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV></LI></UL>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>then you will be eligible to apply for up to £400 per person towards this training course.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-small"><FONT face="Times New Roman">CLICK ON THE LINK TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE FUNDING AVAILABLE<BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-small"><FONT size=1><FONT size=3><U><SPAN style="COLOR: #0060ff; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">http://rbi.uwe.ac.uk/solutions/</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.5pt"> </SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>If you would like to apply for the Participatory Arts course and think you may fit the criteria for funding, you need to make an application to the ESIF fund on the application form on the website link above, and then tell us (CPD course team </FONT><A href="mailto:sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk" target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0060ff size=3>sca.cpd@uwe.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>) you have made that application, when you submit your application for a module to us, so we can keep track of students applying for this funding.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"><PRE class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR>Many thanks,</SPAN></PRE><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Shawn Sobers<BR>- Firstborn Creatives<BR>- University of the West of England<BR>- CMA Council Member</SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE> </PRE>
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