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'Creating and embedding a learning culture in Suffolk’s Third Sector frontline organisations'

This project will aim to develop the skills, knowledge and learning of staff, trustees and volunteers within Suffolk's Third Sector organisations, and will work to strengthen the sustainability of frontline organisations through raising the quality of their work and their ability to successfully apply for funding. It will further help to strengthen infrastructure organisations with funds for staff training and development.

The project meets two key priorities in the Infrastructure Network Suffolk (INS) Business and Development Plans:

• develop consistent levels of learning and workforce development opportunities
• develop quality standard systems to ensure high standards of delivery

Project aims will be achieved by:

• providing frontline organisations with learning resources
• stronger, more coherent and frequent funding and development advice services
• development of a county-wide trainer network to recruit and up-skill more Third Sector trainers
• a conference fund whereby INS members and project partners will receive costs to attend relevant conferences
• development of a funding network and funding mentors who can be matched with beneficiary organisations
• development of briefings and support for frontline organisations in a variety of relevant quality standards
• 1000 different frontline organisations helped by the end of the project through attending courses, receiving funding advice, quality standards help etc.

This project is managed by the Infrastructure Network Suffolk (formerly known as One Voice Suffolk), and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund