SIAA facilitates many training events, roundtables, and information sharing sessions specifically intended for independent advocacy organisations. These events are member-only and designed to provide you with new skills, build organisational capacity and provide an opportunity for you to share your views on key policy topics relevant to human rights and independent advocacy.
SIAA also run regular online peer support sessions. The peer support sessions are informal opportunities for you to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. We run sessions for managers and sessions for staff once a month.
Find out more about upcoming events and peer support sessions, and sign up below!
We're excited to invite you to the Peer Support for Advocacy Leaders sessions - a revamped approach to support independent Advocacy Leaders in their unique challenges. What's new? These sessions…
We're excited to announce that peer supports are back! This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing unique challenges in provision of…
We're excited to announce that peer supports are back! This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It's intended for…
We're excited to announce that peer supports are back! This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues throughout Scotland. It's intended for for…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It's intended for advocates (also volunteers!), managers, and any worker at SIAA…
We're excited to invite you to the Peer Support for Advocacy Leaders sessions - a revamped approach to support Independent Advocacy Leaders in their unique challenges. What's new? These session…
We're excited to announce that peer supports are back! This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It's intended for…
The session is cancelled due to low number of sign-ups. If you're interested in this or other peer support sessions, let us know by filling in the Expression of Interest…
This session was cancelled due to low number of sign-ups. If you're interested in attending other peer support sessions, but can't make it to the event, consider filling in the…
This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It's intended for all individual and collective advocates, administration & support staff,…
We're excited to announce that peer supports are back! This Zoom session is a chance to connect, share knowledge, and exchange experiences with colleagues facing similar challenges. It's intended for…
We're excited to invite you to the Peer Support for Advocacy Leaders sessions - a revamped approach to support independent Advocacy Leaders in their unique challenges. What's new? These session…
I’ve found the Managers Peer to Peer support sessions invaluable; it feels supportive and safe and as a relatively new CEO it really has helped build my confidence as well as relationships with peers. Thank you.
SIAA member, 2022
I have enjoyed the SIAA training events I have attended and I have been able to attend more than I would have in the past due to courses being on zoom etc.
SIAA member, 2022
I found it really helpful to be connected to a larger group and to hear the variety of perspectives from others as we all face the impact of the coronavirus on our organisations, people, clients and key stakeholders.
SIAA member, 2020
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