Stay up to date with key awareness days and take advantage of training opportunities designed just for you. Whether it's building new skills, understanding important causes, or connecting with colleagues, this is a dedicated page for upcoming events and learning sessions. Check back often to see what's coming up.
Key Awareness Days
Recognising key awareness days that promote understanding and support for various causes relevant to our services and community.
This is not an exhaustive list, it is a selection of some key days that align with our service. If there are key dates missing, please use the contact info below.
October - December 2024
October
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
Black History Month | Month of October |
Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Month of October |
Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Month of October |
Global Diversity Awareness Month | Month of October |
Menopause Awareness Month | Month of October |
November
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
Men's Health Awareness Month | Month of November |
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Month of November |
Lung Cancer Awareness Month | Month of November |
Disability History Month | 16 November - 16 December |
Remembrance Sunday | Sunday 10 November |
| Armistice Day | Monday 11 November |
World Kindness Day | Wednesday 13 November |
Transgender Awareness Week | Wednesday 13 - Tuesday 19 November |
World Diabetes Day | Thursday 14 November |
Carers Rights Day | Thursday 21 November |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | Monday 25 November |
16 Days of Action Against Domestic Violence | Mon 25 November - Tue 10 December |
December
| Awareness Event | Date(s) |
AIDS Awareness Month | Month of December |
| World AIDS Day | Sunday 1 December |
International Day of People with Disabilities | Tuesday 3 December |
Human Rights Day | Tuesday 10 December |
Training
Take advantage of a variety of training sessions, workshops, and webinars available through NHSGGC, Renfrewshire Council, and other external providers. This page will be updated regularly.
| Training Topic | Date & Time | Location | Overview | Further Information and Booking Process |
| Equality and Diversity Zone - TURAS Learn | Equality and diversity zone | Turas | Learn (nhs.scot) | The Equality and Diversity Zone provides information and resources to support people at all levels to develop knowledge and skills in equality, diversity and human rights. The resources you find here will help you to make your practice, services and workplace more accessible and inclusive, supporting better experience and outcomes. | Anyone who works or volunteers in or with the public sector in Scotland (including third/voluntary sector or if you work in care homes, care at home or day care) can sign up for a Turas account. Log in with your Turas account to access eLearning modules and record the eLearning on your personal learning record. | |
Learn Pro - 004 Equality and Human Rights (NHSGGC staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | learnPro NHS - Homepage (learnprouk.com) | ||
iLearn Equality (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. | |
iLearn Mandatory - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awareness (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course will cover information related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace - including which characteristics are protected by law, why it is important that we build an inclusive workplace and what barriers we might face in achieving this. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Public Sector Equality Duty for Managers (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course builds on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mandatory course and covers our duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty and what managers need to know. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Unconscious Bias (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | Unconscious bias is when you either favour or discriminate against one group, or person, without being aware of your actions. This module will help you better understand how unconscious bias can affect your behaviour and impact the workplace, recognising the nine different types of bias and discovering ways in which you can mitigate its influence. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
iLearn - Equality & Diversity in Recruitment & Selection (Renfrewshire Council staff only) | Courses can be completed at any date / time. | http://intranet.renfrewshire.gov.uk | This course and the Recruitment with Virtual Interviews course must be completed before you can attend the Recruitment & Selection online workshop. Both of these eLearning courses and the online workshop must be completed, for your training record to show you have completed the Recruitment and selection training. | Select iLearn link to the Council internal system. |
How to use the NHSGGC Interpreting Service (NHSGGC staff only) | One session per month until December 2024 | Virtual via MS Teams | Training includes information on: how to use telephone interpreting; accessing BSL Online interpreting; booking face to face interpreters, requesting translations and direct patient access to telephone interpreting. | Staff Training - NHSGGC |
| LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training | Fri 22 November 2024, 9.30am - 12.30pm | The FYF Charity Hub, St James House, 25 St James' Street, Paisley, PA3 2HQ | Join us for a 3-hour session to develop your understanding of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer (LBGTQ+) communities.
Understand the fundamentals: Delve into the definitions (e.g. gender expression, gender identity) and the history of LGBTQ+ rights.
Develop your practice: explore how to create inclusive environments for LBGTQ+ communities.
The session will be workshop style with activities to encourage open discussion and will be led by two LGBTQ+ facilitators.
Delivered by Kairos Women+ | If you would like to find out more about it or register for a place, please contact: James McGuire - james.mcguire@renfrewshire.gov.uk |
Staff Forum Meeting Dates
LGBTQ+ Staff Forum
Please contact us at lgbtforum@ggc.scot.nhs.uk for meeting links, if you would like to join the meetings.
Staff Disability Forum
Please contact ggc.staffdisabilityforum@ggc.scot.nhs.uk for details on how to join.
BME Staff Network
Wednesday 27 November from 12 noon to 2.00pm
Please contact ggc.bmestaffnetwork@nhs.scot for details on how to join.
Events
| School of African Culture - Fashion Show Dinner | Sat 30 November 2024, 4.00pm - 10.00pm | The Tannahill Centre, 76 Blackstoun Road, Ferguslie, Paisley, PA3 1NT | The Grande Finale of the African Traditional Fashion Showcase project "Afro-ttire" | Book your FREE tickets at: Eventbrite - Fashion Show Dinner |
This section will be developed as relevant events become available.
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