The South West Neighbourhood Training and Resource Centre is based at the Drove Training Centre in Swindon.

It is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government to offer training, accreditation, NVQ qualifications, and advice and guidance to both new and established warden schemes as well as community organisations seeking to meet the needs of residents in their neighbourhood.

The centre is equipped with materials and staff who are trained to provide a range of training and development activities as well as professional advice and support to practitioners who working, managing and living in neighbourhoods.

The Resource Centre aims to provided quality training at consistently high standards, developing new packages and specialist courses to suit the evolving trends in the community. We act as a hub of information providing support and advice to new and existing community organisations in the region.

The photograph (above) shows Resource Centre Staff along with two South West Wardens celebrating their success at the National Wardens’ Conference 2008 where two of our schemes won awards.

Sue Smith from Torbay Warden Scheme (front left) won Supporting Vulnerable People Award and Chris Acock from Stroud Warden Scheme won the Creating Sustainable Communities Award. Also in the photo are Mark Walker, Sue Stevens, Lynn Jarvie and Mathew Randall from the Resource Centre.

South West Wardens Won National Awards

We are very proud that two members of our excellent Warden Teams in the South West have won two awards in the National Warden Awards 08.
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Further Information

If you would like information about the services which the Resource Centre can provide please e-mail us at swresourcecentre@swindon.gov.uk.