resource centre
Training
Suffolk ACRE is an experienced provider in the field of Community Development. We offer accredited and bespoke training courses, designed to address the needs of your organisation:
- Business Planning
- Community Development
- Community Involvement and Planning
- Consultation Techniques
- ICT
Suffolk ACRE is constantly developing and expanding its training portfolio. By working closely with our customers, we are able to identify and address training needs of organisations operating in a variety of sectors.
If your organisation is involved in working with communities, we can provide vital in-house training for your staff, equipping them with the necessary skills to ensure the success of your projects.
We can also provide training in specialist areas including:
- Village Hall/Community Building management
- Project development and management
- Funding

Conference and Event Management

Suffolk ACRE offers a comprehensive range of conference and event management services. We have fully trained staff with experience in planning and facilitating events for public and voluntary sector clients, from community workshops to specialised conferences.
- Conference organisation and management
- Delegate bookings
- Payment and fee collection
- Technical support
- Venue location
- Registration
- Preparation of delegate packs
Marketing and PR
Do you need a room for a meeting or training event?
Book our meeting rooms situated conveniently near the A14 in Ipswich.
Facilities available:
- Training Room seats 20 boardroom style
- Board Room seats 10 boardroom style
- Both rooms can have refreshments served in them
- Fully accessible
- Hearing loop in two rooms with lapel and hand held microphones
- Accessible Keyboards & Mice for people with Disabilities



- Multimedia facilities for training or presentations
- ICT Suite with 8 PC’s
- Air conditioning
- Refreshments and catering
- Hourly, daily and half-day rates available

Do you need a room for a meeting or training event?
At Suffolk A.C.R.E we offer high quality function rooms for many purposes. E.g. Training, workshops and meetings. We can also provide equipment for your convenience. All this comes at a very competitive rate and members of Suffolk A.C.R.E can expect to receive a 10% discount.
Refreshments such as fresh coffee and lunch are available on request. We use a top class catering company for our food orders but if you prefer to use another we can cater to your needs.
The building has good disabled facilities including a hearing loop in the Training Room and Board Room and available accesaiblity hardware and software in our IT Suite.

Conference and Event Management
Suffolk ACRE offers a comprehensive range of conference and event management services. If you have an event to organise we can manage the entire process or you can choose to use us for selected aspects of the event. This may include invites and registrations, payment and fee collection, preparation of packs and marketing and PR




