COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: N1028825
CHARITh REGISTRATION NUMBER: NIC101634
AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland)
Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
31 March 2023
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
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AIDS Care Education and Training (Northern Ireland) Limited
Company Limited by Guarantee
Financial Statements
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Independent auditor's report to the members
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expenditure account)
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Statement of financial position
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Notes to the financial statements
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Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
AIDS Care Education and Training (Northem Ireland) Limited
Charity registration number
NIC101634
Company registration number N1028825
Principal office and registered 58a High Street
offiGe
Holywood
BT18 9AE
Northern Ireland
The trustees
G Crothers
T Kerr
S Semple MBE
T Colman-BlaGk
C Sweeney
(Appointed 5 December 2022)
Company secretary
Isabel Cabrey MIATI
Auditor
Finegan Gibson Ltd
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
Causeway Tower
9 James Street South
Belfast
BT2 8DN
Bankers
AIB (Nl) Limited
11-15 Donegall Square North
Belfast
BT15GB

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Structure, governance and management
Governing Document
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited is a company limited by guarantee govemed by its Memorandum and
Articles of Association dated 30th September 1994. ACET is a registered charity with the Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland. Number 101634. In 2006. ACET adopted the National Occupational
Standards for Trustees and Management Committee Members of Voluntary Sector Organi5ations, to
act as a guide in governance of the company. The company has a governing body which comprises
o parts.
Board of Trustses
There is a Board of Trustees responsible for oversight of company policies, and procedures, each
Trustee agrees to contribute up to £1 in the event of the charity winding up. The Trustees, elect a
Chairman from among themselves at a meeting of the Board of Trustees. to act as Chair for a period
of 12 months.
Members of the Company
In addition to the Trustees, there is also another body, the voting Members of the Company, the
equivalent of shareholders in a private company. to whom the Trustees are accountable. This body
appoints the Trustees, approves the Audited Accounts and appoints the Bank, Auditors and Solicitors
to be used by the company, on an annual basis at the Annual General Meeting. The members of the
Company also agree to contribute up to £1 in event of the company winding up.
Appointment of Trustees
The recruitment procedures for new Trustees are laid out in ACETS Memorandum and Articles of
Association. New Trustees are recruited on the relevance of their professional skills, and their
potential to be able to make a helpful contributs.on to the governance of ACET. As part of the
recruitment process they are made aware of a Trustees, legal obligations under charity and company
law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision making
processes, the Strategic Plan and recent financial performance of the charity.
Role of the Members of the Company in appointment of Trustees
The Members of the Company vote at the Annual General Meeting on whether or not to appoint the
candidate as a Trustee. The appointment is valid only after a majority vote in favour from the Members
of the Company. All serving Trustees are required to stand for re-election each year, by the Members
of the Company, at the Annual General Meeting. All Trustees are required to have a majority vote in
favour from the Members of the Company. to continue as setving Trustees. Trustees cannot be
appointed, or continue in office. without the majority vote in favour from the Members of the Company.

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Structure, governance and management (continued)
Appointment of Members of the Company.
The recruitment procedures for new Members of the Company are laid out in ACET'S Memorandum
and Articles of Association.
Trustee induction and training
New Trustees undergo an orientation process. During the induction they meet key employees and
other trustees, and again they are made aware of a Trustees, legal obligations under charity and
company law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision
making processes, the business plan and recent financial performan￿ of the charity. Trustees are
encouraged to attend appropriate extemal training events to assist in the undertaking of their role.
ACET covers the cost of approved external training for all Trustees.
Organisation
The Board of Trustees, which must have a minimum of 3 members, administers the charity, assisted
by the Members of the Company, with a minimum of 5 members. The Board meets quarterly, or
more frequently as required. The Board has the flexibility to meet either in person at the ACET off ice
or online.
A Director is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day to day operations of the charity. To
facilitate effective operations, the Director has delegated authority, within terms of delegation
approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including contracting for services, fundraising,
finance, employment. strategic planning. Se￿1￿ development and delivery. evaluation and
Maintenan￿ of quality standards.
Related parties
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited participates in a range of Health Education Fora in Northern Ireland,
from both the statutory and voluntsry sectors. on issues relating to Sexual Health, RSE, Mental
Health, Drugs & Acohol and Parenvchild Communication.
Risk management
The trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:
an annual review of the risks the charity may face.
the establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the plan., and
the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should
those risks materialise.
A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reseNes policy and its regular
review by the Trustees.
Attention has been focused on risks relating to Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. and
Health and Safety in the workpla￿.

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Objectives and actlvltles
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public
benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities.
ACETS mission statement
Our mission is to promote health in Northern Ireland by empowering people to take responsibility for
their own health and to make infomied Choi￿5 in relation to HIVIAIDS. Sexual Health, RSE, Drugs &
Alcohol, Parent￿een Communication Skills and Mental Health, through the provision of community
based Health Education, and Open College Ne￿Ork accredited Personal Development Programmes
& Training Courses.
MAIN OBJECTIVES FOR THE AUDIT PERIOD
ACET continued to provide some of the most at risk groups in the community with Health Education &
Training relevant to their needs.
The strategies employed to achieve the charity's objectives are to:
Offer opportunities for Health Education and Personal Development Programmes to young
people and adults across the six counties
Provide OCN accredited Training Courses for Community Workers & Caring Professionals who
provide services to at risk young people & adults in Northem Ireland and overseas
Concentrate on involving young people. particulady disadvantaged young people. in the full range
of services provided by ACET
Celebrate the diversity of our society by providing services to all sections of the community
Present a broad range of Health Education & Training SeNi￿S designed in response to the
expressed needs of disadvantaged young people and adults and in line with the goals of
Department of Health and Public Health Agency Strategic Plans for Northern Ireland.
ACET aims to promote the development of young people and adults to make healthy choices.
This includes aiming to redu￿ the spread of HIV&STls, reduce Teenage and Unplanned
Pfegnancy and effects of the misuse of Drugs & Alcohol and aims to promote Parent￿een
Communication Skills and positive Mental Health.
The major focus of our activrties will be to address the above mentioned local needs in Northern
Ireland, but has also included support for similar projects overseas in developing countries.

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Objectives and activities (continue(Q
ACTIVITIES in AUDIT PERIOD
ACET Health Education & Training SeNices are accessible across all six counties of Northern
Ireland, in both urban and rural communities, and by all sections of the community.
ACET is an Approved Centre with the Open College Nelwork and offers a wide range of
accredited Health Education & Training ranging from Entry Level to Level 3.
Ac￿ service users include Youth and Adult Community Groups, Job Skills Projects, Colleges of
Further Education, Community Groups. Homeless Hostels, Industy, Parent Support Groups,
Schools, Community Workers. Nurses, and Social Workers
Services are targeted mostly in disadvantaged areas and with people deemed most at risk, i.e.
young people and vulnerable adults. but also includes provision of accredited Training Gourses
and Training Resources to other Community Health Educators.
More than 260.000 people across the six counties of Northem Ireland have accessed ACET'S
Health Education & Training Services since 1991.
ACET has been Gore Funded by the Department of Health (Nl) SIn￿ 1992 to provlde our
province-wide Health Education & Training services.
ACET'S Health Education & Training seNi￿s are commissioned by the Public Health Agency and
local Health Trusts in the form of funded Servi￿ agreements to provide services to young people
and adults in community based projects and support facilities.
ACET is also assisted with operating costs by a range of local Private Sector donations.
ACET adapted to online delivery of senil￿S for both young people and adults during the COVID
pandemic in line with govemment guidan￿ at the time, ensuring that ACET'S services continued
to be accessible and could be delivered safely. ACET'S OCN accredited training courses for
health and caring professionals, community workers and volunteers continued to be delivered
online in 2022-23. Feedback from our course participants suggests that this delivery method has
increased accessibility for our learners, particularly those in rural areas or with caring
responsibilities. This is reviewed on a regular basis with our Servi￿ users and PHA funders. In
line with service user feedback and best practi￿ guidelines, all of ACETS programmes for young
people are delivered in-person in community organisations throughout Northern Ireland.
AcEf also provides support to young people affected by HIV in South Africa.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
ACET maintains detailed statistical words on sessions delivered in the community and numbers of
participants for all of our Health Education & Training activtties.
The following information provides details on achievements and perfOn￿an￿ of the numbers of
sessions delivered and the range of people accessing ACET'S Health Education & Training Servi￿5
in this Audit period 1st April 2022- 31st March 2023.
AIDS CARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING {NORTHERN IRELAND) LIMITED
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
ACET (Northern Ireland)
HEALTH EDUCATION & TRAINING SERVICES
st
l April 2022- 31" March 2023
SERVICE USERS
Youth Community Groups/Further
Education Colle
es
Health & Carin
Professionals
Adult Communi
Grou
Homeless Hostels
TOTALS
SESSIONS
532
ATTENDANCE
5081
207
20
15
774
1564
128
124
6897
TRAINING SESSIONS SHOWN IN PERCENTAGES
AcEf Health Education and Training 2022-23
80.00%
70.00%
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
i io.oo%
0.00%
Youth &Community
Groups
Health and Caring Adult Communty Groups
Professhjnals
Homeless Sector

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TRAINING SESSIONS SHOWN IN PERCENTAGES
ACET Health Education and Training 2022-23
In per9)n ll Online
ACET HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2022-23
Regional
17ty/.
Western Trust
15%
Northem Trust
17°A
Belfast Trust
SO￿h•15t•￿ Trurt
Southern Trust

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Company Lirnited by Guarantee
Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Financial review
ACET has been able to secure significant leve15 of Statutory Funding in this audit period to enable us
to maintain our Services across all six counties of Northem Ireland. This is due to ACETS proactive
approach. the strategic nature of our worl( wtth disadvantaged young people and adults, and our
consistent ability to deliver sen11￿5 efficiently and within agreed timeframes and targets.
This audit period has been good in terms of income secured for provision of ACEfs Health Education
& Training ServiGes across Nortliern Ireland. We have maintained our opeiating costs in line with
available statutory funding and have been able to maintain substantial financial reserves equivalent to
more than 3 months operating costs.
In addition to existing contracted services with the Public Health Agency, we have also secured new
Public Health Agency Funding extensions to existing contracts for provision of additional in-year
services. In this Audit Perlod Income was £278,273 and Expendlture £242.151. We have maintained
Reserves of£151.712.
The principal funding sources were from the statutory sector. namely the Department of Health which
has Core Funded ACET since 1992. and from Service Agreements for Health Education & Training
with the Public Health Agency.
ACET secured Core Funding from the Department of Health in this audit year worth almost £42,000.
ACET had a pre-existing contract with the Public Health Agency for ACEfs Open College accredited
Training Courses worth almost £75.000.
In 2021-22 ACET had secured two new contracts for 2022-23 with PHA and Department of
Healthlcommunity Foundation:
ACETS RSE Programmes worth almost £90,000
ACETS Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Programmes worth £47,000
In addition to pre-existing contracts AcEf successfully secured new Public Health Agency and Private
Sector funding in this audit period for provision of additional services:
ACET'S Open College Accredited Training Courses on Sexual Health, addttional Training Courses
worth a total of £18,000
ACET'S secured more than £2,500 private sector funding for delivery of Training.
In addition, ACET continued to be proactive in fundraising from other non-statutory sources in
2022-23. We made applications to Trusts and Private Sector Companies and secured additional
income to support our Health Education ServI￿s and to off-set the reductions in available Statutory
Funding.
ACET also continued our Fundraising appeals to local private sector companies and interested
individuals to support young people in Africa affected by HIV.

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Financial revlew (continued)
PROJECTION FOR 2023 - 2024
ACET remains in a healthy position as we move into 2023 - 2024. ACET has been proactive and has
secured continuing statutory contract funding for 2023-2024 to provide Health Education and
accredited Training Services across Northern Ireland. This includes current PHA funding contract for
OCN-accredited training courses, and contracts which were new for 2022-23.. Relationships and
Sexuality Education (RSE) funded by the PHA. and Mental Health Programmes funded by the
Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation. Both new contracts run from 1st Apnl 2022- 31st March
2024, providing significant confirmed income for 2023-24. The PHA have confirmed extension of the
RSE contract by an additional 12 months until 31 st March 2025.
This is most encouraging in view of the economic situation and restrictions on government funding.
In addition, ACET will continue proactive fundraising from other statutory sources in 2023-2024, to
negotiate contract extensions and respond to any new opportunities.
We will be making a range of new funding applications to Grant Making Trusts and Private Sector
Companies to generate new income streams to support our expanding services and to off-set the
reductions in available Statutory Funding.
ACET will also continuing our fundraising appeals to local private sector companies and interested
individuals to support our seniice provision during 2023- 2024.
Investment powers and policy
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Assoaation. the charity has the power to invest in any way the
Trustees wish.
The Trustees also aim to work towards keeping available funds in an interest bearing deposit account,
and seek to achieve a rate of deposit interest which matches or eX￿edS infiation as measured by the
retail prices index.
Reserves policy
The Trustees continue working towards increasing reserves. which is a requirement for charitable
organisations. as well as sound business practise. Reserves are needed to bridge any gaps be￿een
spending on provision of Health Education & Training and receipt of agreed payments from our
funders. Reserves will also be held in readiness to cover operational costs which may result from
repairlreplacement of company equipment, or other needs. The Trustees consider the ideal level of
reserves to be equivalent to 3 months operating costs, i.e. approx. £67,000 for 2023-2024 made up
from cash reserve funds in addition to funds confirmed in advance from Health Education & Training
contracts and service agreements.

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Plans for future periods
Having again ended the audit year with substantial reserves, we will continue to build on this success.
We will be reviewing our income and expenditure budgets on an ongoing basis as usual and respond
accordingly to developments.
Trustees. responsibilities statement
The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law. are responsible for preparing
the trustees. report and the financial statements in accordan￿ with applicable law and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and the incoming resources and
application of resources, including the income and expenditure, for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP.,
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume
that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and
explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Auditor
Each of the persons who is a trustee at the date of approval of this report confirms that.
so far as they are aware. there is no relevant audit information of which the charity's auditor is
unaware" and
they have taken all steps that they ought to have taken as a trustee to make themselves aware of
any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity's auditor is aware of that
infomiation.
The auditor is deemed to have been re-appointed in accordan￿ with section 487 of the Companies
Act 2006.
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Small company provlslons
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to
the small companies exemption.
The trustees, annual report was approved on 261h June 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by-
Gary Cro
Chairperson Board of Trustees
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ACET has delivered more than 16,500 Health Education & Training Sessions to more than 260,000
young people and adults, Sin￿ beginning seNices in Northern Ireland in 1991.
With service users exceeding '14 million over the past 32 years. this is a significant achievement
resulting from consistent service provision across all six counties of Northern Ireland since 1991.
In this audit period AcFf delivered 774 Health Education & Training sessions across all six
counties of Northern Ireland, in both urban and rural localities. a 33°A increase on 2021-22.
In this audit period 6897 young people and adults across all six counties of Northern Ireland
have accessed ACET'S Health Education & Training Seniices.
In the Audit Period April 2022 - March 2023 ACET has not only maintained pre-existing funded
contracts but has also successfully applied for and secured £18.000 of new statutory funding from
PHA contract extensions to provide additional in-year services, due to high level of demand across
Northern Ireland for these services.
In this Audit Period we also secured new private sector contract funding and donations worth
approx. £7,000.
ACET'S Health Education and Training Setvices have been delivered in response to consistent
demand for our community-based senil￿S across Northem Ireland.
ACET has been proactive and has successfully attracted substantial statutory contract funding plus
private sector funding in spite of the reduction in statutory funding available to all Voluntary Sector
organisations resulting from Guts in government budgets,.
This has enabled us to continue to provide our Health Education & Training servI￿s in the community
across all six counties of Northein Ireland. maintaining consistent service delivery Province Wide
during times of Un￿rtainty.
Income has remalned secure during audit period.
Funding from the Department of Health and the Public Health Agency for ACET'S Health Education
& Training Services in Northern Ireland remain our main sources of income in this audit period and
up to end of March 2023.
ACET also again successfully secured private sector funding for our ServI￿S here in Northern
Ireland to assist with operating costs. and will continue to explore other fijnding options from grant
making trusts in the year ahead.
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ACET is an Approved Centre with the Open College. which means that we can offer a wide range of
Accredited Training Courses and Personal Development Programmes from Entry Level up to Level 3.
ACET has written and prOdu￿d accredited Training Courses and Personal Development Programmes
on Sexual Health. Drugs & Alcohol, Parent￿een Communication Skills and Mental Health, and
qualified to provide PHA Mental Health First Aid Training cou￿.
ACET'S Team of Health Educators and Trainers have been able to successfully respond to diversity in
demand in developing and delivering such a wide range of services.
ACET offers quality Health Education and Training Services designed to assist:
(a) In the prevention of the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and blood borne
disp3se_8. and Asqiqt in the rediiction of iinplanned & teenaoe pregnanry r8tp.s
(b) Promote an integrated approach including personal development, healthy thinking & healthy
choices in relation to RSE, Sexual Health, DruglAlcohol use and Mental Health.
(c) Promote understanding of effective care for individuals and families affected by HIVIAIDS, Sexual
Health issues, Drug & Alcohol Dependency and Mental Health issues.
(d) Develop Parenting Skills on how to effectively communicate with young people on Sexual Health,
Drug & Alcohol Use, Mentsl Health and other related health issues.
ACET Health Education and Training Service5 are targeted to meet the need5 Of-
{a)Young People, particularly young people in recognised disadvantaged areas with higher than
average access to illegal drugs and a higher than average incidence of early sexual activity and
teenage pregnancy and adverse mental health and emotional wellbeing.
(b) Vulnerable adults. particularly homeless adults with a higher than average risk of acquiring HIV,
other STIS, unplanned pregnancy and Drug & Alcohol Misuse and adverse Mental Health and
Emotional Wellbeing
(c} Parents. Community Workers & Caring Professionals working with young people and vulnerable
adults on these issues.
(d) Open College Network Accredited Training Courses for staff from other Youth & Community
organisations and the NHS to provide Relationship Sexuality Education and Parent￿een
Communications Skills Education in their own projects and communities.
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Developments during Audit Period
HIV and STI infections continue to be a real health concem in Northern Ireland. Local rates for
unplanned teenage pregnancy remain challenging, particularly among disadvantaged young people.
Illegal drug use, binge and underage drinking continue to be real issues affecting health and
wellbeing.
Growing evidence reflects a need to continue to address mental health issues and emotional
wellbeing, with both young people and adults in Northem Ireland. Research evidence confirms a
higher rate of young people and adults in Northem Ireland are affected by Mental Health issues than
in other parts of the UK and Ireland.
In response to these needs:
ACET has provided a wide range of Health Education & Training Services across Northern Ireland, to
address the above health issues in direct response to demand from the Public Health Agency. and
local community groups.
ACET has also assisted services to young people and families affected by HIVIAIDS overseas.
ACET'S Programmes for Young People
ACET secured a 2-year Public Health Agency Tendered Contract for provision of
Relationship & Sexuality Education Programmes for young people across Northern
Ireland, effective let April 2022 until 31st Maich 2024. The fiist year of this Gontract has been
successfully delivered and PHA have confinned that this contract will be extended initially by 1
year until 3151 March 2025.
ACET secured a 2-year Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation contract to deliver
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Programmes to disadvantaged and unemployed
young people across Northem Ireland, from 1st April 2022 until 31SI March 2024. The first year
of this contract has been delivered successfully.
ACET'S Programmes for Homeless Hostel Staff
PHA funded ACET to deliver on line Sexual Health Training Course for Hostel Staff across
Northern Ireland.
ACET'S Programmes for Parents
ACET has secured PHA funding again in this audit period to deliver Parenting Skills
Programmes based in community organisations to assist parents and carers to communicate
effectively with their teenagers.
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Developments during Audit Period (continued)
ACET'S Training Courses for Caring Professionals & Community Worke
ACET has been active in providing Accredited Training Courses to other Community
Workers, NHS staff and Caring Professionals, to enable them to become qualified providers of
Health Education. All ACET Training Courses have been accredited by the Open College at
Level 2 and Level 3
The aim of ACET'S Training Courses is to increase the number of qualified people providing
good quality health education to help address local needs and play a strategic role in meeting
the local demand for quality health education in the community, and thereby preventing many
nthpnui.se serious and life threatening infections and health consequ@nc@s.
Public Health Agency funding remained in pla￿ for this audit period and is continuing in 2023
-24, for delivery of ACET'S Open College Accredited Training Courses for caring
professionals and community workers.
ACET has on-going contracts with the PHA to provide the following AGcredited Training
Courses for Community Workers. NHS staff and Caring Professionals which have been
accredited by the Open College at Certificate Level 2 & Level 3..
Sexual Health Education Facilitators Training Course
HIVISTlslContraception Training Course
ParentlTeen Communication Skills Facilitatorfs Training Course
Parentrreen Communication Skills Training Courses
ACET was commissioned by the Western Trust to provide a bespoke training course for
health and caring professionals including health visitors and school nurses.
ACET'S Overseas Partnership to Support Young People living with HIV
ACET (Northem Ireland) continued to support an organisation working with children in an
HIVIAIDS related project in South Africa. Services were funded by Private Sector donations.
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Director's Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2023
Developments during Audit Period (continued)
Summary
This was a suc￿Ssful year for ACET both in temis of income and volume of sessions delivered. ACET
delivered a total of 774 sessions in 2022-23, a 33¥0 increase on 2021-22. ACET secured new funding
contracts with PHA and Department of Healthlcommunity Foundation which enabled us to
significantly expand our work with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people across Northern
Ireland, focussing on the areas of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and Mental Health.
ACETS OCN accredited Training Courses continue to be regularly oversubscribed. ACET was
successful in securing in-year service pressures funding from the PHA to deliver additional courses to
help address the demand in the community. These training courses are delivered online, increasing
accessibility. particularly for those in rural areas.
ACET remained the leading independent source of community based accredited Health Education
and Training on the combined issues of Sexual Health and Parentlchild Communication Skills in
Northern Ireland.
ACET assisted children in South Africa who have lost their parents to HIVIAIDS
We worked hard to maintain an increased level of local funding to enable us to build on these
successes and further develop our services in the year ahead.
We would like to aGknowledge the Gommitment of the Ac￿ Trustees, Core Staff and Education &
Training Team to provide such quality ServI￿S and to continue to develop new seNices.
ACET has maintained our Gommitment to promote Health and Wellbeing for disadvantaged young
people and adults most at risk in our community
In the year ahead we will be reviewing our income and expenditure budgets as usual and making any
adjustments necessary in response to the outcome of new statutory contract applications.
The Mo new funding contracts for RSE and Mental Health Programmes for young people which
commenced on 1st April 2022 will provide significant confirmed funding from 151 April 2023-31s1 March
2024, in what is a challenging financial climate for the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland.
We will also be exploring new funding options from major grant making trusts to assist us with possible
future developments in service delivery of Health Education & Training Services.
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Director's Annual Report (continue
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Developments during Audit Period (continued)
We have now been providing services continuously in Northern Ireland for more than 32 years
and are excited to be still evolving with each passing year, in response to local demand for our
services.
We are very happy to have been able to maintain delivery of our Health Education & Training
Services during the past year and look forward to continuing to do so in 2023-24.
We are confident that Ac￿ will continue to make a positive contribution to the field of Health
Education & Training in Northern Ireland, and overseas, for many years to come.
Jonny Mitchell
Director
ACET (Northern Ireland) Limited
Date: 26th June 2023
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