We run a wide range of programmes for volunteer managers. All the programmes can be customised to suit your organisations needs. If you would like a quote for any of the courses below, please contact us and we will get back to you witihin 24 hours.

Managing Volunteers - 2 days
This course is designed for anyone who manages volunteers, either as part of their job role or as the whole function. It gives particpants the opportunity to discuss issues of good practice and to compare and devlop new ways of working.
It covers:
-looking at people's motivations for volunteering
- recruiting volunteers
- developing sound selection policies
- looking at what the organisation needs to do to manage volunteers effectively
- discussing what volunteers need to get from the experience
- how to develop a sucessful induction process
- developing appropriate support & supervsion systems

This course can be run as 2 stand alone 1 day courses of
Recruiting Volunteers &
Supporting Volunteers

Volunteers & the Law 1 day
This is a very popular and necessary course for anyone who involves volunteers in their organisation.
It covers:
- volunteers rights
- health & safety
- vetting & criminal records checks
- insurances
- restrictions on volunteering
- contracts or agreements
- volunteering & welfare benefits
- policies needed for successfully involving volunteers

Involving Young People as Volunteers 1 day
More & more organisations are begining to think about how they involve young people as volunteers. This course will make you think about the ways in which you engage with young volunteers to ensure good practice. It covers:
- the difficulties a young volunteer might face in various roles
- identify the barriers to young people & volunteering
- looked at how organisations can reduce barriers & any difficulties
- appropriate recruitment
- good practice issues & the law in relation to young people & volunteering

Dealing with Difficult Volunteers 1 day
A 1 day course for anyone who manages volunteers. It looks at difficult behaviour & recognises the reasons for it and  how to deal with it. It also includes how difficult behaviour makes 'us' feel and  practical strategies for dealing with our own feelings and coping and minimising the difficult behaviour. It also looks at appropriate policies within an organisation and exit strategies for volunteers.
 

For a quote for any of the above courses, please contact us, through the website and we will get back to you within 24 hours.