• Volunteer Management Training Course 3 - Supporting Your Volunteers

  Created: 3/17/2024, Updated: 5/2/2024
  
  

  Course Aims:

  To help participants develop their ideas, skills, and strategies regarding offering support to volunteers.

  Topics to be covered are:

  •    What is support?
  •    Methods of support
  •    Methods of supervision
  •    Managing difficult situations
  •    Dismissing and counselling out volunteers

  Who should attend

  Anyone who has, or is expecting to have, responsibility for recruiting or managing volunteers in their organisation. Your organisation should be providing a service in Fife.

  In order to offer places to as many organisations as possible, we are only able to offer two places on each date to members of the same organisation. If your organisation would like to send more than 2 people, please get in touch with us to discuss options.

  Full programme details

  All of the course dates are available in the table below. You will need to book each separate course you wish to attend. 

  Course	Date	Time
  Course 1 - Volunteer Involvement - Getting Started	Wednesday 21 August 2024	1.30-4.30pm
  Course 2 - Effective Volunteer Recruitment	Thursday 05 September 2024	1.30-4.30pm
  Course 4 - Fair and Equal Volunteering	Wednesday 02 October 2024	1.30-4.30pm
  Course 5 - Managing Risk in your Volunteer Programme	Thursday 24 October 2024	1.30-4.30pm
  Course 6 - Avoiding Legal Issues in Volunteer Management	Tuesday 05 November 2024	2.30-4.30pm

  Additional Information

  • Notes from the session will be forwarded to all participants who complete a post-training evaluation form that will be e-mailed to you

  What previous attendees have said about the course: 

  • “I found the sessions really helpful - the tone and level of content was perfect for me and our organisation, there was lots of information I can see myself using/implementing straight away”
  • "There was a good mix of information and slides, with group activities to break up the day and ensure everyone was engaged"
  • "Good length, friendly and confident trainers, and a comfortable atmosphere"
  • "It was great to meet other volunteer managers from different sectors or areas of work"
  • "Well organised and the trainer was helpful, patient and friendly"
  • “Information provided was supplemented with examples of best practice, which makes things a lot easier to relate to/implement"

  
  
  
  

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