voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Volunteer Management Training Course 6 - Avoiding Legal Issues in Volunteer Management
Created: 15/12/2025, Updated: 01/07/2026News/Events Category: Training and Learning
When: Tuesday 27 October 2026, 09:30 to 13:00
Where: Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes
Costs
This event is free to attend but to encourage attendance and try and ensure a good turnout to benefit all delegates, we will charge a non-attendance fee of £25.00 per delegate. By submitting a booking for this event you agree to pay this fee for those delegates who have places booked but do not attend.
Cancellations can be received up to 5 working days ahead of the event, thus avoiding non-attendance fees. A cancellation will only be valid if we have confirmed it with you. You can send somebody else in place of a booked delegate without incurring a non-attendance fee.
Course Content
That volunteers are part of your organisation voluntarily is obvious, but do they ever feel an obligation to remain involved? Organisations need to consider ways in which they may- consciously or unconsciously- be creating a 'contract' between themselves and their volunteers. This course will help you to identify any possible pitfalls and show you how to avoid them.
Included in the course:
• The legal protection of volunteers
• The difference between employees and volunteers, and potential legal pitfalls
• Legislation applicable to volunteers
• Issues to consider in your documentation, routines, and recognition and reward processes
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.
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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