• Volunteer Management Training Course 5, Managing Risk in Your Volunteer Programme *IN PERSON ONLY*

  Created: 12/16/2022
  
  When: 09.30am-1.00pm, Wednesday Wednesday, April 19, 2023
  Where: Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Glenrothes, KY6 2AL
  This event is being organised by Fife Voluntary Action
  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.
  
  
  
  
  

  What trainees liked most about our recent sessions - 

  • “Friendly, welcoming trainers;” “Very informative” “Very easy to follow”
  • “Really good foundational information on how to set up a volunteer programme and support volunteers”
  • “The informative one to one with tutors and participants”
  • “It was a good refresher of my knowledge and got me thinking about the changes I can make to our volunteer programme”  “ … quickly put everyone at ease which allowed really good discussions”
  • “Knowledge from training staff, very easy to follow and understand sessions”
  • “The course content, we found this extremely valuable and informative”
  • “The brain storming group activities” “… practical activities”
  • “The trainers were very approachable” “The quality of information”
  • “The use of varied teaching methods including activities, videos and scenarios”
  • “Sharing good practise and discussing negative experiences”
  • “The interaction between the participants, meeting the staff at FVA, informal discussions and networking. The connections I've made from the course have been invaluable”

  Course Content

  You have a moral responsibility to ensure that volunteers are protected from physical, financial and emotional harm arising from volunteering. This course will support your organisation by ensuring you have the tools and the knowledge to ensure you manage risk effectively.

  Included in the course:

  •    Duty of care and the law;
  •    Your rights and responsibilities;
  •    What is risk?
  •    Risk identification and management;
  •    Risk register;
  •    Risk assessments;
  •    Health and safety policy;
  •    Insurance.

  Who should attend

  Anyone who has, or is expecting to have, responsibility for recruiting/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.

  Cancellation Policy

  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.

  Additional Information

  The first 15 minutes of the session will be a relaxed start, with time for hot drinks and networking.. Notes from the session will be sent to all participants who complete a post-training evaluation.

  Progress/Further Study:

  Course 1 of the FVA Volunteer Management Training Programme 'Volunteer Involvement, Getting Started'; Course 2 of the same Programme, 'Effective Volunteer Recruitment'; Course 3, 'Supporting Your Volunteers'; Course 4 'Fair and Equal Volunteering', Course 6 'Avoiding Legal Issues in Volunteer Management;. You must make a separate booking for each session you wish to attend.

  Phone: 01592 760720
  E-mail: [email protected]
  
  
  
  

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