voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Volunteer Management Course 5: Managing Risk in Your Volunteering Programme
Created: 22/11/2017, Updated: 07/03/2018**There is still availability for this course**
Here are some of the very positive comments made by previous participants, who attended this training last year.
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.
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.
Accreditation Award
All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Progress/further study
Course 1 of 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'.