Learning
Welcome to Volunteer Centre Edinburgh's learning pages. We are committed to helping Edinburgh's volunteer involving organisations deliver the best volunteer management practice possible.
If you are looking for information on any issue of volunteer management you will find a range of Information Sheets on the Resources section of the website which give guidance on key volunteer management issues.
We also have a range of formal learning opportunities:
Core Skills in Volunteer Management
Core Skills in Volunteer Management is a suite of 7 courses covering the basics of volunteer management. Suitable for both someone new to volunteer management as well as those who have been in the business for a while these enjoyable and interactive courses will help you develop your professional volunteer management skills and share experience with other managers. The courses are heavily subsidised by the Volunteer Centre to keep them accessible and affordable. The suite is designed so that you can attend all seven and get a complete over view of volunteer management or mix and match on subjects that you feel are of most interest to you. We run the courses twice yearly in the Autumn and Spring. Details of our next course dates can be found on this page when available.
Core skills in Volunteer Management courses include: Involving Volunteers, Recruiting Volunteers and Marketing Your Opportunites, Selection and Screening of Volunteers, Supporting and Motivating Volunteers, Dealing with Challenging Situations and Counselling Out, Training Volunteers, Health and Safety and Risk Management.
As well as the Core Skills courses we offer additional learning opportunities which you will find interesting and informative. Details of these courses will publised on this page when available.
Bespoke Training
We also provide training courses on a commissioned basis for individual organisations. We can deliver in house, in your organisation adapted versions of any of our Cores Skills in Volunteer Management courses as well as tailored courses on subjects as diverse as Boundaries, Confidentiality, Equal Opportunities or any volunteer management issues that you have. Some of our courses can also be adapted and delivered to your volunteers develop awareness and skills. Please contact Jean Cuthbert on 0131 225 0639 to discuss your requirements.
Courses
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| 17 September 2008 10.am - 3.00pm |
FREE Mental Health Awareness CourseThis FREE course, facilitated by Befriending Network Scotland, raises awareness of the needs of people with mental healt... |
| 24 September 2008 10am-3pm |
Health and Safety and Risk ManagementThis course examines good practice in risk management in the context of involving volunteers. It looks at risk prevent... |
| 08 October 2008 10am-3pm |
Selecting and Screening Volunteers - what Volunteer Managers need to knowThis course examines the selection and screening of potential volunteers. This basic level course will help you establis... |
| 15 October 2008 10am-3pm |
Supporting and Motivating VolunteersThis course examines issues around the support and motivation of volunteers, a vital aspect of good volunteer management... |
| 29 October 2008 10am-3pm |
Dealing with Challenging Situations and Counselling OutThis course examines some common challenging situations arising in volunteer management. It looks at ways of resoving c... |
| 01 November 2008 9.45am - 4.00pm |
Good to Great G2G FREE Training for volunteersThe FREE 'Good to Great' Programme aims to support volunteers who are members of management committees or boards to fulf... |
| 05 November 2008 10am-3pm |
Developing Learning Opportunities for your VolunteersMany volunteer managers have responsibility for delivering induction courses and offering ongoing learning opportunities... |
| 12 November 2008 10am - 3pm |
NEW COURSE Time Management and Dealing with StressAre there just not enough hours in the day? Many people supporting and managing volunteers have overloaded job descript... |
| 13 March 2009 9.45 - 4.00 |
Good to Great Committee/Board Course Special FREE Day to celebrate 3 years of this project.The FREE 'Good to Great' Programme aims to support volunteers who are members of Edinburgh management committees(or boar... |
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Good to Great G2G FREE Training for volunteers
01 November 2008
9.45am - 4.00pm
The FREE 'Good to Great' Programme aims to support volunteers who are members of management committees or boards to fulfil their roles even better. It includes work on decision making, governance is...
