Managing volunteers

  • Acquire skills for recruiting the right volunteers for your organisation.
  • Mix of theory and practical exercises for proven success.

The not-for-profit sector already has a great track record in working with volunteers. In the current climate, when funding is tight, having a team of volunteers to call on is more important than ever. Our volunteer management training courses will help you to ensure that you recruit the right volunteers for your organisation and manage them so as to harness their skills and experience effectively.

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    Bring us in-house

    If you have four or more people who would like to attend this course, then In-Company Training could be the most cost-effective option. We can deliver this course virtually or face to face for your organisation, on a date and time that suits you.

    Contact one of our Training Coordinators on 020 7490 3030, e-mail training@itecskills.ac.uk or through the contact us form for more information and a quote.

    Course Details

    Course Outline

    This one-day course is for anyone responsible for managing volunteers. It will cover the essential management principles you need to ensure you give and get the best from your volunteers. This course covers:

    • The advantages and disadvantages of working with volunteers.
    • How to create a volunteer strategy.
    • Recruitment, selection, induction and training.
    • How to understand what motivates. volunteers and how to keep them interested.
    • Different ways to support and supervise volunteers.
    • A year of free support.
    Who Is This Course For?

    Our volunteer management training course, in London, is for anyone who has responsibility, or is about to take on responsibility, for managing volunteers, regardless of the sector in which they work.

    Itec works with people from all sectors including the public sector, voluntary sector, corporate sector and private sector.

    What Will This Course Help Me Do : Learning Outcomes?

    This Managing volunteers course will help you to recruit, train and motivate volunteers and give you the confidence to know that you are managing them effectively and providing a robust structure for them to work within.

    Course Fee
    • £589 plus VAT not-for-profit price (applies to charities and all other not-for-profit organisations, including public sector and housing)
    • £654 plus VAT standard price (applies to all other organisations)

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