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Written by Ian O'Flynn   
Monday, 15 March 2010 16:20

logo2010 VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Westmeath Volunteer Centre is delighted to announce its 2010 Volunteer Management Training Programme which has been developed to meet the needs of volunteer involving organisations, groups and associations. The training focuses on all aspects of volunteer management and participants are required to attend all 4 training sessions. It is highly recommended that 2 people attend from each organisation, particularly those who are responsible for recruiting, selecting and managing volunteers. Places on the training course are limited so early booking is advised. The dates and venue of the training is as follows:

Mullingar

Thursdays 13, 20, 27 May  and Thursday 3 June

2 – 5pm

Westmeath Volunteer Centre

Enterprise Technology and Innovation Centre

Clonmore Industrial Estate

Mullingar

Athlone

Tuesdays 11, 18, 25 May  and Tuesday 1 June

10 – 1pm

Business Development Centre

Ball Alley Lane

Athlone

The training covers the following topics:

 

Planning for volunteer involvement
Aim: To plan for volunteer involvement and design volunteer roles
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Reflect on how volunteers benefit your organisation
• To understand the expectations of the volunteers and of the organisations
• Examine potential costs of involving volunteers
• Understand and to write a role specification and a person specification
• Understand an exit interview and its importance

 

 

Volunteer Recruitment, Selection and Induction
Aim: To explore best practice for recruitment, selection and induction of volunteers for their organisation
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Understand effective recruitment and selection methods
• Design a recruitment campaign for your organisation
• Analyse application approaches
• Design suitable interview questions
• Draft an induction plan
• Examine volunteer agreements

 

 


Support and Supervision
Aim: To provide participants with an understanding of the role and importance of support and supervision when managing volunteers.
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Define supervision and its purpose
• Identify positive support and supervision skills and techniques
• Identify ways to motivate and recognise volunteers
• Explore ways of dealing with difficult situations

 

 


Developing a Policy for Volunteer Involvement
Aim: To give participants the knowledge and tools to design and implement a volunteer policy
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Define what a policy is
• Identify key elements of a volunteer policy
• Consider those who need to be consulted when drafting the policy
• Draft a volunteer policy
• Plan for implementation of the policy

 

 

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