The course covers:

• What you need in place before involving volunteers.
• Policies and procedures.
• Best practice in volunteer management.
• Pitfalls to avoid.

Outcomes for learners:

• Understand the policies and procedures that need to be in place to support you and your volunteers.
• Understand best practice in recruiting and retaining your volunteers.

During the session volunteer managers are encouraged to share ideas and solutions.

This session fits into the Governance and People sections of the GRIPP Checklist. The course will be delivered by a member of the Development Team at CVS Cheshire East.  

Training cost:

• Non-VCFS organisations / sole traders = £35
• VCFS organisations = £35  £0 (funded)

*Cancellation: Non-attendance without 5 working days’ notice of cancellation will result in you being charged a £20 fee (or the full course fee for non-VCFS organisations). This cancellation fee is to cover time spent developing and delivering the course and to meet minimum funder participant requirements. If you are not able to give 5 working days’ notice you can also fill your place with someone else from your organisation and will not be charged. Please let us know as soon as possible if a colleague is taking your place on a course. Please see our cancellation policy for more information*

If there are any queries about this or any other training course please contact our Development Team on 01270 763100 or email: enquiries@cvsce.org.uk or helen.roger@cvsce.org.uk

Safeguarding our Learners: CVS Cheshire East is committed to safeguarding all vulnerable adults. We take any disclosure seriously and wish to create a safe environment for our learners. If anyone has any concerns or issues then please raise these with the tutor or alternatively you can contact our Chief Officer on 07792 754904.For more information please ask for a copy of our Adults Safeguarding Policy.