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South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is delighted to announce that we are re-commencing our modular training programme on Volunteer Management on Tuesday 23rd and 30th March.
Our next course will be held in Aras Chronain Cultural Centre in Clondalkin and will be delivered by Colette Gallagher and Deirdre McNicholas. There is a cost of €40 per individual and for optimum benefit participants are required to attend both sessions.
Places on this training are limited so early booking is advisable. For more information or to book a place please contact
Colette Gallagher – Clondalkin Office
Tel: 01-457 9176
E-mail:
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McNicholas
Tel: 01-462 8558
E-mail:
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Deirdre
Volunteer Management Training Modules
Tuesday 23rd March
9.30am – 12.30pm
Planning for Volunteer Involvement
Aim: To plan for volunteer involvement and to explore procedures around designing volunteer roles
Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to
* Reflect on how involvement of volunteers can benefit the organisation
* Consider the expectations and understanding of volunteers
* Consider potential costs of involving volunteers in your organisation
* Understand how to write a role description and a person specification
* Explore the importance of getting feedback from volunteers when finishing their involvement with organisations
1.30pm - 4.30pm
Recruitment, Selection and Induction
Aim: To explore the principles and procedures for the fair and effective recruitment, selection and induction of volunteers
Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to
* Understand effective recruitment and selection methods
* Design a recruitment campaign for your organisation
* Analyse application procedures
* Design suitable interview questions
* Draft an induction plan
* Examine volunteer agreements
Tuesday 30th March
9.30am – 12.30pm
Support and Supervison
Aim: To provide participants with an understanding of the role and importance of support and supervison when managing volunteers
Objectives: By the end of this session you should be able to
*Define supervison and its purpose
* Identify positive support and supervison skills and techniques
* Identify ways of motivating and recognising volunteers
* Explore ways of dealing with difficult situations within a supervisory context
1.30pm – 4.30pm
Designing a policy for Volunteer Involvement
Aim: To provide participants with the knowledge to design a volunteer policy
Objectives: By the end of this session you should be able to
*Understand what should be included in a volunteer policy
* Consider who should be consulted on policy design and when
* Draft a policy for your own organisation
* Plan for its implementation |
