Attracting volunteers can be a challenge. Attracting a broad diversity of volunteers can be an even greater challenge. The course will help you to plan recruitment and to think about materials and approaches that will reach the volunteers you want. It looks at different steps in the recruitment process, including ‘vetting’, interviewing, and matching volunteers to volunteer roles.

As an organisation you will need to gather basic information from a new volunteer and the implications of the Data Protection Act are highlighted. Volunteers also need information, in order to contribute effectively and the requirements of an effective induction are considered.

By the end of the session, you will:

• be familiar with a range of methods to attract a diversity of volunteers
• recognise ‘selection’ as a two-way process and be familiar with a range of selection tools
• understand the use of vetting procedures including DBS checks, and recognise their limitations
• understand the purpose and nature of a) volunteer agreements and b) volunteer induction
• recognise potential uses and abuses of volunteers’ personal information
• recognise ways in which volunteering can be made more accessible to all

Ideal for: those responsible for the management of volunteers and volunteer programmes in Wales

– “This was really practical and useful. None of it was wasted time or unhelpful. Thank you for this course.”
– “…Very informative and insightful course.”

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