Training Available

 

Getting Started - 21 May: Patchway Community Centre: 10 am - 1 pm

If you are new to volunteering or thinking of giving it a try, then this workshop is just for you. It will give you information about the range of volunteering opportunities and help you be clearer about the skills and experience you bring with you.

We'll cover

The benefits of volunteering to you and the community

Being clear about the skills and experience you bring

Looking at volunteering opportunities based on your interests

Getting yourself organised

Volunteers in Charge - 4th June: Poole Court, Yate: 10 am - 1 pm

22nd July: Old School Rooms, Stoke Gifford: 10 am - 1 pm

Throughout the community there are significant opportunities for volunteers to co-ordinate the work of other volunteers, be responsible for delivering services or perhaps working as a Trustee to organise the planning and strategic direction of a community organisation. This workshop will provide an overview of what is involved and will cover

Opportunties in the Voluntary & Community Section (VCS)

Networking & Partnership working

What gets in the way of good communication

How to organise teamworking - managing-delegating

You're the Volunteer - 9 June: Poole Court, Yate: 10 am - 1 pm

If you have some free time and are thinking of volunteering or maybe want to refresh your role as a volunteer, then this workshop is for you. If will help you be clearer about your motivation and provide you with tips to help you get what you are looking for. Topics we cover:

Clarifying what interests you most

Doing it because you want to

The art of saying no

Getting yourself organised (including time management)

Earth That Vision - 10 am - 1pm - 17th June Little Stoke Community Rooms

Following the success of this owrkshop when it was held in Yate last year, we have decided to reprise it in Patchway. The workshop allows the opportunity for voluntary sector workers to get together to discuss issues and concerns in relatin to volunteering. We have put together a day of workshops and discussion that we hope will lead to more networking-style events for volunteer mangers/organisers.

"Getting Off to a Good Start" We'll look at how to organise and implement a dynamic, diverse volunteer programme based oncurrent trends in volunteering

"Measuring the Difference" here we will look at how you can measure the impact your volunteers make on your services, your clients, your project or campaign and why it is important to do this.

"Keeping Them Involved" this will explore the supervision and management of volunteers, looking at how we meet mutual expectations.

If you attended this workshop or came last year, you may be interested in following it up by coming to the "Getting the Best from Volunteers" workshop in Yate .....read on.

Getting the Best from Volunteers - 1 July: Poole Court, Yate: 10 am - 1 pm

The workshop will continue the networking process established in the Earth That Vision session but will also focus on balancing volunteers' needs with the needs of the organisation or group. We'll look at how to ensure you're clear about

The role and purpose of working with volunteers;

Getting the contract clear, matching tasks to the interests of volunteer;

Making sure that a range of communications systems and strategies are in place:

Providing development opportunities.

To book a place on any of these workshops, simply call Yate Volunteer Centre on 01454 324102 or email volunteercentreyate@btconnect.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you wish to book a place on the course or find out further information please contact the office on 01454 413392 or email  tdvl@freenet.co.uk