Our Training and Development Programme 2023-2024
We have a regular programme of training and development events to support groups and organisations in their day-to-day running.
Our trainers include NCVS staff and external trainers. Our courses build on the latest policy issues that affect the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, including new legislation briefings, and will enable you to keep up-to-date with staff, trustee and volunteer development.
We regularly review our training and development programme to ensure that it is useful and relevant to the groups we support. If you have training needs that aren’t met by our current programme, please email us.
All sessions currently take place online via Zoom.
Select a training course within the categories below:
Skills for running an organisation
Being a Trustee: what does it mean?
This two-hour online session covers the basic information for all trustees, whether you are new to the role or long-established.
Cost: £20 per participant
Deeper Dive into Writing Funding Applications
An interactive hands-on workshop for organisations and community groups who want to practice their skills and would welcome constructive feedback to further develop their skills in writing successful funding applications.
Cost: £20 per participant
Fire Warden and Fire Marshal Training
Do you manage a space, office or building? This two-hour online session will take your Fire Wardens and/or Fire Marshal through the basics and as a result, they will be better equipped to carry out these very important roles.
Cost: £20 per participant
How to Take Minutes
Are you acting as secretary or note taker, or do you need to record meetings? Join us in learning the basics of how to take effective minutes and thus make your task easier. This two-hour online session will take you through the process of producing a 'minute'.
Cost: £20 per participant
Introduction to Health & Safety and Risk Assessments
This two-hour online session will explain the basics of health and safety, then take you through the process of carrying out a risk assessment in an organisational environment.
Cost: £20 per participant
Top Tips for Writing Funding Applications
For organisations and community groups who are new to applying for funding, or for those in need of a refresher. Relevant for groups applying for cost of living funding and recovery support as well as other general funding.
Cost: £10 per participant
Safeguarding
Introduction to Safeguarding Adults
An online course giving a basic understanding of roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding of adults and how to respond to concerns.
Cost: £25 per participant
Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Young People
An online course giving a basic understanding of roles and responsibilities in the safeguarding of children and young people and how to respond to concerns.
Cost: £25 per participant
Safeguarding Children Designated Lead Person
An online course giving a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead Person.
Cost: £25 per participant
Trustees' Safeguarding Responsibilities
An online session for Trustees (or members of Management Committees) of organisations whose activities put them in contact with vulnerable adults or children.
Cost: £15 per participant
Skills for leaders of volunteers
Addressing the Barriers to Volunteering
In this one-hour online session, we will identify some of the barriers that potential volunteers face to becoming involved in your organisation and share ideas to remove these barriers.
Cost: £10 per participant
Dealing with Conflict in your Volunteer Programme
This one-hour online session aims to share some ideas about how best to deal with the inevitable disagreements, personality clashes and conflicts that arise from time to time among a team of volunteers.
Cost: £10 per participant
Essentials of Volunteer Management
This one-hour online session looks at methods that have proved to be effective in volunteer leadership, including the best ways to plan, involve, support and retain volunteers.
Cost: £10 per participant
How to be a Better Leader of Volunteers
For some time, we’ve been asked about training that goes beyond the basics of managing and supporting volunteers. In this two-hour online session, we’ll explore some of the real-life issues that you are facing.
Cost: £20 per participant
How to develop and deliver a Nature Buddies scheme
An online training session for people and organisations interested in setting up a Nature Buddies volunteer scheme to provide support and increase access to green social prescribing activities and opportunities.
Cost: £10 per participant
Introduction to Volunteers and the Law
A two-hour online course for Leaders of Volunteers to start to develop an understanding of some of the legal requirements that relate to your volunteering programme.
Cost: £20 per participant
Writing Opportunities to Attract Volunteers
A one-hour online session to help your volunteer role descriptions stand out, ensuring you attract enthusiastic volunteers.
Cost: £10 per participant
Support for social entrepreneurs
Setting up a Social Enterprise
What is the right structure for your organisation? This two-hour online session will explain your options and provide you with some useful tips to help you through the process of registration and beyond.
Cost: £20 per participant
Other training options
There are always options for skills development outside of formal training sessions. Take a look at the full range of Events and Training offered by NCVS. This includes networking events, and learning opportunities provided by the Practice Development Unit.