Our Training and Development Programme 2024-2025
We have a regular programme of training and development events to support groups and organisations in their day-to-day running. Some new courses, refreshed content and new dates have just been added to our programme for 2024-2025.
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 online training covers the basic information that all trustees should know.
Cost: £20 per participant
Chairing Meetings
This online training, delivered across two (two-hour) sessions, will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become the meeting chairperson you want to be. Your booking will automatically register you for both sessions on 15 and 22 May 2024.
Cost: £40 per participant
Deeper Dive into Writing Funding Applications
This online training will give you the opportunity to practice your skills and receive supportive and constructive feedback, helping you to develop your ability to write successful funding applications further.
Cost: £20 per participant
Fire Warden and Fire Marshal Training
This online training takes you through the basics of being a Fire Warden/Fire Marshal and will prepare you to carry out this very important role.
Cost: £20 per participant
How to Take Minutes
Learn the basics of taking effective minutes in this online training – and make note taking easy.
Cost: £20 per participant
Introduction to Health & Safety and Risk Assessments
This online training will teach you the basics of health and safety, and explain the process of carrying out a risk assessment in your organisation.
Cost: £20 per participant
Top Tips for Writing Funding Applications
Learn our top tips for writing funding applications for your organisation or community group in this online training.
Cost: £10 per participant
Trustee Refresher: Being Better
This online training will refresh your knowledge as a trustee, update you on current issues, improve your personal skill set and help you develop your role for the benefit of your organisation.
Cost: £20 per participant
Safeguarding
Introduction to Safeguarding Adults
This online training will give you a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities in safeguarding adults and how to respond to concerns.
Cost: £25 per participant
Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Young People
This online training will give you a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities in safeguarding children and young people and how to respond to concerns.
Cost: £25 per participant
Safeguarding Children Designated Lead Person
This online training will give you a basic understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Designated Safeguarding Lead Person for an organisation working with vulnerable children and young people.
Cost: £25 per participant
Trustees' Safeguarding Responsibilities
This online training explains your safeguarding responsibilities as a trustee for an organisation working with vulnerable adults or children and young people.
Cost: £15 per participant
Skills for leaders of volunteers
Addressing the Barriers to Volunteering
Identify barriers to volunteering and develop ideas to minimise and remove them during this training, to ensure your organisation isn’t missing out on great volunteers.
Cost: £10 per participant
Advanced Volunteer Leadership
This online training, previously called “How to be a Better Leader of Volunteers”, takes you beyond the basics of managing and supporting volunteers and will explore some of the real-life issues that you’re facing as a Leader of Volunteers.
Cost: £20 per participant
Assessing the Impact of your Volunteer Programme
This online training takes you beyond the basics of managing and supporting volunteers and will challenge you to consider the difference that volunteers make to your organisation.
Cost: £20 per participant
Dealing with Conflict in your Volunteer Programme
In any group of volunteers, there’ll be occasional disagreements, personality clashes and conflicts. Although these are hopefully rare events, this updated, online training will prepare you for when they occur.
Cost: £20 per participant
Essentials of Volunteer Management
Start your journey into the exciting and rewarding world of volunteer leadership with this online training that explores the volunteer journey from start to finish.
Cost: £10 per participant
Introduction to Volunteers and the Law
Although the law has little to say about volunteers and volunteering, what it does say is important. This online training will help you develop an understanding of some of the legal requirements that relate to your volunteering programme.
Cost: £20 per participant
Writing Opportunities to Attract Volunteers
Are your volunteer opportunities struggling to attract people, or people with the right interests and skills for your organisation? This online training will teach you how to enhance your volunteer role descriptions and make them stand out.
Cost: £10 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.