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LEARNING AND PRACTICE
Learning & Practice with Volunteer Action Dumfries & Galloway.
Learning Opportunities for Volunteers | T for Training Project
Learning Opportunities for Volunteer Involving Organisations | Best Practice
Welcome to Volunteer Action Dumfries & Galloway's learning & practice pages. We are committed to helping Dumfries & Galloway volunteers achieve a quality volunteering experience, and to supporting Volunteer Involving organisation (VIOs) deliver the best volunteer management practice possible.
STEPS to Excellence
Free training course for Volunteers
An exciting training opportunity is available for volunteers in the Stewartry. The course can cost approx £200 per person, but we are able to offer it FREE at the moment due to funding from The Robertson Trust and the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway LEADER 2007-2013 programme. All refreshments will be provided.
There are only 12 places available for volunteers on this course, which gives participants the opportunity to take a fresh look at their lives. The course helps participants to see how much they are capable of achieving and offers the tools to make it happen.
Previous participants on the course have this to say:
“I feel confident for the first time in my life & look forward to the future being my own self”
“I felt the course was excellent. It was stimulating, interesting, fun & practical”
This is a 4 day course, running on 14th, 15th, 21st, and 22nd June between 9.30 a.m & 2.45 p.m. The venue is still to be confirmed. You need to be available for all 4 days.
To take advantage of this wonderful opportunity, please contact Christine Clarke by Tuesday 2nd June. For further information about the STEPs to Excellence Course, contact me on 01556 612518 or 01387 267311.
What we will cover
The course is an Elementary Food & Health course. We will cover basic nutrition and eating for health; the relationship between food and well-being; and how to make dietary changes.
What other volunteers have said they found useful about the workshop
Relevant to what is essential for healthy eating & living
I will use knowledge to help have healthy meals & hopefully lose some weight
I will use it to plan healthy eating & teach children
The Tutor was very friendly, informative & encouraging
Other Details
The workshop will be held on 19th & 16th December at Victoria Halls in Annan.
It will start at 9.30 a.m. and finish at approximately 2.30 p.m. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
For more information, further advice or assistance about volunteering, please contact: Christine, Volunteer Action, 71 High Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4HA; 01556 612518: email stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
New Training workshop for Volunteers in the Stewartry
What we will cover
The course is an Introduction to health & Safety. We will cover Introduction to Health & Safety Law, Risk Assessments, General Working Environment, and Slips, Trips and Falls.
Other Details
The workshop will be held on 21st October (venue to be confirmed).
It will start at 10a.m. and finish at approximately 2.30 p.m. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
For more information, further advice or assistance about volunteering, please contact: Christine, Volunteer Action, 71 High Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4HA; 01556 612518: email stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
Autumn Training for Volunteers Managers
Volunteer Action is now able to offer 2 workshops for Volunteers Managers this Autumn.
Both workshops will cost â£40 and will run from 9.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Roles & Responsibilities of Volunteer Involving Organisations. 27.10.09 Castle Douglas Fire Station
This workshop will cover the basics of getting started and will give people an insight into best practice in working with volunteers.
Involving Young People as Volunteers in your Organisation. 26.11.09 Castle Douglas Fire Station
This workshop will help participants focus on the benefits of involving young people in their organisation, and how to remove the barriers to their involvement.
It is important places are booked (& paid for) at least 2 weeks before the due date to ensure you have a place & that the workshop will run. Last minute bookings could lead to disappointment if insufficient people have booked in time, as we will have cancelled the workshop.
For more information please contact Christine on 01556 612518, stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
First Course completed for T for Training Project.
The first Elementary Food & Health training course, part-funded by The Robertson Trust and by the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway Leader 2007-2013 programme is now complete.
Volunteers from 3 communities took part. All agreed that they valued the course and would highly recommend it to other volunteers. In addition they thought the course was well organised, enjoyable, relevant, interesting and motivating, and the information was presented in a way that would be easy to pass on to young people.
The next Elementary Food & Health course will be for volunteers in Annandale and Eskdale, and is planned for late November/early December. The date and venue are still to be confirmed.
For more information, further advice or assistance about volunteering, please contact: Christine, Volunteer Action, 71 High Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4HA; 01556 612518: email stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
Up-coming training
As our ongoing commitment to volunteers, we are offering a free, accredited workshop for volunteers living in the Castle Douglas area. The project is being part-funded by The Robertson Trust and by the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway Leader 2007-2013 programme.
What we will cover
The course is an Elementary Food & Health course. We will cover basic nutrition and eating for health; the relationship between food and well-being; and how to make dietary changes.
What other volunteers have said they found useful about the workshop
Relevant to what is essential for healthy eating & living
I will use knowledge to help have healthy meals & hopefully lose some weight
I will use it to plan healthy eating & teach children
The Tutor was very friendly, informative & encouraging
Other Details
The workshop will be held on 12th & 13th August at Castle Douglas Fire Station.
It will start at 9.30 a.m. and finish at approximately 2.30 p.m. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
For more information, further advice or assistance about volunteering, please contact: Christine, Volunteer Action, 71 High Street, Dalbeattie, DG5 4HA; 01556 612518: email stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
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Learning Opportunities for Volunteers
We offer a range of learning opportunities for registered volunteers which are suitable for people new to volunteering or with several years experience.
They include:
SkillCheck, a skills audit programme;
Preparing to Volunteer, a self-learning pack;
Volunteers Learning Portfolio;
Volunteering in Your Community (Open College Network Accredited)
There is no charge for volunteers to attend any of the learning opportunities
T for Training
Volunteer Action is now able to offering a range of courses for Volunteers in the Stewartry and Annandale & Eskdale areas. The courses will be offered over the next two years and will include: Elementary Food & Health (REHIS), Food Hygiene (REHIS), Introduction to Health & Safety (REHIS); STEPs to Excellence and Volunteering in your Community (Open College Network).
The project is being part-funded by The Robertson Trust and by the Scottish Government and the European Community, Dumfries and Galloway LEADER 2007-2013 programme.
Learning Opportunities for Volunteer Involving Organisations
Core Skills in Volunteer Management Through partnership working with Volunteer Development Scotland we are able to offer a range of learning opportunities for Volunteers Managers that are suitable for both someone new to volunteer management as well as those who have been in the business for a while.
The workshops are subsidised by Volunteer Action to keep them accessible and affordable and are designed to be free standing or to be part of a learning package.
Our training programme normally runs between September and March each year, with one workshop per month. The programme changes annually.
Core skills in Volunteer Management courses include:
- Involving Volunteers
- Recruiting Volunteers and Marketing Your Opportunities
- Designing Roles & Tasks for Volunteers
- Introducing Volunteers to Your Organisation
- Supporting and Motivating Volunteers
- Health and Safety and Risk Management.
Training for Volunteer Involving Organisations
We also provide training courses on a commissioned basis for individual organisations. We can deliver tailored workshops on subjects as diverse as Boundaries, Confidentiality, Equal Opportunities, Food & Health, Food Hygiene, Health & Safety or any volunteer management or training issues that you have.
Best Practice
In addition to the learning opportunities described above we also offer:Advice and information on a range of topics in relation to volunteering:Development of Policies
Volunteer Agreements
Equal Opportunities and developing inclusive volunteer opportunities
Best Practice Award (see Special Projects site)
For more information about any of the training available please contact Christine Clarke on 01776 707220 or 01556 612518, or email mailto:stewartry@volunteeraction.co.uk
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