Trainers' Details

Here you can find out more about the trainers we use at Voscur.

Sophie Bayley

Sophie is Voscur’s Workforce Development Co-ordinator. She has been working as a trainer/facilitator for over 15 years in a variety of roles within the voluntary and community sector and community learning. Sophie has trained in many areas, uses participatory methods and understands the need for variety for each learner- her style is informative yet fun. Sophie is also an accredited Action Learning facilitator. Sophie has been organising, delivering and promoting training for over 2 years at Voscur and is the lead trainer in the Voscur team.

Ruth Pitter

Ruth is Voscur’s Equalities Manager. She has worked in the VCSE for 17 years; she has a wealth of experience and expertise in Equalities and diversity issues. She worked as a manager for Victim Support in which she delivered training to staff, volunteers and other agencies on a range of issues. Ruth has now been with Voscur for 5 years; she facilitates the Equalities Network and sits on a number of groups and forums to support development and sustainability of the VCSE. Her work includes designing training programmes and Toolkits on Equalities issues, and delivering an inclusive style of training.

Sean Kenny

Sean is Voscur’s IT development and support worker. He is relatively new to the field of training, but has spent the last 22 years building up knowledge and expertise in the field of IT support. He has been working within Voscur to develop IT knowledge and expertise and believes that training will support the sector further.

Hannah Parker

Hannah is Voscur’s Community Learning Co-ordinator. She has worked within community development for the past 8 years in the VCSE sector both in the UK and New Zealand. Hannah has extensive experience as a facilitator and trainer. As a qualified Participatory appraisal practitioner she has a real passion for an informal, participatory approach to consultation and learning.

Vicky Harrison

Vicky has worked in the voluntary sector for 23 years, the last 12 as a consultant e.g. Business Planning, and Trainer delivering courses on more than 40 topics. The way Vicky works is flexible, creative and responsive. Vicky's training sessions offer processes that are inclusive, encompassing a variety of learning styles and levels of learning.

Sabrina Lee

Sabrina is Voscur’s Funding Advisor who has been working with Voscur since May 2007. Before joining Voscur she has worked for International Development Organisations in London and South Africa designing programmes and fundraising from large trusts and foundations, institutions, individuals and through major events. Sabrina has over 8 years of experience of developing successful fundraising proposals, designing and implementing FR strategy and liaising and negotiating with donors.