This online course will help those supporting volunteers working in the health crisis – whether you have just started up a group, or are changing your existing volunteer service, or moving services online.

What is the course about?

Recruitment and induction

Providing support and how to do it

What will you learn?

• Understand legal constraints and best practice approaches to recruiting volunteers
• Be able to provide an induction for volunteers that contains all the relevant information
• Understand the range of support volunteers might need
• Be able to provide support that it appropriate and signpost for further help

Who is this course for: For anyone supporting volunteers working in the health crisis

What else do you need to know? 

You will need a laptop with a camera, microphone, and Wi-Fi. You will not require any additional software. You will be emailed an invitation with a link to join the online training prior to the course.

This course is now free of charge as Voscur are currently offering free courses to support the VCSE sector during this challenging time. 

Voscur has had to cancel face to face training events due to the ongoing public health situation with coronavirus (or COVID-19). This decision was taken in line with local and national health advice, and to safeguard the health of our attendees and staff. We are aware that many VCSE organisations in the city are focusing their efforts on providing and changing their services to respond to communities. For more information about coronavirus, https://www.voscur.org/content/covid19-service-users