Working With Volunteers Essentials

This e-learning course will give you confidence in how to approach working with volunteers, providing training to them and ensuring they return.

The course looks at the important distinction between paid and voluntary roles and provides advice on how to best support volunteers with onboarding and other training. It will also explore how to motivate volunteers so they have a great experience and keep returning to support projects!

Topics explored in this course:

• Introduction to working with volunteers
• Supporting volunteers
• Recognition and retention

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the key differences between volunteers and paid staff
• Describe the main legal considerations when working with volunteers
• Apply effective strategies to help support and manage your volunteers
• Recognise the importance of valuing and developing your volunteers

Approximate time to complete: 30 minutes