2010  VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Kerry Volunteer Centre is delighted to announce its 2010 Volunteer Management Training which has been developed to meet the needs of volunteer involving community, voluntry and statutory organisations. The training focuses on all aspects of volunteer management and participants are required to attend all 4 training modules.  Places on the training course are limited and cost €25 per attendee,  places are only reserved upon receipt of payment to Kerry Volunteer Centre. The training  will be delivered at St John's Pastoral Centre, Castle Street,  Tralee, modules cover the following topics:

Planning for volunteer involvement 9.15 am -1pm Friday 28th May 2010
Aim: To plan for volunteer involvement and design volunteer roles
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Reflect on how volunteers benefit your organisation
• To understand the expectations of the volunteers and of the  organisations
• Examine potential costs of involving volunteers
• Understand and to write a role specification and a person specification
• Understand an exit interview and its importance

Volunteer Recruitment, Selection and Induction  9.15am -1pm Friday 4th June 2010
Aim: To explore best practice for recruitment, selection and induction of volunteers for their organisation
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Understand effective recruitment and selection methods
• Design a recruitment campaign for your organisation
• Analyse application approaches
• Design suitable interview questions
• Draft an induction plan
• Examine volunteer agreements

Volunteer Support and Supervision 9.15am -1pm Friday 11th June 2010
Aim: To provide participants with an understanding of the role and importance of support and supervision when managing volunteers.
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Define supervision and its purpose
• Identify positive support and supervision skills and techniques
• Identify ways to motivate and recognise volunteers
• Explore ways of dealing with difficult situations

Developing a Policy for Volunteer Involvement 9.15am -1pm Friday 18th June 2010
Aim: To give participants the knowledge and tools to design and implement a volunteer policy
Objectives: By the end of this training participants will be able to:
• Define what a policy is
• Identify key elements of a volunteer policy
• Consider those who need to be consulted when drafting the policy
• Draft a volunteer policy
• Plan for implementation of the policy

To  reserve a  place on Kerry Volunteer Centres 2010 Volunteer Managment Training  please send payment  by draft, cheque or postal order to Kerry Volunteer Centre , 7 Maine Street, Tralee, Co Kerry. To  find out more about bespoke training services offered by Kerry Volunteer Centre call 066 7117966, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .