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Short Course

Management of Volunteers

This course is underpinned by a critical analysis of what leadership means and how it is applied in diverse, changing and challenging settings.

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Course overview

This programme considers theory, practice and reflection related to the following themes:

  • The ethics of volunteering and volunteer management
  • Providing volunteering opportunities for people with disabilities
  • Health and Safety for volunteers
  • Risk management
  • The rights and responsibilities of volunteers and host organisations
  • The volunteer agreement: expectations
  • Young people as volunteers: the responsibilities of the volunteer manager
  • Recruiting and rewarding volunteers
  • Training and accreditation for volunteers
  • Publicising the work of your volunteers
  • Developing social networks of volunteers
  • Managing difficult situations
  • Managing change

Level: Short Course, CPD
Delivery: Campus
Study Mode: Part-time
Duration: 1 Year 
Campus: Burnley
Start Date: September

Entry requirements

A Level 2/3 qualification or equivalent experiential learning.

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This course is based in the School of Social Work, Care and Community located in the Faculty of Allied Health and Wellbeing

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