Volunteers and the Law - 15 January 2014

This is a very popular and necessary course for anyone who involves volunteers in their organisation. It covers:

Aim

The course aims to ensure that volunteer managers have increased knowledge of the law and how it affects volunteering.

Covering:

• volunteers rights
• health & safety
• vetting & criminal records checks
• insurances
• restrictions on volunteering
• contracts or agreements
• volunteering & welfare benefits
• policies needed for successfully involving volunteers

Objectives

By the end of the day participants will:

• Know the difference between legal rights and best practice
• Have knowledge of correct terminology when dealing with volunteers
• Have an understanding of policies needed to work effectively with volunteers
• Be able to follow a safeguarding system to aid recruitment