Training Services

Volunteering Waikato provides a range of training opportunities to help community organisations ensure they are using best practice principles in volunteer management.

Managing a team of volunteers is very different in managing paid staff, and it is vital to know the difference. The success of many organisations in our community is reliant on maintaining a team of well selected, orientated, trained and supported volunteers.

Our workshops will help you and your volunteers get the best experience out of their decision to volunteer - improving retention and satisfaction.

Managing volunteers when thing 'go wrong' can also be a challenge, and again we provide workshops to deal with any issues that may come up regarding your volunteers.

If you are working with volunteers in any organisation, you will benefit by attending our workshops!

The following workshops will be held in 2011:

Retaining Volunteers
Dealing With Challenging Volunteer Behaviour
Managing Risk With Volunteers
Designing Volunteer Roles That Attract
Recruiting Volunteers
Skillful Interviewing
Orientation and Training
Building a Diverse Team
Project Managing One-Off Volunteer Events

Upcoming training

Forthcoming training events. Click on each to view.

Retaining Volunteers - how to keep them engaged, productive and happy
Date: 06 / 03 / 12
“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed citizens to change the world. Indeed, …

Bees to the Honey Pot - designing roles that attract
Date: 01 / 05 / 12
Volunteers are as often drawn to an organisation as they are to a particular role. While they may …

Recruiting Volunteers
Date: 03 / 07 / 12
Finding the right volunteers for your programme is more than simply locating warm bodies. Most …

Skilful Interviewing
Date: 04 / 09 / 12
Interviewing volunteers is very different to interviewing paid staff. Perhaps surprisingly, the …

Dealing With Challenging Behaviour
Date: 06 / 11 / 12
Problems with volunteers don’t go away if you ignore them. It’s far more useful to learn …

Contact
Phone (07) 839 3191 Click here to email	Level Two, Caro St Community Building Cnr Caro and Anglesea Streets, Hamilton