This training session provides the opportunity for delegates working in health to gain a clear understanding of the changing nature of volunteering and implications of failing to manage and embrace change effectively. This workshop will highlight there are strategies to manage change, and identify which may be most appropriate in their circumstances.

Guest speaker:
Nicci Dickins - Managing Director, Make it Happen Consultancy Ltd.

Dates:
Wednesday 7th November - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Monday 3rd December - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel
Thursday 6th December - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square

This training session provides the opportunity to identify how your organisation can engage and include disabled volunteers. This workshop will explore all the different barriers or perceived barriers to inclusive volunteering faced by both disabled people and organisations.

Guest speaker:
Becki Cullen - Inclusive Volunteer Coordinator, Scope.

Dates:
Thursday 10th January - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Friday 11th January - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel
Wednesday 16th January - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square

This training session will provide the opportunity to identify the need for reaching out to diverse communities. This workshop will explore all the different barriers or perceived barriers to inclusive volunteering. It will also present some possible solutions to identifying engagement with people from diverse communities could benefit your own volunteering programme(s).

Guest speaker:
Emma Foxall - Volunteering Development Coordinator, The Consortium of LGBT Voluntary and Community Organisations.

Dates:
Thursday 17th January 2008 - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square
Wednesday 6th February - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Wednesday 13th February - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel

This training session provides the opportunity to identify which strategies that focuses on engaging volunteers with mental health needs that are likely to be applicable to their own situation. Possible solutions to barriers amongst our existing volunteers to working with volunteers with mental health needs will be key areas for discussion.

Guest speaker:
Janet Lloyd - Chief Executive, NAVSM.

Dates:
Monday 18th February - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square
Thursday 21st February - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Friday 22nd February - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel

This training session provides the opportunity to identify the benefits that your organisation can gain by engaging younger people as volunteers. It will look at the roles younger people perform and also allow delegates to feel confident in applying the principles of engaging younger volunteers in their volunteering programme(s).

Guest speaker:
Steve Procter - Centre Manager, 4 Youth.

Dates:
Tuesday 11th March - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Wednesday 12th March - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel
Monday 17th March - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square

This training session provides the opportunity to identify the key areas of risk management and risk assessment in health and social care volunteering. Also to consider the application of principles to volunteering locally and how to develop appropriate strategies to proactively minimise risk.

Guest speaker:
Andy Andrews MA FHRIM - Medico-Legal Group Health Services Legal Advisor.

Dates:
Wednesday 19th March - Manchester, Jarvis Piccadilly Hotel
Thursday 20th March - Leeds, Jury's Inn Hotel
Tuesday 25th March - London, Kings Fund Building, Cavendish Square