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Welcome to Volunteer Solutions - your total solution to volunteer training.

Volunteer Solutions produce training resources and materials that are tried and tested, practical and easy to use. Perfect for when you need to train volunteers and support staff.

We have done all the preparation so that you do not have to, saving you valuable time and money.

Browse our extensive range on the products page to find the pack best suited to your training needs or contact us for a bespoke training solution.

Our value for money packs are timed sessions complete with trainer notes, handouts, activity sheets and Power Point presentations.

. Produce professional, affordable training packs written specifically for the
voluntary sector
. Provide low cost, high quality training for you to deliver

cost effective - no need to bring in expensive outside training
you deliver the training in-house at a time to suit you
you can easily tailor to your training needs
easy to use for the novice or more experienced trainer
ideal to set up a complete training programme or supplement an existing one

You can buy with total confidence as our packs are widely used throughout the voluntary and charity sector and we supply numerous Volunteer Centres and CVS plus over 800 small and national organisations worldwide including;

Age Concern, Alzheimer’s Society, Barnardos, Mind, Action for Children, St John’s Ambulance Service, the Salvation Army, Save the Children, Homestart, Sure Start, English Heritage, Headway, Help the Aged, DIAL, Groundwork, the Autistic Society, Rethink, RSPCA, RSPB, Volunteering England, YMCA, plus advocacy services, hospices, hospitals, museums, housing associations, women’s aid groups, carers associations, residents’ associations and prison volunteer programmes.

Our extensive experience within the Voluntary Sector has enabled us to develop training solutions that can be successfully applied to all types of voluntary organisations regardless of their size or their objectives.

Volunteer Solutions' concept is unique - we do not deliver the training for you and our packs are not help manuals. The packs provide YOU with the resources so that YOU can deliver the training when and where it suits YOU.

You can pick up our packs and start training tomorrow.
Volunteer training has never been so easy - our packs ensure success.

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A forum member has posted this question and we’d be interested to hear about your experiences with banks. Do some understand the sector better than others? Which ones give the best service? Join the forum to post your thoughts or email via the ‘contact us’ link. We never give recommendations or advice but would be happy to collate your findings and feedback to the banks.

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According to an article in the Third Sector (26/1) the £8m brokerage scheme which matches jobseekers with volunteer placements is unlikely to meet its target. DWP’s figures show that in the first six months 4,710 people took up places, the target was to match 40,000 with placements in two years. The scheme is being run by BTCV, CSV, Volunteering England and v.

Is it volunteering? Volunteering groups feel that to label the compulsory community work that some 14 -16 year olds are taking part in as volunteering is wrong and that another term needs to be used. What do you think?

2010 has been named by the United Nations as International Year of Biodiversity. There are worldwide events planned including animal/plant hunts at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and many local initiatives. Opportunity for conservation organisations to raise awareness.

Other special days/events during February include National Heart Month, Fairtrade Fortnight (Feb 22 – March 7) and National Marriage Week (8 – 14) timed to include Valentine’s Day. Chinese New Year also starts on February 14th and is the Year of the Tiger.

Please let us know if you want events posted here, email us via the contact us link.