Volunteer Learning Useful Links

The below links are all external, and for some eLearning courses you may be required to create an account with them. 

NCVO - Website guide: Find out what volunteering is and how to get started.

GOV.UK - Website guide: Volunteer Opportunities, Rights and Expenses.

National Learning Hub for Volunteering - Links to sessions and courses that can support and develop your skills.

UK Coaching - eLearning: Adapt your sessions to prioritise inclusion and support specific needs.

UK Coaching - eLearning: Inclusive Activity Programme to deliver more inclusive activities.

British Heart Foundation - Website guide: What CPR means and how to do it.

HM Government - eLearning: An introduction into the risks of radicalisation and the role that professionals and practitioners can play in supporting those at risk.

East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership - eLearning: Various ERCSP and external safeguarding learning.

National Youth Agency - Various online learning on the Continuing Professional Development catalogue, including Detached & Outreach Youth Work, Risk Assessments, and Intro to Trauma Informed Practice.

eLearning for Healthcare - Various learning videos including Equality, Diversity and Human Rights for Volunteers and Mental Health Awareness for Volunteers.

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber - eLearning: Aims to raise awareness of the services and support available to unpaid carers within your area and aims to develop Carers Champions.

Social Care Institute for Excellence - eLearning: Aims to raise the awareness and skills of staff who work with people with dementia.

Learn My Way - Download learning guides to help someone learn about the internet. Learn My Way also offers lots of short, free courses on digital learning.

Befriending Networks - Various reading guides including Being a Befriender: The Good Practice Guide and Protecting your well-being: Guidance for Volunteers.

NHS Health Education England - eLearning: Making Every Contact Count is an approach to positive behaviour change that uses day to day interactions with other people to improve health and wellbeing.

Zero Suicide Alliance - eLearning: 20 minute Suicide Awareness.

The Armed Forces Covenant - eLearning: Explains how the Covenant can be understood and implemented in the Community and at a local level. 

Community First Yorkshire - VCSE Wellbeing Hub Toolkit that encourages individuals, as well as communities and organisations to look after their physical and mental health.

Trustees

Cost of Living Related Financial Difficulties - A guide to manage financial difficulties in your charity arising from cost of living pressures.

TrusteElearning - Provides Trustees with easy access to a self paced training system.

ICAEW - eLearning: Provides an overview of charity trustees’ legal and financial responsibilities and their strategic and operational considerations.

The Charity Commission - Refresh your trustee knowledge with the Charity Commission's 5-minute guides.