Growth Pathways: Strategic Volunteer Training and Development

Each month we will explore volunteer management concepts and issues through the lens of the National Standards for Volunteer Involvement and the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026).

Investing in volunteer development is investing in your organisation's future. This webinar focuses on creating strategic training and development programs for volunteers, in line with the National Standards. Learn how to identify training needs for your programs and volunteers, design training that meets these needs in a timely manner, and leverage online resources to enhance volunteer skills and knowledge.

By providing quality training and development opportunities, you empower volunteers to take on greater responsibilities, improve their effectiveness, and ultimately contribute more significantly to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Outcomes

• Explore how to develop a needs-based volunteer training strategy for your programs that provides timely and relevant training for new and existing volunteers.
• Understand the benefits of effective training and development for volunteer retention.
• Learn the importance of volunteer training and development evaluation to ensure return on investment to the organisation and benefits to your volunteers and programs.

Meet the Facilitator - Alice Anderson

Alice Anderson (she/they) is a Sector Development Coordinator at The Centre for Volunteering. She has over 10 years’ experience working in the disability sector and over 5 years’ experience in workforce inclusion. She is also a person with learning disabilities: dyslexia and dyspraxia.

Alice holds a Bachelor of Arts in Organisational Learning and Diplomas in Community Service and Business Management. She is passionate about the community services area while ensuring good governance and serves on two boards.

Alice also participates in multiple volunteering roles and believes volunteering is a great way to get involved with the local communities, improve themselves and support causes that they are passionate about.