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Volunteer Action Training
Looking for ways to motivate, encourage and recruit Landcare volunteers? Then training sessions run by The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) can help. The sessions, being held throughout Victoria in March, are part of DSE’s Landcare Volunteer Recruitment Initiative (VRI).
VRI was established as part of DSE’s Landcare program to increase the capacity of organisations and volunteers in delivering environmental outcomes by attracting and building partnerships between Landcare and different sectors of community -- urban, youth, Indigenous etc.
These training sessions will provide Landcare members and support staff with some new tips and a better understanding of attracting and retaining volunteers in the current environment.
The training will be delivered by Kerrie Spinks from People First Total-Solutions. People First Total-Solutions specialise in the community volunteering sector and Kerrie has over a decade of experience in the community sector and experience in Landcare from her time spent in Rural NSW. Kerrie holds a wealth of knowledge and experience in facilitating training and workshops and the development of training material and resources. For more info about Kerrie or People First Total-Solutions, log onto their website at http://www.pfts.com.au/
To put this training into practice, groups can apply for small grants of $1000 - $5000. For more info on the Small grants please click here.
Topics covered in the training
- Generations and change – characteristics of generations and ways to attract them to volunteering
- The 4 Rs of Volunteering – Recruitment, Recognition, Reward and Renewal
- Applying for volunteering grants
- Overview of VRI
- Strategies for recruiting volunteers
- Developing a proposal for a small volunteering grant workshop
Training is free and lunch will be provided. Numbers at some sessions may be limited.
Training, from 10am to 4pm, will be in:
- Werribee on 3 March
- Camperdown on 4 March
- Horsham on 5 March
- Melbourne on 10 March
- Frankston on 11 March
To register for a training session or for more information contact Victorian Landcare Project Officer Grant Godden on (03) 9637 8190 or grant.godden@dse.vic.gov.au
