Training & Learning
Volunteer Centre Dorset offer training for VCS organisations, their staff, and volunteers on a range of essential topics including safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, funding, and governance. Our sessions are designed to build knowledge, strengthen confidence, and support good practice across the sector.
4 November 2026
10am-11am
Online
To help community groups and charities understand how to reach suitable trustee candidates, and recruit confidently and effectively.
5 November 2026
10am-2:30pm
Dorchester
Session 4 – Handling Challenging Situations with Confidence. Confident volunteer management means setting clear expectations, giving constructive feedback and addressing challenging situations fairly and calmly.
11 November 2026
10am-11:30am
Online
Find out more about the legal responsibilities laid on trustees by the Charity Commission.
12 November 2026
2pm-3:30pm
Online
This is the chance to develop a fundamental set of skills which underpin excellent management within an organisation.
18 November 2026
10am-12pm
Dorchester
FREE Energy advice training for people working or volunteering with the public.
18 November 2026
1:30pm-3:30pm
Dorchester
The Charity Commission defines five areas of risk; governance, compliance, operational, financial and external. It is the trustees’ responsibility to keep on top of these.
19 November 2026
10am-11:30am
Online
Accessible Volunteering: Opening the Door to More Volunteers.
26 November 2026
9:30am-12pm
Dorchester
Turn your organisation’s aims into a clear, practical plan – and demonstrate the difference your work makes.
1 December 2026
10am-11:30am
Online
Turn a good idea into a clear, realistic and fundable project.