Sunday 5 February 2017

SQA Preparing to Volunteer - BHC and CLD Partnership Working

Working in partnership with D&G Community Learning, Building Healthy Communities
are running a 12 week course on Preparing to Volunteer.


There are specific outcomes for this level 3 course which are:


Demonstrate an understanding of volunteering.
Identify the benefits of volunteering to the volunteer.
Plan and prepare for a volunteering opportunity.


Students have to keep a portfolio of their work to show their understanding
of each of the three outcomes. The 12 week course includes:


What is a volunteer? 
What are the roles and responsibilities of both a volunteer and
an organisation that uses volunteers
What are the different types of Volunteering organisations 
Confidentiality, Reliability and Honesty
Behaviour and Attitude 
Child and Adult protection
Health and Safety, including risk assessments
Preparing to Volunteer

The group have done exceedingly well, with lots of discussions around the topics.
One person has already signed up as a volunteer with Building Healthy Communities
to assist with a specific initiative.

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