New Managing Volunteers Qualification – A First For runningsports
31st March 2009
If you manage volunteers as part of your role and would you like a qualification to demonstrate your skills and expertise or further your professional development or that of your team then you’ll be interested in a new development from runningsports.
runningsports – the portfolio created and funded by Sport England that provides volunteering resources and support to those working in sport – in partnership with Volunteering England, has developed a nationally recognised vocational qualification, Certificate in Managing Sports Volunteers, aimed at professionals working with volunteers at a strategic level.
Always focusing on practical tools and techniques, the Certificate in Managing Sports Volunteers is the first runningsports product to combine this approach leading to a qualification, which fits into the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), sitting at Level 3.
Developed by a group of sports practitioners from a variety of organisations including Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and County Sports Partnerships (CSPs), the qualification is divided into four units and incorporates flexible learning approaches to suit differing levels of experience and learning styles. The course is highly practical and learners will be able to apply their learning to their own work situation, with the assessment based on real tasks such as the production of volunteer policies.
The course will take learners through topics including building teams, event organisation, influencing and delegation and developing skills and talent, through a combination of workshops and individual e-learning. All the runningsports tutors delivering the workshops are fully qualified and have experience in, and empathy with, managing paid staff or volunteers.
Phil Collier, Director of runningsports said, “We are really pleased to be launching this new qualification, which has been developed by sports development professionals for sports development professionals. Gaining the Certificate in Managing Sports Volunteers will demonstrate that not just expertise in this important area of work, but practical application as well, enhancing the learner’s CV, and contributing to the growth of volunteering in sport.”
To find out more, contact Shelley Robinson at srobinson@runningsports.org or on 020 7404 2224.