Governance - Training

Training  Courses

• MVA run a regular Training Programme – see http://www.mvacvs.org.uk/training/publications/index.html
• SCVO run an extensive range of training, much of which is specifically aimed at Boards/Management Committees – www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/SCVOEvents/SCVOTrainingByMonthHome.aspx
• Information on a range of other Training courses can be seen on the Calendar section of this website http://www.mvacvs.org.uk/calendar/index.asp

Online Training Courses
SCVO are developing a series of Governance e-learning courses.    Some of the courses are split into sections aimed at different levels of expertise: 

• Newly started;
• Involved over a longer period;
• Highly experience.

These courses can be worked through at your own pace and include quizzes to check your progress.   The courses offered at present (November 2007) are:

• Is joining a board or management committee for me?
• Being part of a board or management committee
• Tools for effective board and management committee working
• Legal structure and status for boards and management committees
• How boards and management committees look after the money
• How boards and management committees look after paid staff and volunteers

See Also:

• Governing Bodies
• Governance and Management
• Roles and Responsibilities of Voluntary Management Committee Members:
  • General
  • Staffed Organisations
  • Companies Limited by Guarantee
  • Scottish Charities
• Roles and Responsibilities of Office Bearers
• Accountability
• Liability

Note:  all the information on this website applies to organisations based in and/or operating in Scotland.

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