Upcoming short courses – book now for April 15

A new round of sector-specific short courses has been launched for 2010. They include the very popular public speaking course Speak Up! Speak Out! 1, and new Speaking with Impact for Board Members. For anyone who has previously completed Speak Up Speak Out 1, there is now an advanced workshop to further hone your skills.

• Speak Up! Speak Out! 1 Workshop – Thursday, 15 April 2010
• Speak Up! Speak Out! 2 Workshop – Thursday, 29 April 2010
• Effective Meetings – Tuesday, 11 May 2010
• Speaking with Impact for Board Members – Thursday, 27 May 2010

For more information and to enrol visit the SVM website.

Certificate II in Active Volunteering now available

The Certificate II in Active Volunteering is now available. The delivery is similar to the Certificate I in Active Volunteering, that is, logbook based. The qualification has a total nine units of competency, three of which are within the Certificate I. Find out more about CAVII

New registered training courses planned for this year

The School is applying to VETAB to add a further two courses to its scope of delivery. The courses from the Community Services Training Package CHC08 – Cert IV in Volunteer Program Coordination and Diploma of Community Services Coordination – aim to address more of our sector and offer greater learning pathways for managers of volunteers and team leaders. Anyone interested in finding out more, email Mark Tippett.

RPL Graduation Ceremony planned for 14 May

Last year, 50 participants were involved in a recognition (RPL) project, funded by DET NSW (COAG) RPL Skills Express – Industry Partnership Project. 30 people were successful in attaining the full Certificate I in Active Volunteering, seven people attained the full Diploma of Business and 11 people were successful in Statements of Attainment from the Business Diploma.

To send these graduates off with a bang the Minister for Volunteering, the Hon. Peter Primrose MLC, will present the certificates in a graduation celebration on Friday, 14 May from 10am.

Low cost training for managers of volunteers

The School is awaiting news on further allocations for existing worker places in the NSW Productivity Places Program (PPP), which is part of the Australian Government's Skilling for the Future Initiative. It means a boost of 175,000 funded qualifications for existing workers in NSW up to 2012 across industry priority areas, such as community services and health.

The Program allows successful applicants to enrol in either the Diploma of Business or Diploma of Management for only 50 percent of the normal course fee. Further information is available on the SVM website.

Eight option to enrol in the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104) online

The School now offers the Cert IV in Training and Assessment in a range of flexible options, including the full qualification, the upgrade, and the very popular previously titled Train Small Groups, all by Distance Learning, which includes tutor support and in some cases e-learning and virtual classrooms. All options are available at very competitive prices.

Further information is available on the SVM website or telephone Mark Tippett at the School on 02 9261 3600 (Wednesdays– Fridays).

Partner with the School to deliver registered training courses

Has your organisation considered partnering with the School to deliver Registered Training Courses for your staff and volunteers, allowing them to achieve nationally recognised qualifications, such as the Certificate I in Active Volunteering, in-house using your own resources? Find out how to partner with the School

Volunteer training and training resources

The School partners with selected organisations to promote their volunteer training and training resources they have developed. Find out more about what is available and how to promote your volunteer training and training resources through the School.