Our Community Volunteer Training has everything your volunteers need to get the most out of their volunteering., while the Quality Mark workshops offer a wide range of useful information and expertise for volunteer managers.
- Community Volunteer Training in Blackburn
- Volunteer Managers/Quality Mark Training in Blackburn
- Book or learn more about our Blackburn sessions
- Volunteering Essentials Training from Preston Volunteers
- Quality Mark Training from Preston Volunteers
- Preston Volunteers Forum for volunteer managers
- Book or learn more about our Preston Volunteers sessions
Blackburn: Community Volunteer Training
Led by the excellent Denise Hayhurst, Community Volunteer Training takes place over four sessions across two weeks and covers all the information you will need to get the best out of your volunteer journey.
The dates of the next tranche are as follows: –
If you cannot attend these, fear not! Coming up in the first quarter of next year, we have two more intakes: –
| Introduction to Volunteering | Monday 6th January | Monday 3rd March |
| Volunteering Safely | Tuesday 7th January | Tuesday 4th March |
| Volunteering in Practice | Monday 13th January | Monday 10th March |
| Volunteering in Recovery Services | Tuesday 14th January | Tuesday 11th March |
Blackburn: Volunteer Managers/Quality Mark Workshops
Do you manage volunteers? We also run Quality Mark workshops tailored to your needs.
| Monday 10th February | |
| Tuesday 12th November | Monday 24th February |
| Tuesday 10th December | Monday 17th March |
Blackburn: bookings and further information
All sessions take place in the Conference Room at our Boulevard Centre on Railway Road in Blackburn.
To book please contact Marsy: –
For further information please get in touch with Denise: –
Preston Volunteers: Volunteering Essentials Training
Our Preston Volunteers project also runs three-day Volunteering Essentials Training. There are two intakes in the first quarter of 2025: –
| Introduction to Volunteering | Monday 27th January | Monday 24th March |
| Volunteering Safely | Tuesday 28th January | Tuesday 25th March |
| Communication & Interpersonal Skills | Monday 3rd February | Monday 7th April |
Preston Volunteers: Quality Mark Workshops
Volunteer managers in Preston can also join us for the Quality Mark workshops: –
| Tuesday 21st January | Tuesday 18th March | |
| Monday 11th November | Tuesday 4th February | Tuesday 8th April |
| Monday 9th December | Tuesday 18th February | Tuesday 29th April |
Preston Volunteers Forum
You are also more than welcome to attend the Preston Volunteers Forum, where volunteer managers come together to share good practice and get any help you might need. The next session will be held on Thursday 12th December.
Preston Volunteers: bookings and further information
All training and the Forum will take place at Preston Town Hall.
For further details, please contact Joseph: –
