Diploma in Voluntary Management

BTEC Diploma in Voluntary Management (All modules including project)

On successful completion of this unit a learner will:

• Understand the principles and roles of charity management structures
• Be able to motivate staff and volunteers
• Be able to prepare and maintain a personal development plan
• Understand accounting concepts, conventions, and the statutory framework for preparing financial information
• Understand the impact of different sources of charity funding on a charity organisation’s strategic and operational planning processes
• Be able to use budgetary techniques
• Understand cost, cost control and break-even analysis
• Understand marketing and fundraising principles and practices in relation to achieving organisational goals
• Be able to use the marketing mix in different contexts
• Be able to propose fundraising activities to meet identified financial targets
• Be able to plan for recruitment and selection
• Understand how employment legislation influences equal opportunities policy development
• Be able to plan an induction programme
• Understand how information and communication methods contribute to decision making for volunteer activities
• Understand volunteer policies and management procedures
• Understand the importance of adopting a quality management approach in the voluntary sector
• Be able to audit a quality management system
• Understand customer requirements
• Be able to prepare an operational plan to meet customer needs and organisational objectives
• Understand ways to promote a healthy and safe environment conducive to productive work for staff and volunteers
• Be able to agree a project to research
• Be able to apply problem solving skills to a management issue
• Be able to report project outcomes

Who is it for?

• Existing and aspirant managers who need or want to understand how the management functions of Leadership, Finance, HR, Operations, Fundraising & Marketing and Volunteer involvement all fit together to enable them to continue to develop their own management skills and experience and gain a valid, valued and valuable qualification that also offers professional recognition by the Chartered Institute of Management

Learning hours: 250

Investment:       £1,995 + VAT*

* Member & Corporate rates available

Cost to include:

• Personalised induction
• Tutor led workshops
• A comprehensive workbook containing extensive revision notes, case studies, exercises, worked examples, recommended reading list
• Access to CMI resources as a student member whilst studying with Charity Training
• Peer and tutor support/ networking
• Secure access to additional materials hosted on the charitytraining.com website
• Telephone and email support from your tutor
• Web and podcasts (late ‘10/11)

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