The role of the School of Volunteer Management (SVM) is to enhance the development of volunteering in the community by assisting organisations and individuals to maximise their potential through the provision of high quality volunteer management education and training activities. The School is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and is the training arm of The Centre for Volunteering.
The education and training in volunteer and general management, and other training services the School provides include:
Accredited Courses
Allowing individuals to obtain nationally recognised qualifications relevant to not-for-profit organisations at certificate and diploma level. Students can achieve their qualification through formal course work by distance learning or through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).
Designed to meet an organisation's needs and requirements and is delivered on-site for the client.
Courses on specific topics are scheduled from time to time and are conducted at the School and other locations. These are usually short courses of 2 to 3 hours duration. See Training News or SVM e-news for details.
Helping individuals address their training needs by “piggybacking” workshops conducted for organisations, or undertaking a bespoke training program or attending Scheduled Courses.
For many years the skilled trainers of the School have delivered high quality professional development training to thousands of volunteers, coordinators, managers and management committee members throughout NSW. The School offers over 20 Professional Development Workshops.
This two hour introduction to volunteering and is run weekly at The Centre for Volunteering's Sydney office and is free for individuals booking through The Centre’s Volunteer Referral Service. The course is also conducted for organisations, usually on-site, for a small fee.
Helping organisations gain maximum value from their training budgets by identifying training needs and developing plans to address them.
Undertake these on behalf of organisations, e.g. developing training courses for accreditation.
The School's consultants, who are also experienced trainers and educators, have many years experience as managers and consultants in the not-for-profit, government and corporate sectors and are able to work with organisations to improve their effectiveness.
In delivering these services the School utilises the services of its high quality and experienced training specialists and consultants.
The need for relevant, quality educational and training opportunities has never been greater in a sector exploring significant, rapid and increased demand for services. In 2006, 5.2 million Australians over the age of 18 years volunteered in Australia, contributing an average 136 hours of time per volunteer, or 713 million hours in total. In this environment, organisations require competent team members who are led by responsive coordinators and managers who demonstrate innovative leadership.
To discuss your specific training needs phone the School on 02 9261 3600 or email info@svm.net.au
Inner West Training Network
The Inner West Training Network provides information and training services to not-for-profit groups in Sydney’s Inner West. The recently formed network will ensure that training and information services across the Inner West are: accessible, affordable, appropriate and appealing.
Strategic Skills Program steps up
NSW Department of Education and Training's 2007–2008 APL has approved the SVM's Strategic Skills Program. The School is now approved to deliver its eight Diploma of Business units to a number of metropolitan and regional areas in NSW.