Training Needs Questionnaire
Organisation Name
What kind of organisation are you?
(Tick one answer that applies)
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Social Enterprise
Community Interest Company
Cooperative
Registered Society
Sole Trader/Business Partnership
Other
Please use text box below to tell us more
Would you describe your group or organisation’s sphere of operation as:
East Lothian only
Lothians
Scottish
UK
International
How many staff do you usually employ?
1-5
6-10
11-15
15-20
21-25
26-30
Over 30
Over 40
Over 50
How many volunteers do you have?
1-5
6-10
11-15
15-20
21-25
26-30
Over 30
Over 40
Over 50
Current Training Offered
Please select what training you offer to your teams
Staff
Volunteers
Trustees
Induction training
Health and safety training
Data protection & GDPR
Child and Adult Protection
Trauma informed practice
Acceptable conduct
Fire safety
Charity law/governance for third sector and community groups
Charity finance
Fundraising approaches
Evaluation
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including impact assessment
Active listening
Good conversations
Using Microsoft 365
Presentation skills
Train the trainer
Gathering and understanding data
Engagement and participation
Managing volunteers
Is there other training, not listed on the table above, that you offer to your teams?
Please tell us more in the box below. Please include whether the training is for staff, volunteers or trustees.
What sort of training that you don’t currently offer would you like to be able to offer?
Staff
Volunteers
Trustees
Induction training
Health and safety training
Data protection & GDPR
Child and Adult Protection
Trauma informed practice
Acceptable conduct
Fire safety
Charity law/governance for third sector and community groups
Charity finance
Fundraising approaches
Evaluation
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including impact assessment
Active listening
Good conversations
Using Microsoft 365
Presentation skills
Train the trainer
Gathering and understanding data
Engagement and participation
Managing volunteers
Is there other training, not listed on the table above, that you would also like to be able to access?
Please tell us more in the box below. Please include whether the training is for staff, volunteers or trustees.
Would you like VCEL to provide this training?
Yes
No
If VCEL provided training, would you be willing to pay a small fee for this?
Yes
No
Preferred Method of Training
From 1 to 5, rank which activity you're most interested in:
1
2
3
4
5
Face-to-face training events during office hours
Face-to-face training events in the evening
(weekdays excluding Fridays)
Face-to-face training events at the weekend
Online events during office hours
Webinars that you can view at any time
Ranking
If volunteers train with you, how important do you think it is that this counts towards an accreditation, for example, an SVQ?
Very important
Slightly important
Haven’t thought about it
Not very important
Not at all important
Does your volunteer training currently lead to accreditation?
Yes
No
Please tell us more in the box below
Would you be interested in finding out more about accreditation for your volunteers
Yes
No
Do you currently offer your volunteers any form of award or celebration of their volunteering? Please tick all that apply.
Certificate for volunteering (for example, one that could be used for CVs or personal statements)
Thank-you letter
Gifts to mark a certain number of volunteering hours (for example, afternoon tea, book token etc)
Other
Please tell us more in the box below
Are you aware of the following? Please tick all that you know about/use/receive.
VCEL news bulletin
VCEL funding bulletin
VCEL website (to access training and events)
VCEL website (to access Community Directory of local groups in East Lothian/register your group so volunteers and potential service-users can find you)
VCEL Locator app
VCEL website (to register your volunteering opportunities)
VCEL Facebook account
VCEL X (Twitter) account
VCEL Linked In account
Please use the box below tell us about anything else that we could do to help your group or organisation.
Finally,
Would you be interested in being contacted regarding your training needs?
Yes
No
Contact Information
First Name
Last Name
Email
Phone
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