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Core Skills in Volunteer Management (fully online) We are working in partnership with Volunteer Edinburgh to offer new training to volunteer involving organisations across the Western Isles this April and May.The Volunteer Centre will cover the cost of participating Western Isles organisations. If you would like to book a place, please email suzanne@volunteercentrewi.org with the following details: name; organisation/ group; email address; and contact phone number Please note, if you book directly through the Volunteer …

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New national Youth Volunteering Guidelines are being launched this month, with training being offered to support the launch. We would like to encourage all partners across the Western Isles to attend in order to support the development of youth volunteering in the islands.  The Volunteer Centre Western Isles will also be rolling out information throughout the year. These guidelines do not sit alone but are part of a wider Scottish Government response to the the …

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Do you organise PVG’s for your volunteers? If so, you may be interested to know that Disclosure Scotland has introduced a digital channel for online PVG applications. Disclosure Scotland has introduced a digital channel to accept PVG applications online. PVG Online will provide: a better, easier to use, PVG application service faster turnaround in disclosure production significant financial savings for organisations a more efficient service for you Taking a digital first approach, the new online …

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Western Isles Libraries and Third Sector Interface encourage people to sign up for Chromebooks and digital support As part of the Connecting Scotland project, Western Isles Libraries have been allocated a number of Chromebook laptops.  These are to be gifted to digitally excluded families with children and care leavers up to the age of 26 years. TSI Western Isles can support groups and organisations to apply for these – please contact Suzanne Macaulay,  suzanne@volunteercentrewi.org or …

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