Steaming to success with Volunteers: ILIG course on best practice with volunteers
Location: Severn Valley Railway Station Kidderminster Worcestershire DY10 1QX
Date: 25th September 2012. 10am – 5pm
The use of volunteers is a controversial topic - the government’s Big Society is pushing for volunteers on the one hand, while on the other, many librarians and archivists are worried about the consequences with the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP) recently publishing new guidelines on the whole issue. This ILIG course is designed to explore the positive aspects of using volunteers by exploring the success story of the Severn Valley Railway where Volunteer societies took over closed railways and renewed them to the extent that nearly 50 people are now back in paid employment. An experienced line-up of speakers will explore the many aspects of employing volunteers in a range of diverse settings.
The first class set of speakers includes:
• Chris Thomas, the Director of Volunteer operations on the railway
• Andy Stringer a Professional Railway Engineer who is also a Severn Valley Volunteer
• Ben Williams a Manager from the National Trust who uses Volunteer staff , and who is himself a volunteer on the Severn Valley Line
• A County Librarian, Ayub Khan, who makes excellent use of volunteers
• Irina Sidorova a Foreign Immigrant (now UK citizen) who volunteers in Libraries.
• Ian Stringer ILIG committee member to co-ordinate the day
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the day, attendees will
• Understand the positive and negative aspects of employing volunteers
• Be aware of existing good practice
• Have an improved understanding of how volunteers can be successfully used in supporting the provision of a service
• Have had experience of a successful organisation operated by volunteers
Prices (includes train ride and lunch)
ILIG Members - £40 + 20% VAT = £48
CILIP Members - £50 + 20% VAT = £60
Non-members - £60 + 20% VAT = £72
Our day starts at Kidderminster Steam Railway Station for a 40 minute ride by steam train to Highley Museum. Delegates will need to meet promptly at the Severn Valley Railway Station in Kidderminster. Kidderminster Mainline station has a frequent service to London Birmingham and Worcester. There is a large car park.
Book online at http://tinyurl.com/iligvolunteer to secure your place at this unique training event
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