The first year will, to a certain extent, be regarded as a pilot, so the primary objective is to demonstrate that the training can enhance the skills of existing staff to the degree necessary to ensure that the partner organisations take on more trainees in the second year. The experiences of the trainees, mentors and partner organisations will be recorded and the curriculum continually updated, based on the new information. Long term The 160 trainees who have 'graduated' by the end of the year 2000 should develop a sense of fellowship between themselves and take up increasingly important positions in the voluntary sector as time goes on, as well as helping the organisations in which they work to achieve their charitable or other objectives. We now have a Director in post, David Stockley, ex-Chief Executive of EMI International. He hopes to bring his own experience of management and training in the business world to bear in the voluntary sector.
Work is underway on the course content.
Writing to express an interest in being a trainee, provided that they are dedicated, resourceful and driven by altruism' The vital job of selecting the first twenty trainees, or Members of the School as they will be called, will take place in the autumn. We envisage a very wide range of applicants, which will make this an arduous task. Your readers can help us by writing to express an interest in being a trainee, provided that they are dedicated, resourceful and driven by altruism. You can give a rating to this scheme overall. Click 0-10 below and press the Submit button.