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Volunteer Development Scotland

Scotland's Centre for Excellence in Volunteer Development

New SQA Accredited Awards for Volunteers' Managers

Find out more about our new and unique learning programmes to support and develop people who work with and manage volunteers

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Volunteering in the NHS

Our Assembly in December helped launch a refreshed Scottish Government volunteering strategy for the NHS.

Chief Executive's Letter

Guide to Achieving IiV in the NHS

Watch the DVD 'Volunteering in the NHS'

Investing in Volunteers (IiV)

IiV is the UK quality standard for volunteer involving organisations

IiV can help you to; review your volunteer management practices, minimise potential risks and reassure funders.

Recent IiV case studies

New IiV subsidy scheme for Environmental Organisations

Central Registered Body in Scotland

Central Registered Body in Scotland is one of our integral services

New Code of Practice for Registered Person and other Recipients of Disclosure Information 2007 published. View Code of Practice

Providing free disclosures (police checks) to volunteers in the voluntary sector CRBS also offers the following additional services;

Registration of organisations
Training
Advice
Guidance
Support
Reference material

News

2012 Olympic Wave of Friendship Begins in Scotland

The London Olympic and Paralympic Games values of  'Excellence, Respect and Friendship' have been embraced today with a friendship agreement between Greater London Volunteering and Volunteer Development Scotland. The photo shows Linda Irvine (...

Letter on Welfare Reform Green Paper

SCVO's Third Force News has published a letter this week from VDS which clarifies some misleading text accompanying a TFN Talback poll. The letter refers to the current Government Green Paper on Welfare Reform and serves to clarify the Green Paper...

Castlemilk Time Bank wins Royal Honour

Castlemilk Time Bank was recently awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, presented by Glasgow Lord Provost Bob Winter at Glasgow City Chambers.

The Awards Conference

This conference takes place on Monday 6th October, Hilton Edinburgh Airport Hotel. The aim of the conference is to raise delegates' understanding of the unique aspects of the range of Awards available to value, recognise and accredit young peop...

Team Scotland Works Together to support the European Year of Volunteering

In a significant step forward, The European Parliament has now fully endorsed a recommendation that 2011 becomes the European Year of Volunteering. Volunteer Development Scotland would like to thank all of Scotland's MEP'S for their active support i...

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MV Volunteering Passport

Aged 16-25? Want to make a difference?

Volunteer... and get recognised for it

Check out the NEW online personal resource for young volunteers aged 16 to 25. This free journal will allow you to record, track and reflect on your volunteering experience.

The MV Volunteering Passport is and extension to the MV Awards, a national awards scheme. The MV Awards recognise the number of hours a young person volunteers. Certificates are awarded for 50, 100 and 200 hours.

Visit the MV Volunteering Passport

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