The Charities Regulator has launched training for charity trustees to assist them in meeting the core minimum standards set out in the Charities Governance Code. Charity trustees are volunteers who are responsible for managing and controlling charities and include directors of companies that are charities, committee members and Board members. This training will be of particular benefit to charity trustees of smaller, volunteer-led charities.
The training, which is being offered free of charge, is intended as an additional support for charity trustees and compliments existing guidance materials and templates on the Code which are available as part of the Charities Regulator’s Governance Code Toolkit.
In light of the ongoing health risks posed by COVID-19, the training sessions will take place online. As places are limited, a maximum of one charity trustee per registered charity can avail of the training subject to an overall limit of 1,300 participants.
Those who cannot attend or secure a place on a training session will be able to view the training online at a later date.
The training takes a total of four hours, and comprises a one-hour pre-recorded webinar and a three-hour interactive online workshop which will include small group exercises and a question and answer session. Training will run throughout Autumn and Winter 2020. A limited number of sessions will also be offered in early 2021.
Registration for the training is now open. For a full list of dates or to register for a FREE ticket click here.
You will find all of the information your charity needs in complying with the Charities Governance Code, including templates and sample forms, at Charitiesregulator.ie.