Developing Volunteers and Volunteer Managers
The role of volunteers is of extreme importance to the delivery of services within the museums sector.
Many museums in Scotland are entirely run and staffed by volunteers. For others, volunteers have an important role supporting the work of paid staff.
Larger organisations have designated volunteer co-ordinators or managers. In others it falls to curators, museum officers, education staff or other volunteers. Regardless of their title they all manage, support, co-ordinate and organise volunteers.
Attention needs to be paid to the support, development and recognition of these volunteers and their managers. Heritage Volunteer Organisers Scotland was set up to help meet these needs.
Did you know that volunteers get significantly reduced rates on our training programme? Go to the Training section for more information.