The Charity Trustee Induction Course

0930-1010            Session 1: Introduction

  • Background to the charitable sector
  • Definitions

1015-1105            Session 2: Trusteemanship

  • Eligibility
  • Trustee’s roles, duties and responsibilities

1105-1115            Coffee

1115-1140           Session 3: Personnel, volunteers and HR

  • Trustee responsibilities in the recruitment, management and dismissal of staff, including volunteers

1145-1215           Session 4: Impact measurement

  • Monitoring and evaluation – is it necessary?
  • A theory of change
  • The logical framework
  • Social return on investment

1220-1300           Session 5: Financial Awareness

  • Trustee view of finance
  • What to look for and what to expect

1300-1330            Lunch

1330-1415           Session 6: Legal issues

  • Legal background to the sector
  • Governance structures
  • Legal status of trustees
  • Litigation and other considerations

1420-1500           Session 7: What can go wrong

  • Case-studies – learn from those who have got it wrong!

1500-1510            Coffee

1510-1535            Session 8a: When it goes wrong – reporting incidents and issues
1540-1605            Session 8b: Case Study

1605-1630            Session 9: Questions, top-tips and wash-up