Trainings and Workshops

Do you want to gain knowledge and skills to better support your volunteers? Do you want to showcase your organization? We help social organizations in Amsterdam succeed with the deployment of volunteers by offering affordable trainings and workshops. Do you have several colleagues who want to take the same training? We can also provide in-company training.

Trainings and workshops

Our advisors know the world of volunteering like no other. We know what is happening and what developments are taking place. You can find the current offerings at VCA Traint.

A selection from our training offerings:

How do you recruit more volunteers?
How do you support volunteers?
How do you retain volunteers?
How do you motivate volunteers?
Conflict-savvy communication
Leading volunteers
Peer consultation: how do you do it?
More success with Facebook
Working with flexible volunteers
Your volunteer policy in 10 steps
Recognizing transgressive behavior
Becoming a confidential contact person
Reading and assessing annual accounts

View the upcoming workshops and trainings at VCA Traint

Online trainings

VCA has developed a number of online trainings. These are free and directly accessible.

In the Toolkit you will also find interesting e-learnings from other organizations.

Customized training

Do you have a specific training need? Do you want to offer the same workshop to multiple colleagues or volunteers? We can create a customized training or workshop and deliver it in-company. Contact one of our advisors about this.

Organizations with a city-wide (or national, international) function: Marijke Altenburg , Simone Timmer, Fanne van Leeuwen or Mirtele Snabilie.

For organizations in:

district East: Nettie Sterrenburg.
district North and Landsmeer: Merel van Meerkerk.
district South: Dasha van Amsterdam.
district Center or West: Simone Timmer.
district Nieuw-West: Mirtele Snabilie.

Trainings and Workshops