“What does a human rights and equalities approach mean for volunteering?”

Third Sector Human Rights and Equalities (THRE) is holding an online training session on Monday 24 November 2025, 1pm – 4pm, via Zoom.

“Volunteering – A Human Rights and Equalities First Approach” is a free course for anyone working in Scotland’s third sector, who is responsible for (or involved with) a volunteering programme and is interested in learning why and how to take a human rights and equalities to your work.

The course will cover:

what a human rights and equalities first approach is
how human rights and equalities are relevant to participants’ volunteering programme
how to apply human rights and equalities to participants’ volunteer recruitment practices and the culture of their volunteering programmes

There will be regular breaks throughout the session, with spaces prioritised for Scotland-based third sector organisations. THRE strives to make all its training sessions accessible; those interested should let the team know if they have any accessibility needs when book their place.

To book a place on this training session, please visit the Eventbrite page (linked for your convenience). Alternatively, for further information, please contact the THRE team by email: THRE@gcvs.org.uk