Events

Care and volunteering future directions workshop

Creating a prosperous Cornwall through research and innovation

Event details

Who should attend?

People with an interest in voluntary and community sector organisations, or community engagement and participation, are welcome to attend this workshop.

Workshop aims

The aim of this workshop is to discuss the increasing need to develop a new cross-sectoral approach to meet the challenges of adult social care.

We will:

  • Learn and reflect on the outcomes of the Volunteers in Communities project.
  • Identify collaborative research opportunities with practitioners in the healthcare and voluntary sectors.
  • Develop new and strengthen existing links between researchers and delivery organisations and partners.
  • Explore opportunities for further collaborative funding and partners.

What is the event about?

Building on the success of the Volunteers in Communities project, we wish to invite key stakeholders and partners to discuss current challenges and future directions for both researchers and core practitioners; supporting volunteers and the voluntary sector to drive positive change with, and beyond, the adult social care sector.

Programme

Time Activity Speaker(s)
09.00 Refreshments  
09.30 Welcome Dr Michael Leyshon, University of Exeter and Volunteers in Communities
09.45 Challenges and opportunities for the voluntary sector Ian Jones, Director of Volunteer Cornwall
10.00 Mapping care need and volunteer capacity Charlie Davies, Director of Igeolise
10.15 Questions to speakers  
10.30 Workshop: where next? Mapping volunteering in Cornwall  
12.00 Lunch and networking  
13.00 End of event  

Transport

Please visit this page for information on transport and parking at our Penryn Campus.

Registration

To register for this event please email Tim Walker.

Location:

Environment and Sustainability Institute