Volunteer Training

In this section, you'll find resources that will enable you to fulfil your volunteering role to the best of your ability, building confidence and allowing you to grow as a volunteer.

Training Dates

See our list of upcoming training sessions

Grieving through Covid-19 and Beyond

Supporting you to support others- A two-hour webinar for WAY volunteers on how they can support members and each other well, through Covid-19 and beyond. Training provided by Professional Help. Funded through the Coronavirus Community Support Fu…

GriefChat Training - Self Care for WAY Volunteers

Self Care for WAY Volunteers is a 90 minute webinar designed to help volunteers identify the signs that they may be taking on too much and to help build resilience and self care into their lives. Joanna from GriefChat explores different tools to d…

GriefChat Training - Grief and Anxiety

In this 90 minute webinar, Joanna Williams of Professional Help and GriefChat explores the relationship between anxiety and grief. It looks at types of anxiety that commonly present following a bereavement, for example social anxiety, health anxiety …

Living Without Your Inner Critic by Melissa Kidd, Motem

by Melissa Kidd, Motem. Speaking to Melissa, it became clear that some of her work would benefit WAY Volunteers who can be very hard on themselves at times. Melissa provides information and tools to minimise the impact of 'that little voice in o…

Keeping Safe at Christmas - Scams and Mental Health

WAY member, volunteer and Trustee, Louise, has put together a presentation and recorded it in 3 sections - Finance Scams, Relationship Scams and Coercive Behaviour, and Mental Health. Each section contains information, tips, advice and links to h…

RoadPeace Charity Video

This presentation was recorded at a Volunteers' Meeting in September 2022. It is a chance for volunteers to learn about the work done by RoadPeace to support victims of Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries. Volunteers may be more confident at signpo…

Co-Habiting Couples Campaign Update

At the February 2023 Volunteer Meeting, Vicky Anning (WAY's Communications Manager) and Georgia Elms, Volunteer Ambassador and former Chair of the Board, spoke to volunteers about the recent changes to the law around Widowed Parents Allowance and Ber…

Inquests with Irwin Mitchell

At a recent volunteer meeting, Ayse from Irwin Mitchell (a UK wide legal firm who have a corporate partnership with WAY) and Sara, a Coroner's Assistant from Exchange Chambers, delivered an overview of the inquest process to help volunteers feel mor…

Diversity and Inclusion Training

Diversity and Inclusion Training including a video presentation and supporting resources. This training is designed to help make WAY as inclusive an organisation as possible.

Over time, we will be including more links to online training, video clips, recordings of training and notice of future training opportunities.

If you become aware of any training opportunities available to volunteers or would like to request some specific training, please do get in touch at veronica.currie@widowedandyoung.org.uk.