Cripplegate Food Fund Volunteer Training Programme
Voluntary Action Islington, with funding from Cripplegate Food Fund, has launched the ‘Cripplegate Food Fund Volunteer Training Programme’, developed in collaboration with local food providers.
This year-long programme has been designed to support volunteers working in food banks and food support services in Islington, as well as the staff who manage and support them.
We’ve already scheduled some training sessions for this first quarter (Sep – Dec 2025), with more to come in the new year. You can have a look below and also book onto the confirmed courses. We will share more details of what we are offering in due course.
To sign up or for more information on the training course, please click on the hyperlinks.
If you have any questions or would like to sign up for some of the courses, please contact James: james.wooldridge@vai.org.uk
Training from September – December 2025:
Trauma-Informed Practice: Thursday 2 October, 10am to 12:30pm, in person at Voluntary Action Islington.
Mental Health First Aid: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 October, 9am to 5pm, in person at Voluntary Action Islington. To register, send an email to james.wooldridge@vai.org.uk
Volunteering in the Community / Employability Skills: every Friday from 3 October to 12 December, 10am – 12pm, in person at Voluntary Action Islington.
Mental Health First Aid: Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 November, from 9am to 5pm, online. To register, send an email to james.wooldridge@vai.org.uk
Basic Safeguarding Awareness (November)
Introduction to Volunteer Management (November)
Volunteer Recruitment (November)
DBS (December)
Food Hygiene & First Aid (10-week course starting in January)
Additional sessions include Active Signposting; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (Understanding Needs & Behaviours); Conflict Resolution/Boundaries; and Managing Difficult Conversations – dates to be confirmed.