Four Practical Strategies for Volunteer Training

As promised, here is an article about volunteer training. As discussed last Tuesday, training can make all the difference is whether someone persists as a volunteer.

The article is written by Tobi Johnson and is titled, “How to Design Volunteer Training That Helps Not Hurts Learning.” She used brain studies and learning theory to create some best practice strategies that help volunteers navigate a training program without being overwhelmed by it. The strategies are:

• Integrate Practice Into Training.

• Feed the Right Emotions.

• Reduce Cognitive Overload.

• Support Metacognitive Skill Building.

Click here for this “must read.”