{"id":32725,"date":"2025-12-17T16:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/?page_id=32725"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:05:27","slug":"intro-general-volunteer-induction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/index.php\/intro-general-volunteer-induction\/","title":{"rendered":"General volunteer induction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">General volunteer induction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">An introduction to the work of the Trust, and your impact as a volunteer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This course is for anyone who is actively volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust<\/strong>, through signing up and applying via our online portal, or chatting with one of our staff members who manage volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ayrshire-Food-Hub-volunteers-by-Martin-Shields-c-Scottish-Wildlife-Trust-85-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scottish Wildlife Trust at the Ayrshire Food Hub, Kilmarnock \u00a9 Martin Shields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>This induction should be completed at the beginning of your volunteering with the Trust. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There may be <strong>optional additional modules<\/strong> to complete if you are doing residential volunteering, or based at one of our visitor centres. It is not intended to replace an in-person induction which may be necessary before you start your volunteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In this induction, the modules are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Welcome to the Scottish Wildlife Trust<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteering at the Trust<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer Health and Safety<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Policies relevant to your volunteering<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Volunteer Portal<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benefits of volunteering<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thank you for volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/index.php\/courses\/scottish-wildlife-trust-volunteer-induction\/\" rel=\"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/index.php\/courses\/scottish-wildlife-trust-volunteer-induction\/ noopener\">Login to enroll<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"learndash-wrapper learndash-wrap learndash-shortcode-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<form action=\"https:\/\/learn.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/index.php\/courses\/scottish-wildlife-trust-volunteer-induction\/\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"29909\" name=\"course_id\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"course_join\" value=\"5473fad788\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"btn-join button button-primary button-large wp-element-button learndash-button-free\" id=\"btn-join\" value=\"Take this Course\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General volunteer induction An introduction to the work of the Trust, and your impact as a volunteer This course is for anyone who is actively volunteering with the Scottish Wildlife Trust, through signing up and applying via our online portal, or chatting with one of our staff members who manage volunteers. 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