This practical four-part course will introduce you to the key aspects and responsibilities of any trustee role.
- Preview transcript PDF document (280 KB)
- Part one transcript PDF document (742 KB)
- Part two transcript PDF document (675 KB)
- Part three transcript PDF document (531 KB)
- Part four transcript PDF document (604 KB)
- A trustee's role and responsibilities - part one Video
- A trustee's role and responsibilities - part two Video
- A trustee's role and responsibilities - part three Video
- A trustee's role and responsibilities - part four Video
- A trustee's role and responsibilities transcript - preview PDF document, 280KB
- A trustee's role and responsibilities transcript - part one PDF document, 742KB
- A trustee's role and responsibilities transcript - part two PDF document, 675KB
- A trustee's role and responsibilities transcript - part three PDF document, 531KB
- A trustee's role and responsibilities transcript - part four PDF document, 604KB
Through this four part course you will gain a better understanding of the role of a trustee, in any organisation, including key legal duties and areas of potential liability.
Course structure
- Trusteeship in context - a look at the sector
- The trustee role and legal duties
- Liability and legal forms for organisations
- Board leadership - governance versus management
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will have:
- a basic overview of the voluntary sector
- a better understanding of the key legal responsibilities of trustees
- an understanding of the different legal structures that charities can take
- an understanding of the liabilities of trustees and how these can be limited
- knowledge of how the board should best operate alongside staff and volunteers.
Still not sure? Watch a preview.
- Preview video is 3 minutes, 4 seconds long (full course is over 30 minutes long).
- Read a transcript for this preview video
Further resources
At the end of this course we'll sign-post you to:
- useful templates
- publications and guidance
- further training
- other useful links.
Find out about your trainer
Dan Francis is NCVO's governance consultant - he is responsible for NCVO’s governance consultancy offer, focusing on governance reviews, board performance and trustee training. He joined NCVO from the National Union of Students (NUS) where, as a long standing consultant, he supported the organisational development of local students’ unions as charities.
Got a question or need more help?
- If you've got a specific question about this course email us on knowhow@ncvo.org.uk.
- If you're interested in face to face charity training, send an email to our consultancy team on consultancy@ncvo.org.uk or have a look at the training courses we offer.
