PRIORITIES OF THE FUND
The UKSAR Volunteer Training Fund will prioritise applications for support which demonstrate:
- strategic and sustainable training opportunities for their volunteers
- high quality operational search and rescue training
- good value for money
- collaborative approaches – ie several organisations/branches can apply within one application
- innovative, replicable approaches to training with high community and organisational impact
- incorporate wellbeing into the training activities provided, as appropriate
Strong applications will demonstrate how the training will impact both the capability of the organisation and its volunteers, and reflect the proven operational need in the local area.
Organisations should prioritise their training needs into 3 different categories. This will be specific to the SAR team and should reflect the operational needs in the geographic area. One way of considering this is:
- Existing: essential volunteering training to meet existing SAR needs
- Developing: essential for the skills development of the volunteer team
- Innovating: training that is not essential to maintain current SAR activities, but would enable teams to innovate their practice or develop their scope
Training must be within 12 months of the payment of the grant in April, unless there is a specific justification for a longer timeframe.
Further specific details of what the Volunteer Training Fund can and cannot support are included in the
Guidance Notes. Please read these carefully.