Open meetings with a topic, a speaker and a chance to speak in very small groups.

Workshops

Meeting people we can learn from

Volunteering, for some people, is a very effective form of support. We at Umbrella recognise that volunteering involves developing core, transferable skills. All of these umbrella activities are also opportunities for volunteering and developing your skills:
- Management Committee skills
- Newsletter production skills (IT, publishing)
- Befriending Skills
- Support skills
- Information gathering and sharing skills
- Website
- Managing youth clubs
- Publicity
- Providing advocacy
- Presentation skills (talking to groups)
- Skills for working with groups

In keeping with the new developments in the field of lifelong learning, Umbrella supports the development of these very transferable and useful skills. We want provide opportunities for volunteers to get national accreditation for their skills.