Course Content

This is an introductory level course

Knowing what their role entails and what they are responsible for, is crucial for Trustees. This taster session will go through the Charity Commission’s Guidance The Essential Trustee: What you need to know, what you need to do (Charity Commission Leaflet CC03). This course covers: 

  • Who can and can’t be a Trustee 
  • How to Comply with your charity’s governing document and the law 
  • Acting in your charity’s best interests and managing its resources responsibly 
  • What it is to act with reasonable care and skill 
  • How to ensure accountability 


This course is suitable for anyone who is a Trustee of an organisation in the charity sector or who is thinking of becoming one. 


Learning journey

The following courses follow on from this one:

Cost

Subscription options

Manage your organisation's training costs with affordable subscriptions for small, medium and large organisations. Alternatively take out subscription for one person. Both cover more than 80 courses.

Charging policy

DCA is committed to producing as much affordable training as we can.  While some of the courses are charged-for, we offer subscription options to ensure that they are affordable (as above).  Our courses still remain some of the best value in the industry.

We will offer money-off  vouchers and special offers every month, so do look out for Academy news and promotions in our e-newsletters and at networking events.  Sponsored courses will be free of charge. 

You will receive a receipt upon purchasing this course, so don't forget to claim the course fee back from your organisation if you are able to do so. 

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