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Trustee Training
2026 Trustee Basics Training
Have you recently become a charity trustee, or are you thinking about it? Join our new peer-to-peer trustee training, starting with Trustee Basics.
To make the training inclusive, this is delivered by former or current trustees, volunteering their time and expertise so it can be offered out to those who need it most without charge and pay as you feel for groups with a budget.
Click here to book the next available session.
Future dates: 28th April, 3rd June, 16th July
Location: The Circle, Sheffield
Equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to make a difference as a trustee.
On-demand trustee training
- The Festival of Trusteeship – a collection of 16 webinars on a range of current topics.
- The Trustee Learning program: Online information, training and support for trustees from Getting On Board, now hosted by Cranfield Trust: a large range of topics from diversifying your board to ‘boards behaving badly’.
- The Charity Commission 5 minute guides: The Charity Commission has a collection of five minute training videos on topics like Making decisions and Conflicts of interest
- NVCO eLearning: An eLearning course on the roles and duties of a trustee from the NCVO.
- Free trustee training from ICAEW: Online training modules provide an overview of charity trustees’ legal and financial responsibilities and their strategic and operational considerations
Below is a guide to the typical value of this training, and the cost per person to attend an online session with a national provider.
Organisation size | Member price | Non-member price |
Under £50,000 | £67 | £96 |
£50,000 – £100,000 | £109 | £155 |
£100,000 – £1m | £176 | £252 |
Over £1m | £278 | £397 |
More information on standard national pricing is available in the NCVO Event Portal.