It’s Getting on Board's big chunky ambition that as part of their charity leadership role, all trustees regularly set aside time and energy to develop themselves by coming to webinars, taking part in workshops and joining in with networking sessions.  

They want to normalise trustee learning and development.

So, how does this sit within our mission? Getting on Board is all about changing the face of trusteeship by improving trustee diversity and inclusion. It’s their why. But boards can’t be diverse and inclusive if trustees aren’t clear about what they need to do, or aren’t up to date on current requirements, thinking and practices.  

Making sure all trustees - established, newly appointed and those waiting in the wings - understand their role and can develop, learn and implement the skills they need to bring their best selves is an intrinsic part of inclusive trusteeship. 

Whether in your non-trustee life, you're a full-time carer, a student, a FTSE 100 CEO, the marketing director of an SME or a first year apprentice, there will be a Trustee Learning Programme session that is right for you.

To make sure of that Getting on Board have grouped sessions into easy to explore collections, relevant to the stage of learning you're at.

Find the collection that's right for you

Aspiring trustees 

For anyone considering becoming a trustee - these sessions will introduce trusteeship and help you find the best way to present your skills, knowledge and lived and learned experience, how to identify your purpose, will discuss challenges you might encounter and much more. You can also prepare for the role ahead by dipping into essential skills and knowledge.

Newly appointed trustees   

These sessions are aimed at demystifying trusteeship and what goes on in the boardroom as well as providing a solid grounding in subjects such as how to read financial statements and governance 101.

Recruiting trustees

A collection of sessions that help charity leaders and staff equip their organisations with the tools, resources, rationale and know-how to set up and maintain open recruitment policies to find the best trustees for them. 

Trustee refresher

Been a trustee for a while but want to give your learning a boost? Or have an area of knowledge that’s always been a bit fuzzy? These are the sessions for you. 

Hot topics‍

These are the fascinating, sometimes challenging, current issues that impact our roles as trustees. The format of these might be panels or webinars. Some subjects up for dissection will include why too much governance is actually a bad thing, why trustees should keep their noses in and fingers out, and how to deal with board conflict.

Taking on new responsibilities

If you’re finding being a trustee so rewarding that you want to take on more responsibilities - perhaps move onto a chair, vice chair or treasurer role, or chairing a subcommittee then this collection will help.

Skilling up

This collection covers a range of subjects, all related to deepening your knowledge of essential board matters. Target areas include addressing challenges around fundraising, deepening your financial understanding, how boards can work most effectively with the CEO.

All the Trustee Learning Programme sessions embed best equity, diversity and inclusion practices.  Many of our trainers are experts in the field and all trainers who are taking part in the programme are committed to making the training fully inclusive.