National Army Museum secures Investing in Volunteers quality standard award

This week the National Army Museum has achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard award; recognising the excellent work the Museum does with its volunteers.

Teresa Scott, Assistant Director of HR at the National Army Museum says:

'Our Volunteers are essential to the running of the Museum, particularly during our current Building For The Future project. We appreciate each and every volunteer that participates in our programme and we are very proud to receive this award.'

Investing in Volunteers is the only UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. The standard aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience for all those who participate, it also allows organisations to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by its volunteers.

Investing in Volunteers is managed by the UK Volunteering Forum and delivered by NCVO, Volunteer Scotland, Volunteer Now in Northern Ireland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

The National Army Museum was assessed against a range of best practice standards and proved to 'excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers'.

Teresa Scott says:

'The assessment was rigorous, but simple to implement. We expect that this new standard will result in more volunteer applications, as it truly shows our commitment to their happiness and development.'

The standard is based on four areas of volunteer management; planning for Investing in Volunteers – Celebrating Your Success – updated April 2015:

• volunteer involvement
• recruiting volunteers
• selecting and matching volunteers
• supporting and retaining volunteers.

The Standard will enhance volunteer management and is designed to be simple to implement and not to generate large amounts of paperwork. It is the only quality standard that has independent external validation with a UK Quality Assurance Panel that makes recommendations to the UK Volunteering Forum, the awarding body.