Bit of a thread bump but the Staff Exodus post got me thinking.
We should look at the things that make it difficult to volunteer / continue to volunteer.
There’s a tendency to go back to the ‘old ways’ whereas Covid should have been a chance for change.
The question about training weekends for example. Not everyone can give up a weekend at a time (especially younger staff who might have younger kids). If you can, it’s usually shared billets in a horrible MOD transit camp, not a chance to stay in a station mess. And they are often in hard to reach places.
It’s all a bit National Service 1950s style.
Could we for example use a better mix of Teams (or even a better online platform) mixed with centrally located commercial conference venues / hotels? Daytimes only?
Yes it might cost money but it would be an investment.
Scouts have done this for some of their training.