Welcome to the Federation Trustee training. This e-learning is a mandatory part of the Federation Trustee role and is delivered as part of NFWI’s commitment to working in partnership with federations and providing support and guidance throughout the National Federation.  

This course is designed to give you confidence in your role, show you where to find support, and ensure your experience as a trustee is a rewarding one. By completing this course, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the legal and technical requirements of your trustee role, which helps protect both you and your federation board. 

As a trustee, you carry the important responsibility of overseeing your federation’s management and long-term growth. This training is here to help you feel confident in these key responsibilities. 

Completion of this course will also: 

• Enable federations to ensure that they maintain their internal training records and support the identification of future training needs to inform discussions with the NFWI. 

• Ensure that the federation is able to evidence that all of their trustees have undertaken Trustee Training and are aware of the roles and responsibilities, should your regulator or another legal body require evidence of this. 

Please note, in order to carry out the role of a Federation Trustee you must have been elected by your federation. However, the training is open to all WI members and may aide federations in the recruitment of new trustees. 

Additional online training courses are also available throughout the year to support those in key federation and WI roles. For example; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Training, Conflict Management Training, Disability Awareness Training and Communication Skills Training. These are bookable via the Business & Training page of the WI Learning Hub website. The programme is added to regularly and federations are informed when new sessions are available. 

For further trustee training, please see the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. We have a step-by-step guide for accessing this training package in the Federation Roles Resources section on the WI Learning Hub. 

Thank you so much for volunteering your valuable time as Federation Trustee, your role is invaluable.  

The training is split into 9 modules:

• Core Module A: Introduction to the WI
• Core Module B: The Constitution
• Core Module C: Policies & Procedures
• Module 1: The Role of a Trustee
• Module 2: Charity Law & the Regulators
• Module 3: Governance & the WI
• Module 4: Financial Management
• Module 5: Reputation Management
• Module 6: Trustee Skills Development

At the end of each module, you will need to complete a short test consisting of 5 questions. A final test consisting of 10 questions must be completed once you have covered all modules. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion via email within 30 days.

Course duration : approximately 5.5 hours.

There is additional reading to undertake which will vary depending on the individual.

You can start this course straight away. Please follow the link in your confirmation email to take you directly to the course.

You can complete the modules at your own pace and you do not have to complete the entirety of the training in one sitting. 

Please note this training is for new and existing Federation Trustees. Upon completion, we recommend completing this training every 2 years to ensure you are up to date with all existing and new policies and guidance, which are reviewed frequently by NFWI.

Once you have booked this course, you will receive a confirmation email upon registration which will include your link to access the e-learning training and passwords to unlock each area at the bottom of your email.

(If you do not receive a confirmation email please check your spam/junk email boxes or sign into  the 'Your Account' section of the Learning Hub website to retrieve all of your booking and course information)

Find out more:  Federation Trustee Training FAQs