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Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to develop your employability skills, gain crucial work experience, meet new people and give something back to your community. With over 300 opportunities you are bound to find the placement that suits you and your interests.
National Student Volunteering Week
The week commencing February 20th is National Student Employment Week. For information on the awareness week and details of the events taking place, please click here.
Gold Awards 2012
This is the fourth year that we will celebrate students volunteering at the University of Birmingham, through Volunteering England’s Gold Award. The Gold Award is the only national student volunteering award that recognises Achievement, Dedication and Leadership within Further and Higher Education. The Guild of Students uses the Gold Award’s as a prestigious mark of excellence to celebrate and reward the outstanding achievements of student volunteers at The University of Birmingham.
Last year we received a record total of 23 nominations, and would like to see the number increase! Do you know someone who volunteers or a group of volunteers that have shown incredible Achievement, Dedication or Leadership through their time volunteering in the student or local community? Why not celebrate their achievements by nominating them for this National Award.
Being nominated for, or winning an award is great for the nominees CV and can really make them feel valued for all the hours that they have contributed when volunteering.
New for this year the volunteers will have the opportunity to nominate a ‘Volunteer Opportunity Provider’ to highlight the support and development they have received whilst volunteering, which can include departments, community organisations or student groups.
Nominations will open on the 20th February 2012 during Student Volunteering Week for a nomination form click here.
For information on last year's winners click here
Volunteering
Student Development located on the ground floor of the Guild building can help you in your search for the right opportunity. Below are some useful tools designed to help get your search off to the best start...
Finding an opportunity
Click here to be taken to the online volunteering search
Our Volunteering Projects
Click here to find out about our on going projects
Recognition
Click here to find out how you can be recognised for volunteering your time
Frequently Asked Questions
Click here to find answers to questions you may have
Volunteering & Employability workshops
We’re running three sessions to help you highlight to prospective employeers the skills that you have developed through volunteering; especially designed for committee members of student groups.
- Provide an overview of the current graduate jobs market
- Identify your current set of skills
- Effective ways to portray your volunteering experience
Friday 17th Feb: 11-12.30pm in the Mandela Room (Guild)
Thurs 23rd Feb: 2-3.30pm in the Mandela Room (Guild)
Monday 27th Feb: 2.30-4pm in the Green Room (Guild)
We’re trialling an online sign-up system for these sessions; to sign up for a place head to
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/1861494885
Student development Opening hours:
Term Time - Monday – Thursday: 11am – 5.30pm and Friday: 11am – 4.30pm
Vacation - Monday – Friday: 13pm – 3pm
Email: volunteering@guild.bham.ac.uk
Call: 0121 251 2411
Are you an external organisation that wants to find out how you can advertise your opportunity at the Guild - please click here for an information pack or click here for a registration form.
