Volunteering

Often the only way to get career-related work experience is to work on a voluntary basis.

The University's Community Bridge Project matches students with volunteering opportunities in local organisations, charities and community groups, offering you the chance to gain valuable work-related skills, along with a certified award.

The opportunities on offer have included working with children or the elderly, conservation work and sporting activities.

Finding a student opportunity for volunteering

• You can view Local. National and International volunteering opportunities at Opportunities online

• Come to the Careers & Employability Service and look in the Careers Library for ideas and contacts in the UK and abroad.

• Search National Volunteering websites, such as Greenpeace, TrekForce, Christian Aid, Community Service Volunteers (CSV) or Time Bank.

• Use World Wide Volunteering Database, where you can access information on over 1,000 volunteer organisations, which offer over 300,000 volunteer opportunities a year throughout the UK and 214 countries worldwide.

• Check up www.work-placement.co.uk for news, views and job listings. It also includes information on up-coming exhibitions.