Broomlee Society and DofE Weekender

May 9th and 10th 2015

Overview

• What is Volunteering?• Benefits of Volunteering• Employers and Graduate Attributes• Get that Volunteering Role!• Track your Activity• Available Support

What is Volunteering?

Types of Volunteering

• Personal Interest• Academic Interest• Strategic Volunteering• Team Volunteering• Society and Club• Duke of Edinburgh

Benefits of Volunteering?

Personal Benefits of VolunteeringValues Recognition:

Make a difference Become a Global Citizen

Skills:Personal Skills Employability SkillsAcademic Skills Take on a challenge

Learn about community

Personal Benefits:Gain confidence Meet peopleBe part of a community Have fun!

Community Benefits of Volunteering• 32% of adults in Edinburgh Volunteer: around

132,000 people• 36% of women and 29th of men • Edinburgh Volunteers contributes approximately

15.9 MILLION HOURS to Edinburgh communities = £279 MILLION• Scottish Volunteers contribute almost 162

MILLION HOURS to Scottish communities = £2.6 BILLION

Employers and Volunteering

Career Planning Journey

Employability Skill

Personal Development

Work Experience Subject Skills Research Skills Team Working Career Development Reflection

Examples Time Management (punctuality, meeting deadlines), self- managementand self- motivation, interpersonalskills like confidence, emotional intelligence etc., awareness of lifelong learning and planning for future development

Paid ,voluntary , work Placement, Realistic Work Experience or Live Projects etc., ability to transfer learning, skills and experience from the classroom to work andback again; flexibility and adaptability; workingwith peers, colleagues, clients and customers

Understanding the key areas of knowledge and skills developed through the study of own subject/discipline (e.g. SubjectBenchmarks) aswell as the contextswhere such knowledgeand skills might be used;recognising differencesbetween subjects /disciplines

IT, Internet, library skills, information literacy; identifying appropriate resources and knowing how to use them, submitting proposals, using findings tostructure and complete coursework/projects, using theories, methods, ideas and approaches in a critical and scholarly way

Understanding and developing role in team, effectiveness as team member, working with, listening and encouraging the development ofothers; depending on team role this may include leadership skills, generating group ideas and resources

CV writing, interview/audition preparation and technique, action planning, knowledge about graduate employment options and understanding of the current employment situation and the changing nature of professions

Understanding own learning including recognising learning styles, metacognition (awareness of how one develops) and appropriate use of learning logs, critical incident analysis, learning journals etc.; recognition that people learn differently and see things from diverse perspectives

Employability Skill

Project Planning & Evaluation

Innovation

Communication Skills

Problem- solving

Business Skills

Sector Skills

Social & CulturalAwareness

Examples Working to a brief (e.g.an assignment or externalproject/event etc.),setting goals andobjectives, schedulingand managing tasks andputting plans intopractice; producing riskassessment, & evaluationstrategy to assessoutcomes and outputs

Creativity, originality and innovation, including enterprise and entrepreneurship; generating new ideas and applying creativesolutions in specific contexts including self-employment; understanding creative process

Oral, Written, Visual, PowerPoint and other forms of delivery; communicating academically, professionally and intercultural; choosing forms of delivery, structure and language appropriate to audience; leading discussions and responding to feedback

Decision-making skills, critical thinking and enquiry-based learning; sustained and applied analytical skills, negotiation skills, managing change and risk, testing different strategies and choosingmost appropriate solution

Awareness of work and organisational culture(s), financial and commercial awareness of business, numeracy and budgeting skills, networking skills, submitting business case/proposals and report writing; corporate social responsibility and sustainability

Industry or sector specific skills and understanding. Insight into thedistinctive techniques, roles and terminology of specific industries / sectors; understanding how to behave and communicate within the industry/sector and follow codes ofpractice and ethical guidelines

Recognising and valuing the variety of ways that different individuals, societies, cultures and communities behave; treating people fairly, responding to diversity of needs and making appropriate and legal adjustments to ensurethat no discrimination takes place

Your Examples

What do employers think about volunteering?*Volunteer Scotland Employer Survey 2014

Duke of Edinburgh and Employability

Employers Supporting

Duke of Edinburgh

Get That Volunteering Role!

What do I want to do?

• What are you interested in?

• Be ambitious!

• Be flexible!

• What Skills do you want to improve?

• Where do you want to volunteer?

Finding my Volunteering

And More….

What skills am I using?

Track your Activity

Recording Volunteering - VBase

• Login• Create a Profile• Create your

volunteering role• GET VOLUNTEERING• Log your hours • Log your activities• Download your record• Apply for Reward

Recording Volunteering eDofE

• NSA Creates your Account• Build your DofE

Programme• GET VOLUNTEERING• Record Hours• Upload Evidence• Volunteering Verified• Award and Record

received

Gold Award Presentations

What does this look like for a student?

Do you want to volunteer, or have a volunteering or employability module next year? Contact VBase to find a placement to match your interests and academics

Interested in starting your Duke of Edinburgh award? Contact Andy

Need more information on developing your society? Contact Grieg

Anything else? NSA is open through the Summer…

NSA Support Available

Any Questions?

Thank You