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The BIG Challenge Event 2012
December 2011
As part of Student Volunteering Week the Volunteering & Employability department will be hosting the Big Challenge Event on Saturday 25th February 2012. Volunteers from Coventry University and the University of Warwick will be joining together to complete 3 one-off volunteering projects in different locations across the city!
No experience is necessary as any training needed will be provided on the day. There will be a project leader from V&E at every activity to support you throughout the day.
Free transport to and from the projects will be provided from the city centre and a free lunch will also be provided to all volunteers taking part.
You will need to be available between 9:30am – 4:00pm on the day.
This year’s activities are:
• Mural painting at a local Nursing Home
• Mural painting & raised flower bed making at a community centre
• Habitat improvement at a local country park (outdoor project)
This year’s activities are:
• Mural painting at a local Nursing Home
• Mural painting & raised flower bed making at a community centre
• Habitat improvement at a local country park (outdoor project)
How to sign up
If you have any questions or you would like to take part please email volunteering.su@coventry.ac.uk stating 'The Big Challenge' in the title and include your full name.
Please note to volunteer through Volunteering & Employability you must first be registered with us. You can register on-line at www.cusu.org/volunteering/content/186505/register_here/
The deadline to sign up to this opportunity is 12 noon on Tuesday 14th February 2012. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis so be quick because this event will fill up quickly!
With competition in the graduate employment market higher than ever, volunteering really is the way to a bright future!
September 2011
Hello and welcome to Coventry University and to the Volunteering and Employability team based at the Coventry University Students’ Union. We are an award winning department here to help Coventry University students and staff gain invaluable experience, develop key transferable skills, and improve CV’s through a range of volunteering opportunities in the local community and there has never been a better or more important time to get involved than right now!
The reason I say this is for two reasons; one is because volunteering is on the crest of a wave right now, 2011 is the ‘European Union’s Year of Volunteering’ and this year has also been the 10 year celebration of the National Student Volunteering Week. Add to this that volunteers will be at the heart of the London 2012 Olympic Games (which are sure to be one of the best ever) and you should quickly realise that volunteering has never been in a better place! The second reason to add to the mix is that the graduate employment market is now more competitive than it ever has been with employers able to practically hand pick candidates with the skills, experience and attitude they desire.
The new prestige and credibility which volunteering is enjoying, due to international recognition and the current demand for students to be as employable as possible upon graduation, means that volunteering is not just appealing to a small percentage of university students, but it is also considered as crucial for students to gain the skills and experience they need for future success.
Just check over some of the results from a timebank survey of graduate employers in 2010 and you’ll see that, 3 in 4 employers would employ a candidate with volunteering experience over one without. 94% of employees who volunteered developed their careers by improving their salary or through being promoted. Whilst 94% of employers believed volunteering helped add skills to potential employees.
So now the question is, what are you waiting for? Because, if volunteering is more credible than it probably ever has been, if it is more necessary for graduates than it ever has been and with it being as easy to get involved in as it ever has been, through the Volunteering and Employability department then don’t waste any more time and register with us online TODAY! It is free, takes 5 minutes to complete, at www.cusu.org/volunteering and we also guarantee to find you an opportunity which will not only improve your skills but also increase your work experience ready for your future job applications! See you soon, V&E.
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