PowerPoint Presentation
Jessica Shields
Student Employment Co-ordinator
Jane Kilby
Volunteering Manager
What is Employability?
“A set of achievements – skills, understandings & personal attributes” – Prof. Mantz Yorke
The skills almost everyone needs to do almost any job
Why Volunteer?
Direct skills
Transferable skills
Try before you buy
Experience of people outside your peer group
Develop contacts/networks
Show what drives & motivates you
Do things that are not financially motivated
Community Based Volunteering
Animals
Arts/Heritage
Children/Youth
Community
Disabled
Elderly
Environment
Fundraising
Health
International
Media
Mentoring
Miscellaneous
On Campus
One-Offs
Schools
Sport
Support/Advice
Course/Career related
“This role would be perfect for film and media students who are looking for experience”
“This is a brand new opportunity for our students & local schools to be involved in. It is an ideal opportunity for anyone who wants to do a PGCE, go into a career teaching, working with children or social action.”
“This role would be perfect for students who are studying animal care and wanting to go on to work with animals.”
Community Action Days
Rewards & Recognition
Requirements
Bronze 1 – 50 hours
Silver 51 – 125 hours
Gold 126 – 249 hours
Platinum 250 + hours
Volunteers!
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Drop-in times
Monday – 1pm to 4pm
Tuesday – 10am to 1pm
Wednesday – 1pm to 4pm
Thursday – 1pm to 4pm
Friday – 10am to 1pm
www.lincolnsu.com/jobshop
Job Shop
*Vacancies
*Job Alerts
*Application Support
*Employability Events
CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY
www.uolcareers.co.uk
*CAREER GUIDANCE…Careers Advisers
*APPLICATION SUPPORT…Skills Advisers
*NATIONWIDE GRADUATE VACANCIES
*WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Lincoln Award provides the Framework for you to explore your employability skills…. It will facilitate access to a number of key points on the Career Planning Time line… So by engaging in the Lincoln Award you can engage in activities that will enable you to consciously take control of your future but also gain an official award.
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The Lincoln Award is a skills portfolio and a FRAMEWORK for you to use to develop and demonstrate your skills
DEVELOPMENT
Enable you to enhance your employability through a range of skills development and other opportunities
DEMONSTRATION
Demonstrate to employers the skills and attributes that you have
“Being able to articulate your abilities to an employer – not in a boastful way but by giving evidence of what you have done – is a key skill.”
Carl Gilleard, Chief Executive, Association of Graduate Recruiters
LINCOLN AWARD
www.uolcareers.co.uk
Lincoln Award provides the Framework for you to explore your employability skills…. It will facilitate access to a number of key points on the Career Planning Time line… So by engaging in the Lincoln Award you can engage in activities that will enable you to consciously take control of your future but also gain an official award.
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MONDAY-FRIDAY… 10AM-3PM
Find out more!
www.lincolnsu.com/jobshop
www.lincolnsu.com/volunteer
www.lincolnsu.com/lincolnaward
www.uolcareers.co.uk
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