Volunteering

Volunteering can be a great way of trying something new, building confidence and enhancing your employability.

People volunteer for all sorts of reasons, including:

• wanting to meet new people and make friends
• seeing it as a way to learn new skills (e.g. communication and teamworking skills) and to develop self-confidence, to boost their CV and improve job prospects
• wanting to find out if they are suited to a particular area of work
• needing to gain relevant experience (and perhaps a suitable qualification) to help with applications for jobs or training courses for a particular career, e.g. social work, counselling or nature conservation
• having a strong commitment to a cause - such as protecting the environment

Aside from the above, volunteering can improve mental health and wellbeing as well as end social isolation.

Come to our webinar to find out:

• where to find volunteering opportunities
• the ways that volunteering can help you
• the types of volunteering opportunities available - you will be amazed at the range of activities possible, including helping with fundraising, supporting people with learning difficulties, environmental & nature conservation and many more.

All webinars are delivered via Microsoft Teams.

For new customers, we recommend that you have an appointment with a National Careers Service adviser before the webinar takes place.

In the appointment the careers adviser will help you to:

• explore different careers and options

• review your strengths, skills and develop your career goals

• plan your next steps

• make the best use of high-quality, career-related tools

• understand the local job market

• access learning, training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities, including making applications

• develop your CV, interview skills and job searching techniques

• implement your plan of action.

By giving us your personal information you are consenting to be contacted by telephone or email by the National Careers Service to arrange an appointment with a careers adviser prior to the webinar.