About: The National Student Volunteering Conference is an opportunity for staff from Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) institutions to get together, learn, network and collaborate.
It is a chance for you to feel inspired and celebrate all that you have achieved this year, at our very own debut Staff Awards.
Conference Programme
9:15 Registration and Refreshments
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Key note Speaker: Charlotte Hill, Chief Executive of Step up to Serve
10:30 Choice of workshops
11:30 Marketplace
12:00 Buffet Lunch provided, networking and marketplace
12:30 Student Volunteering Week Review and Planning
1:30 Plenary Speaker:Pat Green Volunteer Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.
2:00 Choice of workshops
3:00 Break
3:15 Choice of workshops
4:30 Review of the year (AGM)
5:00 Staff Awards
6:00 Finish
Workshops:
*Developing best practice in your management of volunteers; can Investing in Volunteers help you?
*New Perspectives on Student Volunteering; what can we learn from North America?
*The OFFA (Office for Fair Access) agreement; what is it and why should we engage?
*International volunteering panel event.
*Student Volunteering Week review and planning for the future.
*Database Skill Share: A facilitated discussion for staff using internal and external volunteer management systems; to share ideas, best practice and troubleshooting
*How to grow your volunteering service
*Leadership: How to facilitate leadership amongst your students
*Student Led Volunteering: Practical Implementation
* Volunteer Brokerage: Maximising opportunities: utilising relationships with external organisations.
More workshops to be confirmed.
Please note the free booking of workshops will be made live before the conference.
Marketplace:
FE and HE institutions from around the UK and student volunteering partners will be showcasing a variety of innovative and successful volunteer projects, volunteer best practice, marketing and promotional ideas and other elements of volunteer sector success.
* Student Hubs
* NUS
* University of Nottingham Students' Union Volunteering
* Essex Students' Union Volunteering (VTeam)
* Royal Holloway, Community Action Volunteering
* University of York Students' Union Volunteering
* Leeds Met Students' Union Volunteering
WiSCV Review of the year (AGM)
An opportunity for the Committee and members of WiSCV to discuss the past year and the year ahead. We ask that all motions for discussion should be submitted to the Chair jennie.mann@uwl.ac.uk at least ten days prior to the AGM.
Staff Awards: Closing date 23rd May
Raechel Mattey of NUS, and Sara Fernandez of Student Hubs will be presenting at the debut Staff Awards 2014;which aim to encourage, reward and share good practice amongst HE and FE volunteer workers, promoting high-quality, creative, innovative and collaborative projects and high professional standards across the HE and FE student volunteering sector.
To nominate for an award, please follow the links below
Volunteer Staff Award
Outstanding Newcomer Award
Life time Achievement Award
Regional Representative Award
Student Union Executive Award
Volunteer Service Award
Volunteer Brokerage Award
Volunteer Project Award
Volunteer Awards of Excellence
Partnership Award
Student Volunteering Week Award
Student Volunteering Website Award
It is a chance for you to feel inspired and celebrate all that you have achieved this year, at our very own debut Staff Awards.
Conference Programme
9:15 Registration and Refreshments
10:00 Welcome
10:15 Key note Speaker: Charlotte Hill, Chief Executive of Step up to Serve
10:30 Choice of workshops
11:30 Marketplace
12:00 Buffet Lunch provided, networking and marketplace
12:30 Student Volunteering Week Review and Planning
1:30 Plenary Speaker:Pat Green Volunteer Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton.
2:00 Choice of workshops
3:00 Break
3:15 Choice of workshops
4:30 Review of the year (AGM)
5:00 Staff Awards
6:00 Finish
Workshops:
*Developing best practice in your management of volunteers; can Investing in Volunteers help you?
*New Perspectives on Student Volunteering; what can we learn from North America?
*The OFFA (Office for Fair Access) agreement; what is it and why should we engage?
*International volunteering panel event.
*Student Volunteering Week review and planning for the future.
*Database Skill Share: A facilitated discussion for staff using internal and external volunteer management systems; to share ideas, best practice and troubleshooting
*How to grow your volunteering service
*Leadership: How to facilitate leadership amongst your students
*Student Led Volunteering: Practical Implementation
* Volunteer Brokerage: Maximising opportunities: utilising relationships with external organisations.
More workshops to be confirmed.
Please note the free booking of workshops will be made live before the conference.
Marketplace:
FE and HE institutions from around the UK and student volunteering partners will be showcasing a variety of innovative and successful volunteer projects, volunteer best practice, marketing and promotional ideas and other elements of volunteer sector success.
* Student Hubs
* NUS
* University of Nottingham Students' Union Volunteering
* Essex Students' Union Volunteering (VTeam)
* Royal Holloway, Community Action Volunteering
* University of York Students' Union Volunteering
* Leeds Met Students' Union Volunteering
WiSCV Review of the year (AGM)
An opportunity for the Committee and members of WiSCV to discuss the past year and the year ahead. We ask that all motions for discussion should be submitted to the Chair jennie.mann@uwl.ac.uk at least ten days prior to the AGM.
Staff Awards: Closing date 23rd May
Raechel Mattey of NUS, and Sara Fernandez of Student Hubs will be presenting at the debut Staff Awards 2014;which aim to encourage, reward and share good practice amongst HE and FE volunteer workers, promoting high-quality, creative, innovative and collaborative projects and high professional standards across the HE and FE student volunteering sector.
To nominate for an award, please follow the links below
Volunteer Staff Award
Outstanding Newcomer Award
Life time Achievement Award
Regional Representative Award
Student Union Executive Award
Volunteer Service Award
Volunteer Brokerage Award
Volunteer Project Award
Volunteer Awards of Excellence
Partnership Award
Student Volunteering Week Award
Student Volunteering Website Award
RSS Feed
