Volunteering, placements and work experience can help you gain the relevant skills and experience to get you into your chosen field of work.

The Employability and Careers Service advertises placements, internships and volunteering opportunities on our jobs online database and on our my.anglia pages. We can also help you to source opportunities relevant to you, make a successful application and practise your interview skills.

For more information about Volunteering in and around Chelmsford and Cambridge please visit the Volunteering pages of the Students' Union web site.

Please contact us to make an appointment or email your query.

Internships, placements and work experience

A 2009 BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying graduate from Anglia Ruskin University describes how her summer placement really helped her get onto a graduate scheme at a prestigious company:

Graduates and final year students can now apply for Anglia Ruskin University's Graduate Internship Programme, which has over 50 companies registered and waiting for enthusiastic graduates to start work. Internship projects last twelve weeks and the graduate is paid a wage of £250 per week with no tax or NI to pay.

 

Graduate Talent Pool is a government initiative, bringing together information on internship/placement opportunities for 2008 and 2009 graduates, some paid, some unpaid for the whole of the UK.

 

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) have launched a new 10-40 week scheme for graduates to undertake projects in business.

There are many internships, placements and work experience opportunities advertised and many of these are unpaid. This has become more common for non-voluntary organisations as a result of the recession, however most companies will pay reasonable expenses. In view of this situation, we recommend that you read the guidelines on the National Minimum Wage before applying for unpaid positions.

Volunteering

The Students' Union advertises a wide range of volunteering opportunities to Anglia Ruskin students in the Cambridge and Chelmsford areas.



London Olympics 2012 will depend on up to 70,000 volunteers to make sure the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games run smoothly and successfully. Volunteers will carry out a range of essential tasks, from spectator services to language services and medical care.

Volunteering England is a volunteer development agency with Volunteer Centres in Chelmsford, Cambridge and Peterborough. Their website also lists other volunteering providers as well as information on finding volunteering opportunities in the UK and abroad.

Do-it offers over one million opportunities to volunteer around the UK via an online database and application form.

 

European Voluntary Service (EVS) offers full-time voluntary service abroad from two to 12 months. The programme is open to all young people aged 18-30 legally resident in the UK. There is no cost to the volunteer at any stage. Travel, accommodation, food and insurance are all covered by a European grant! You will even receive a small personal allowance each month.

 

 

For many more links to volunteering, work experience sites and more, visit our Delicious page.