Learning by volunteering

People of all ages and from all walks of life become volunteers for all kind of reasons.

They have fun, get a sense of achievement, meet new people and do something different. And while they’re doing voluntary work, they’re learning.

You don’t need qualifications to be a volunteer, and it can be a great learning experience.

Volunteering can help you acquire new skills and develop the ones you already have. It can be a launch pad to getting a job for the first time, finding a new job or setting out on a different career.

Volunteers can access a whole range of training programmes to help them – and get skills that will help them in other ways. And you can find a volunteering opportunity to will suit the time you have available.