Training and support
Our volunteers are the key to delivering our mission and achieving our strategic aims. As proud holders of the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation, we aim to ensure that you receive:
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Onboarding: to include an introduction to the Students Association and all relevant information to get you started.
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Core/mandatory training: to ensure we are all protected and are aware of our responsibilities regarding safeguarding and GDPR, Equality, and our duty regarding Prevent (the duty on Higher Education authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism).
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Role specific training: you’ll find training that is specific to your volunteering role in our dedicated Volunteer Zone. This may be in the form of a live webinar or in person training, supporting documents or pre-recorded training sessions.
We also offer:
Newsletter
To keep in the volunteering loop and hear what volunteering roles are available, sign up to our monthly volunteer newsletter.
We also send out:
Our monthly Association newsletter
A newsletter for students living and studying in Wales
A newsletter for international OU students
Our newsletters keep you posted on the latest news and events too!
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