ICE - Development Opportunities - Planning & Organisational skills

USE THIS PAGE TO COMPLETE COLUMNS 4, 5 AND 6 OF YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

College Opportunities

During your time at University, you will always be involved in organising your work and planning will be required to enable you to balance your academic and social life.

Other tests of your planning and organisational skills can be found through membership of clubs and societies - particularly if you become a committee member and involve yourself in planning events and trips. The Students' Union website is probably the best place to start if you want to find out more information about the clubs and societies that Imperial College offers.

Charity, Voluntary and Community Opportunities

Voluntary work and charity projects will often provide you with the chance to plan the activities of others and improve your leadership skills. Community and teaching projects offer the same opportunities. Look in your local newspaper for summer projects aimed at school or 6th form students as these often advertise for people to act as team-leaders, and some offer one week management training courses to get you started.

It may also be worth checking at your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau, to see if there are other community and Voluntary projects going on in your area, or taking a look at the following websites:

Working Abroad/Exchanges

Bunac - worldwide working adventures

Camp America - holiday camp work

CIEE - international education exchanges

AIESEC - worldwide exchanges

Student Volunteering - UK national organisation of local volunteering groups.

Voluntary Jobs - extensive list of voluntary, charity and conservation organisations’ websites

CSV organisation UK - UK charity for volunteering, education and training

Kith and Kids - participate in activities, projects or organisational support for fundraising

Student Partnership Worldwide - voluntary work in Africa and Asia

Pimlico - tutoring in local schools.

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