Student Opportunities 101
What and who you need to know to love your work in the wonderful world of societies, sport, fundraising, volunteering and student media.
New to student opportunities?
Are you taking your first steps into the exciting world of student opportunities?
Have you got a new starter in your Opportunities or Activities team?
Perhaps you're a manager from a background in representation or communications, and now you're responsible for opportunities too?
It will give learners a ‘roadmap’ of Student Opportunities; we explain the acronyms and jargon, talk about impact and outline how to support volunteers in a students’ union context.
Crucially, we cover the fundamentals of running an opportunities service, including charity and media law, volunteer and risk management. You will come away knowing what to expect working in opportunities and which areas to focus on to get the basics right.
Our offer
3 hours digital live training with an Organised Fun student opportunities specialist - all of our trainers have multiple years experience working in the student opportunities sector
A training workbook to accompany the learning with extra information & space for your notes
Learning with other Student Opportunities staff across the UK - great for sharing ideas and forming your professional network
Learning Objectives
The activities and organisations that make up Student Opportunities and their history
The students’ union and Student Opportunities; how finances are distributed, decisions made and the annual ‘cycle’ of students’ union life
The basics of risk management, media and charity law and how to support volunteers
The principles underpinning good Student Opportunities
The jargon, acronyms & terms used daily in students’ unions and Student Opportunities teams
