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Third Sector Internships Scotland (TSIS) helps students find paid work experience in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. It offers outstanding opportunities for all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate students to develop skills and experience whilst contributing to the vital work of Scotland’s third sector.
A new set of 23 paid internships for summer 2013, spread across Scotland, has just been added to the TSIS website. These include both full-time and part-time opportunities.
The Volunteer Centre in Glasgow are looking for up to 15,000 friendly people to become volunteers at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Not all the roles will be high profile or on the front line, and many might be away from the athletes. They are all, however, crucial to making sure the Games run smoothly. Some roles will include welcoming athletes at the airport or the athletes’ village, helping behind the scenes or directing people at the venues.
There will also be specialist roles that need previous experience or qualifications in sport or first aid. But the vast majority of roles just need friendly folk.
You’ll have to give up some of your own time for training and take annual leave (if working) when the Games are on and you will need to cover your travel and accommodation costs (at Games times, however, the cost of specific public transport around Glasgow venues will be covered for volunteers).
This is the biggest sporting and cultural event ever held in Scotland, and it’s a great chance to be part of Glasgow’s proudest moment.
Applications are open until 28th February 2013 so you only have a limited time to apply, so get online and fill out your application form.
Third Sector Internships Scotland (TSIS) helps students find paid work experience in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. It offers outstanding opportunities for all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate students to develop skills and experience whilst contributing to the vital work of Scotland’s third sector.
Follow the link to see details of 41 new paid internships currently being advertised on the TSIS website. Don’t delay - some have short deadlines for applications.
Hoping to join the Civil Service - or just wondering what to do with your skills when you graduate? Think Faststream! Come along to a friendly session where you can learn all about the UK Civil Service’s graduate recruitment scheme.
Scottish-based Faststreamers will talk about their work in areas such as DWP, DfID and the Scottish Government, the experience of being on different “streams”, and give you an inside story on the highs and lows of being on this competitive, intensive programme. There will also be a Q&A session.
The next recruitment round for the UK Government’s Faststream graduate scheme will be open from September to November 2012. The events are:
Wed 10th October 2012, 2pm - 4pm, Glasgow (Europa Building, Argyle Street), details and to register
Wed 17th October 2012, 2pm - 4pm, Edinburgh (Thistle House, Haymarket Terrace), details and to register
Registration is mandatory. Please give your full name when registering as this is required for security. Spaces are limited, and available first-come, first-served.
For more detail about the faststream, please see the Cabinet Office website.
Are you interested in communicating science to a young audience? Lab in a Lorry needs volunteers with a scientific background for events across the North West of England and Scotland during school term time.
Lab in a Lorry is an interactive mobile laboratory which gives young people aged 11-14 the opportunity to explore science through open-ended experiments. Volunteers guide the students through the experiments (optoelectronics and medicine, sound and resonance, light scattering and colours, oil and viscous liquids) and make sure everyone gets involved through hands-on experience.
You would be asked to oversee an experiment for the day. You will be sent all the background material in advance and on the morning of an event you receive full training on the lab.
Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of one full school day, but you can do as many days as you like. In return you’ll have a rewarding and unforgettable experience, receive some IOP (Institute of Physics) freebies and be awarded affiliate membership to the Institute of Physics for a year.
For more information, tour details and to register visit Lab in a Lorry.
The Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) works with all of Scotland’s Higher Education Institutions supporting the development of entrepreneurial individuals. The SIE is currently seeking:
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Student Interns - up to 10 hours/week, term time only (Wage: £7.50/hour)
One position will be available for a current student at each of SIE’s partner Scottish Higher Education Institutions (including The Open University). Successful applicants will be responsible for:
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providing logistical and promotional support to SIE and institutional entrepreneurship activities
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researching existing enterprise and entrepreneurship education and initiatives at their institution
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acting as a student face of SIE and institutional enterprise activity
Applicants should have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills; the ability to work as part of a small team and on their own initiative; and a genuine enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and SIE’s goal of increasing the uptake of entrepreneurship activity and education amongst the student population in Scotland’s HEIs.
For further details including a full job description, please email Evelyn Hynan.
Closing date for applications: Friday 20th April 2012
Tuesday 6th March
10 am - 5 pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Open to students and graduates from all universities, this free event will include over 50 exhibitors, skills workshops, careers advice and much more. Presentations by Morgan Stanley, Google and others will include advice on CV checks and how to impress the interview panel.
This is your chance to find out about graduate recruitment, internship and volunteering opportunities from participating companies and organisations.
Lab in a Lorry is a mobile science laboratory which allows children aged 11-14 to participate in hands-on science experiments with the aim to inspire and enthuse the next generation of scientists and engineers.
The Institute of Physics’ outreach programme for high schools is returning for the first time since 2009 thanks to a new partnership with STFC and will be travelling all over the North West in 2012 and are looking to recruit volunteers with a scientific background to help run the events.
Further details on how to register to volunteer and to view the North West tour schedule, please visit the website.
The Lab in a Lorry is also operating in Scotland during the Spring 2012 term - all details can be found on the website.
Third Sector Internships Scotland (TSIS) is a programme to help students find paid work experience in the Third Sector (ie, the voluntary and not-for-profit sector).
The programme is open to students from all Scottish Higher Education Institutions and is being delivered by Queen Margaret University, The Open University in Scotland and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, with support from universities across Scotland and Student Volunteering Scotland.
17 new internships of varying lengths, types and locations are now being offered across Scotland.
For details of available internships, visit the TSIS website.
Closing date: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Third Sector Internships Scotland (TSIS) helps students find paid work experience in the Third Sector. They are currently advertising a batch of 19 new internships. See their website http://www.3rdsectorintern.com/ for details.