New opportunity with Oldham College

Oldham college are looking for a number of different volunteers who can deliver employability workshops as part of their work skills programme for students.

You would be asked to develop and deliver a one hour workshop around what to expect from employment and the application process.

These are the topics that the students will cover in their qualifications:

• Team working and effectively with other people
• Self assessment / appraisal
• Employment rights and responsibilities
• CV building / development of covering letters
• Interview skills
• Managing money

The session should cover the following:

• To increase student knowledge on employability attrubutes / skills
• Raising aspirations of students at The Oldham College for the FE students aged 16 - 19
• Providing information on workplace etiquette

At the college they have 4 directorates and the workshop could be directorate specific if necessary.

The 4 Directorates are Creative Industries (The arts, media + Hair and beauty), Enterprise and New technologies (Computing, Business, and Construction& Environmental technologies), Care Leisure and professional services (Care, early years, Profession/Financial, Sport and Travel), Foundation Learning and entitlement.

You would need to be comfortable at speaking in front of groups and dealing with students from different levels. To enjoy working with young people and have good knowledge of recruitment and selection processes.

If you would like to volunteer for this opportunity, please contact Michelle Stephenson at Oldham Council michelle.stephenson@oldham.gov.uk