Active Participation in the DIT Access Service 2009/10

Volunteering

The DIT Access Service is always looking for DIT Students and Staff to lend a hand. 

 

We run several events throughout the year at which the help of students and our colleagues is invaluable.  For more information about volunteering with the Access Service, please contact us at 01 402 7604.  

Dates, activity and person specification is outlined, all you have to do is get in touch with your Project Officer and let them know which one you’d like to get involved in.

All volunteers working with young people should familiarise themselves with DIT's "Codes of Behavior between Employees/Volunteers and Young People" which can be found by clicking here.

It’s as easy as that. Thanks a million!

Dates

Task

Person

Time Commitment

2008/09

Student Forum – Members from each faculty representing their fellow students, providing feedback to the Access Service and to Organise the Christmas party for all Access Students

All students invited to participate, outgoing, bubbly, organised, shy, and discreet. A varied group will give a more representative opinion.

Feb 09

Shadowing Days – Students are matched up with pupils from our link schools. The second level student “shadows” you for the day while you go about your normal student day to day activities e.g. going to lectures, going to the library, having lunch, meeting friends etc. This gives your shadow a chance to see what it would be like to be a student in DIT.

Willing to share information and answer students’ questions, interested in assisting someone younger in learning about going to college, positive attitude towards college.

a Day

June 09

 

Take 5 -This annual summer school is run in June in conjunction with UCD, DCU, TCD, and NUIM. Transition year/fifth year students spend one day in each of the above colleges and experience taster courses in each college as well as taking part in a group project during the course of the week

 

This student would need to have some experience working with groups/ young people and be able to be responsible for a small group of transition/5th years. They would also need to motivate a group and get involved in activities

5 days, evening training session and celebration evening.

June 09

DIT summer school - Transition/ 5th year students will spend their time across a few of the D.I.T. faculties during the course of the three days and will experience taster courses in each faculty. Students also take part in workshops.

 

This student would need to have some experience working with groups/ young people and be able to be responsible for a small group of transition/5th years. They would also need to motivate a group and get involved in activities

3 days and 1 training session

September 2009

Peer Mentor Training for 2nd Years