In the Faculties of Health and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) around 2000 students get Work Based Learning experience between January and June every year. These experiences are wide ranging and MMU are constantly looking for new ways in which their students can contribute to the local community while putting their skills into practice.
The recent pandemic has made it harder than ever for charities and other organisations that rely on volunteers and the University are hoping to help. Ways students can help include volunteering posts, advocate roles for awareness and completing projects remotely or in person.
Some of the projects that students have completed over the last year have included marketing/awareness campaigns, fundraising activity, wellbeing programmes, positive mental health masterclasses, as well as research to support programmes or develop new activity.
If any of the above would be useful to you or you have another idea of how the University could support you please get in touch with Nikki Palin on n.palin@mmu.ac.uk to arrange a call or virtual meeting at your convenience.