Are you looking for ways to develop new skills? Get some new experience to help your CV stand out?  Perhaps you’re looking for a new direction for your career?

In today’s competitive job market, recruiters are looking for the top candidates who can show a wide breadth of experience and skills.

If you’re feeling a bit stuck in a career rut or in need of a new challenge, volunteering via Media Trust might be a good way for you to explore fresh opportunities, develop skills and try out some new ideas.

Over 70% of volunteers are from London…

Media Trust matches volunteers with marketing and communications skills with charities looking for help with these kinds of issues. You could use your skills to help a small international development charity come up with a digital marketing strategy, perhaps work with a local community group come up with ideas for marketing their training programme, or advise a youth project on branding. Although Media Trust works across the UK, more than half of all the charities that approach us looking for help are based in London, and over 70% of our volunteer advisers are from London too.

It may be that these are things you do in your every day job – but equally there may be things you’d like to try your hand at, or gain some experience in. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to share some of your skills and time with charities that really need the help.

Here’s a few of the current volunteers talking about what they’ve got out of volunteering:

“It’s nice to work on something that actually has some impact in the real world. It’s nice to be involved in something that affects real people. You can learn new things, meet interesting people, and use it as an opportunity to try new things and to hone your skills.”
Stephen Morris, Volunteer Adviser, London More

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The Paralympics Team GB are pleased this month that UK Sport, the nation’s high performance sports agency, has announced a £750,000 cash injection, funded by the Team 2012 and presented by Visa programme. This is to be invested in the final 100 days of Olympic preparation and 133 of Paralympic preparation and boost Britain’s medal hopes for London 2012.

The investment in each sport is roughly equivalent to £1,000 per athlete that will be selected for the Games. And, after submitting a business case to UK Sport for this additional money, most sports have opted to invest in key areas in order to enhance their final preparations.

One of great significance to the Paralympics team is new kit and equipment. The British Wheelchair Tennis team are investing in protective wheelchair covers to keep players’ chairs in top condition when they travel and the British Cycling team will be investing in a rest and recovery package for their athletes for use both up to and during the Games, such as white noise generators and posture control, reading and relaxation chairs.

This investment in British Olympic and Paralympic sports will play a crucial part in supporting the British team’s preparations for London 2012. Team 2012 additionally helps to fund support programmes run by the British Olympic and Paralympic Associations and over the remaining days to the Games, fundraising efforts will continue in a bid to ensure Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic teams are the best prepared in history.

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