Community & Social Action

Discover Your Impact: Level 1 Award in Volunteering

Level 1 - Award

What is Level 1?

This is equivalent to GCSE Grades 3-1 / D-G or O Level grades D-G

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Do you want to volunteer but don’t know how to get started? Are you new to volunteering and would like to learn more?

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Level 1

This is equivalent to GCSE Grades 3-1 / D-G or O Level grades D-G

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Course description

This course aims to prepare you for a role within a voluntary organisation.

Course content

It will help you to:

understand the role of a volunteer within a voluntary organisation
understand the activities of voluntary organisations
identify the skills required to be a successful volunteer
understand the regulatory frameworks that may apply to being a volunteer.

This course is a perfect progression course from any of our community entry level courses.

On completion of this course you will achieve NCFE Level 1 Award in Volunteering.

What can this course lead to?

You could move onto one of our Level 2 courses or pursue voluntary work in the community.

Course session dates

Tailored Learning Objective

Engaging and/or building confidence

When does this start and end?

14 May 2025 - 16 May 2025

What are the entry requirements?

No formal qualifications are required. However, we do recommend you access one of our Introduction or Exploring entry level courses before you access this course if you have been out of education for some time.

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