# Birkbeck launches Certificate in Volunteering

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/18/birkbeck-launches-certificate-volunteering/
- Published: 2004-09-18T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Birkbeck, University of London, is launching a Certificate in Volunteering, which
is designed to give volunteers the opportunity to reflect on what they contribute
to the community, and to gain academic credit for an assignment based on this work.**

Birkbeck is a specialist provider of part-time face-to-face higher education for
those who have day-time commitments. It’s new Certificate in Volunteering will enable
students to gain experience of working in a charitable, voluntary or other not-for-
profit organisation and undertake course-related community activity to enhance the
their learning experiences. In addition the course is designed to enable them to
apply the theoretical aspects of the period of study to related experience in the
field.

“Volunteering is in itself an important learning process, and volunteers are people
who have interests and concerns beyond their own immediate needs,” said course tutor
James Simister, a former Volunteer Director of CSV Volunteer Partners.

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The Certificate in Volunteering is intended not only for volunteers but also for
staff and trustees of not-for-profit organisations, and will also be of benefit 
to those who are new to the voluntary and community sector.

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