# Charity and government staff to swap places for a day

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/30/charity-government-staff-swap-places-day/
- Published: 2016-09-30T07:22:35+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Charity and voluntary sector staff are once again being offered the opportunity
to swap places with a government official for one day to get a better understanding
of how each other works.**

 

NCVO’s A Day in the Life scheme is open for applications now. The government departments
that are taking part are:

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 * Department for Communities and Local Government
 * Department for Education
 * Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 * Department for Work and Pensions
 * Home Office
 * National Audit Office

 

There is no charge to take part and NCVO handles the appropriate matching.

 

The one-day swap takes place between November 2016 and April 2017.

 

You can find out more about [NCVO’s A Day in the Life](https://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/cross-sector-working/work-shadow-scheme)
and applications to the programme close on **16 October 2016**.

 

One participant in last year’s scheme said:

 

> “I enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to people who want to step outside
> of their usual environment and see how another organisation and team works”.

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