During National Student Volunteer Week 2021 we are seeking the contribution of students to discuss and drive the future of the week-long celebrations.

You are invited to register to become a panel member of the 2021 Student Round Table Discussion on Volunteering. You must be a Student of a University currently studying in Australia to register.

We are seeking up to 15 participants.

Should you miss out on being a panel member, you will still be asked to complete a survey before the day to help guide discussions.

During this 120 minutes online discussion, we will explore ideas to determine the future and the direction of National Student Volunteer Week.

Some of the questions will include:

  1. As a student, which on-campus or off-campus activities do you see as student volunteering?
  2. As Universities begin to return to normalcy, how can we reinvigorate volunteering?
  3. How do you envision volunteering at Universities changing should the pandemic keep study at home?
  4. Recognizing that societies and guilds are by and large popular student volunteering activities, how can we support organizations such as guilds and societies to provide a robust experience for students? How do we formalize and support the practices within these organizations allowing students to obtain skills to take to the real world?
  5. What other types of volunteering appeal to you as a student? For instance, an internship is not considered volunteering, however, some work experience within your field of study is regarded as an essential part of the learning experience. How can organizations support students in this?
  6. What do you see as the barriers to volunteering as a student? Be it time, accessibility, organizational fit, and culture?

From there, we will move into the future of National Student Volunteering Week. Realizing that students are motivated, brilliant, and filled with inspiring ideas, we wish to gain their insight into National Student Volunteer Week.

  • What is the value of National Student Volunteer Week (NSVW)?
  • What improvements can be made to the current NSVW? What is needed/ wanted?
  • Governance/ management/ leadership structure and strategic/ creative direction of NSVW?
  • Should NSVW be student-led? How do you imaging this working?
  • Should NSVW come under the Volunteering Australia umbrella?
  • Is there value in building connections with jurisdictional volunteering peak bodies for NSVW and more generally for volunteering? What would be helpful here?
  • Is the date suitable for unis? If not what are better dates?

We want to hear about real-life volunteering experiences, the good and the bad. We will also explore the barriers and challenges faced by students today and into the future?

REGISTER HERE!

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