Wales Lampeter University - Certificate Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers

  • Name: Certificate Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers
  • Institution: University of Wales Lampeter
  • Awarding body (if different):
  • Description: The Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers is specifically designed for students working in the voluntary sector. Interpersonal communication lies at the heart of all human social behaviour, but not everyone has the ability to communicate effectively. Volunteers and paid workers require a range of communication skills to deal with a variety of situations. The skills that enable people to cope with interpersonal events successfully, so that all involved feel respected and valued, can easily be learned. The Certificate in Interpersonal Skills for Volunteers aims to facilitate students' learning of these skills, whilst they simultaneously acquire the knowledge to recognise and develop their existing communication skills. The Course employs an experiential approach to learning, which means that students use experiences from their volunteering role to aid their learning, rather than background reading, which is the more traditional approach. Volunteers world-wide use a range of interpersonal skills in their work, sometimes without recognition. This Course offers the opportunity to gain recognition by formal validation through a series of written assignments which encourage students to reflect on their role in the voluntary sector
  • Leader: Dr Jill Venus
  • Contact e-mail: enquiries@volstudy.ac.uk
  • Contact telephone: 01570 424 785
  • Web address: http://www.volstudy.ac.uk/programme/modules/1VOL0140.html
  • Details provided by: Rachel Casiday
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