Essex, Southend & Thurrock Connexions is pleased to announce our new DVD on volunteering available in Connexions Centres.
The DVD promotes the benefits of volunteering:
- Learn new skills
- Meet new people
- Have a great time
- Increase self confidence
- Gain important experience
- Improve employability chances by improving your CV
- Gain certificates and recognition for your input
- Make a difference
Volunteering is a great way to boost your confidence and may help you find work. Through volunteering you’ll get to meet lots of different people and try out different things. Volunteering can greatly improve your chances of getting a job and it could give you the stepping stone you need to work towards your dream job.
If you want to consider volunteering as a way of helping you into work find out more under our Free Time section. There you will find more information about Millennium Volunteers and all the projects that are running.
The links below also give more information about volunteering and how it may give you the next step that you are looking for.
Millennium Volunteers
Find out about projects available locally and more about volunteering in general.
Do-It
The Do-It site has a searchable database of projects, a magazine giving insights into volunteering and overseas opportunities.
Duke of Edinburgh Award
This site has information for 14-17 year olds on how to get involved in your local community.
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