Use your skills to head in a new direction -

in the charity sector

Working For A Charity exists to promote the voluntary sector as a positive career option for those seeking paid employment in the sector - we also seek to promote the opportunities and benefits of becoming a volunteer.

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Training
Training courses are our core activity, and can provide you with the knowledge and experience you need to get your charity career underway.

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Course Participant Profiles
Read comments from some of our previous course participants, and find out what they're doing now. 
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Skills Profile Tool
Match the skills you have to real jobs in the charity sector using our interactive online survey. 

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Information
Essential information on how to find paid work or volunteer in the voluntary sector.
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Links
We can connect you to voluntary sector and recruitment websites that could prove useful.

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Work Placements
Information on our work placement scheme for voluntary organisations.
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Bespoke workshops and fast-track briefings
We offer tailor-made sessions for private and public sector organisations


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