Student Skills Development

Student Skills Development is a unit within Student Support and Guidance, which specialises in helping students to develop their skills and make the most of their time at the University of Chester.

Students and staff find volunteering to be an extremely rewarding and beneficial experience.

We offer opportunities for students to make a real difference to the University and the local community whilst developing the kind of transferrable skills that employers are looking for through:

 

  • School Mentoring
  • Peer Assisted Learning Leaders (PALL)
  • A wide range of Volunteering opportunities from our one day ‘Give it a Go’ programme to long term opportunities such as Child Line and the Citizens’ Advice Bureau

 

We also offer opportunities for academic development through:

 

  • Dedicated Study Skills support for help with issues such as essay planning and structuring, reflective writing, referencing, revision strategies and exam techniques
  • Dedicated support if English is not your first language
  • Peer Assisted Learning workshops (pilots running in partnership with Psychology and Early Childhood Studies)

 


Find out more

If you are a registered student or member of staff you can log onto our SharePoint pages to download forms and see a list of current one-off and long term opportunities.

If you are a not-for-profit organisation and would like to find out how volunteers could benefit you please contact us.

If you are thinking about applying to the University of Chester and would like more information, please contact us.

Who to contact