Imperial College Union plays a key role in how students learn, develop and grow during their time at the College, especially through the skills that they learn through involvement in our activities.
Our Clubs, Societies & Projects are amongst the biggest and best in the UK and we will to continue to develop them. We also want to grow the scope of our activities to ensure that students can access the widest range of development opportunities possible.
We will also maximise the benefits of involvement to help our members identify, develop and exemplify the skills they have developed through their involvement, enhancing their employability and widening the scope of their career options.
Goals - By 2016 we will:
- Continue to grow membership in Clubs, Societies & Projects each year of the plan and develop the support available to them.
- Introduce a Volunteering Accreditation scheme, which is recognised by the College, and helps students identify the skills they gain through their involvement in our activities.
- Increase the number of students employed by the Union in each year of the plan.
- Introduce and establish a Development Programme for key volunteers and provide formal volunteering management qualifications.
- Achieve Investing in Volunteers status.
- Grow our Student Volunteering scheme and increase the amount of students volunteering in the outside world.
- Develop and publish, in the first year of the plan, a Postgraduate Student Engagement Strategy, in tandem with the College’s review of Taught Postgraduate provision
- Ensure that the Union delivers at least three key contributors to the College’s Graduate Attributes project.
We will know that we have succeeded when:
