► Awards

If you would like the the positive work you do as a volunteer to be recognised then complete a volunteering award.

This will help to make your CV stand out is a great talking point in interviews.  73% of employers say they would rather employ someone with voluntary experience than someone without, and many will be impressed by a volunteering award:

"The vinspired award scheme is a fantastic way of recognising, and thanking these people for getting involved and if I saw this on a CV, it would definitely jump to the top of the pile."

Felix Howard,
President of A&R at EMI Music

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Students' Union Awards

V Awards

Students' Union Volunteering Awards Event

Students' Union Awards

The Students' Union offers awards at three stages, for any student completing either Headway Worcester Trust volunteering or any role within the SU (including StARs and committee members):

10 hour award - Recognition of Volunteering

20 hour award - Achievement in Volunteering

50 hour award - Excellence in Volunteering

We will also award any other project you are involved with if your volunteering is logged in the v-record.

Our awards are given out at our annual recognition evening which will take place in May.

How to gain your Award

In order gain a v-team award you must collect a v-record from the Students' Union Reception.

The v-record needs to be completed as fully a possible and returned to the Students' Union, who will then verify the information.

V Awards, externally provided by vinspired a national charity

The v-inspired v-fifty and v-impact awards are nationally recognised achievements which give volunteers the recognition they deserve for the work they do. They are designed to recognise and celebrate the time and effort you have invested, and to show potential employers the positive impact you’ve had on your community.

V-10 Award

Just starting out with your volunteering? Choose the v10 as your goal and get your first steps into volunteering recognised straight away. You'll need to add hours as you go and tell us about the volunteering you did. You can also add some colour to your story by uploading photos. If you get the taste for it you can then move on to the v50!

V-50 Award

Regularly giving up a few hours of your time to help out?

Choose the v50 as your goal. You'll need to add hours as you go, tell us about the volunteering you did and the difference you made. You can also add some colour to your story by uploading photos. Once you've reached 50 hours submit your award for approval.

Keep it up and move on to the v100!

V-100 Award

Giving up loads of your time to make the world a better place?

Choose the v100 as your goal. You'll need to add your hours, tell us about the difference you made and what you have learned. You can also add some colour to your story by uploading photos. Once you've reached 100 hours submit your award for approval.

Finished the v100? Don't stop here! Carry on adding your hours and telling us about your experiences. You can download an up to date Personal Volunteering Record whenever and wherever you want!

Register for a V Award

To apply, register on the v-inspired website. Once registered you will be able to go to the record tab of your profile and record evidence of 50 hours of volunteering. After you have done this, fill in the v-fifty application form, with details of the skills you used and the impact you had on your community through volunteering.

Please let Worcester Students' Union know if you have completed either of these awards so we can celebrate your achievment too!

See our guide on how to log your volunteering hours with V