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Expression of Interest – Volunteer- Elevate Career Programme 2024/25
Please fill in this short expression of interest form, to sign up as a Volunteer and potentially participate in the 2025 OU Elevate Career Programme (pending a suitable student match being found).
Please note the scheme requires you to either:
Elevate mentoring programme: commit to a minimum of four one-hour mentoring sessions with your mentee between February and June.
Elevate Career Insights: commit to a one-off meeting
Elevate Career Programme- Expression of Interest to become a Volunteer
Name
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First Name
Last Name
Address
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Address
City / Town
Region
Country
Postcode
Contact Details
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Email
Phone
Mobile
LinkedIn URL: (Optional)
Why would you like to become an Elevate Volunteer?
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Please give a short outline as to your interest in becoming a mentor
Do you have any previous experience of mentoring?
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This can include previously being a Mentor on Elevate or elsewhere. (Give details if desired).
OU Relationship
If you have an existing relationship with the Open University, please indicate your point of contact below -
Job Title
Please tell us your job title or give a brief description of what you do.
What sector do you currently work in?
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Who is your current employer? (If applicable).
Indicate the organisation you currently work for (can include self-employment).
What specific areas would you like to share in terms of knowledge and experience? (e.g. skills development, dealing with career challenges, industry insights, job search)
We value diversity and we recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. As part of the OU’s commitment to tackle existing inequalities, opportunities to participate in the scheme are being offered to students from underrepresented and widening participation groups. If you have lived experience that you would like to share in order to consider relevant matching you have the option to do so here:
Which scheme are you interested in?
Career Mentoring (minimum of four sessions)
Career Insights (one off session)
Happy to do either
Happy to do both
Privacy Notice
This activity specifically uses your personal information for the Elevate Career Programme. This is because it is in the university’s legitimate interest, and is necessary in order to offer these opportunities. The university may also review the information provided, using it to inform changes to similar programmes in the future. We share some of this personal data with the student we are matching you with for the purpose of complying with legislation and policies . All your responses to the expression of interest will be treated in the strictest confidence in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. The data you provide will be used for research and quality improvement purposes and the raw data will be seen and processed only by Open University staff. This project is administered under the OU's general data policy guidelines.
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