Your next steps as a volunteer

Over the past two weeks, we’ve examined aspects of how you communicate with young people and what you need to think about before and during the delivery of a STEM Ambassador or other voluntary activity with young people.

Our ultimate aim is to help you inspire young people to continue to enjoy studying STEM subjects, have positive STEM experiences and to consider careers in STEM.

If you are in the UK, and are not already a STEM Ambassador, do please consider registering as a STEM Ambassador. You will need to create an account click the box entitled ‘STEM Ambassador volunteer’.

We realise that many of you will be involved in volunteering activities at different times, and it may be several weeks before you have a chance to try out your communication skills with young people.

The next course in the ExpertTrack focuses on gathering feedback about your STEM activity and how to use it to improve your volunteering. It is recommended to look at the content in the next course before you deliver your activity with young people as you will be completing the final part of your activity planning document.

Course Reflection Log

The Course Reflection Log forms part of your ExpertTrack Portfolio. You will have been adding to this during the ExpertTrack.

Based upon your comments in the course and your self-audit task, complete the sections in the Course Reflection Log for this course. Identify:

• What was new to you.
• How your volunteering practice or understanding changed.
• How this will influence you in the future.

Remember that the ExpertTrack Portfolio will be peer-assessed. Refer to the criteria for the portfolio assessment [PDF] as you complete each part.