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How to Log Your Hours

Check out this quick guide to logging any volunteering hours you've completed.

How to log your hours

Watch the video below to find out how to log your volunteer hours.

When you are logging your hours, make sure to click on the role title to show the Add hours and Add skills options.

If you are ready to get started logging your hours, head over to the Log Your Hours & Skills page.

Log your hours

What counts as volunteering?

You can log your hours for any time you've given to a voluntary activity, where you've held a role of responsibility. This includes activities in the Union and outside the Union.

Here are examples for a few different types of volunteers:

Community

  • Volunteer tutoring with Volunteer Tutoring Organisation
  • Sorting donations at Shelter Charity shop
  • Bucket collections at Kiltwalk
  • Travel to and from volunteering shift at Scotland's Musical Instrument Library
  • Call shift at Nightline

Societies/Sports Committee

  • Committee meetings for Semester 1
  • Recording meeting minutes
  • Responding to emails Semester 1
  • Society event/training session
  • Researching grant request
  • Sorting through/maintaining equipment
  • Updating social media pages

Programme/Faculty Rep

  • Gathering feedback from classmates
  • Preparing a survey
  • Attending and preparing for Student Staff Liaison Committees
  • Rep training with Union trainers
  • Meeting with Student Officers

Trustee/Part-time Officer

  • Attending meetings
  • Reading meeting papers
  • Communicating with Student Officers
  • Attending Board working group

Why log your hours?

There are lots of benefits to logging your volunteer hours during your studies including:

  • Access to request annual volunteering hours certificate
  • Access to request a reference letter
  • Access to create a personalised skills record
  • Eligible for STAR Awards nomination

Request your certificate, reference or record

Not a volunteer yet?

The best place to start is our Volunteering page where you can find all the latest opportunities available. If you don't see anything you're interested in, you can set up your volunteering profile and select what types of volunteering your interested in. This means you'll be notified when a new opportunity that fits your preferences is added.

Benefits to volunteering

  • A chance to contribute to some worthy causes and make a difference
  • Connect with others and make new friends
  • Develop your confidence, leadership and teamwork skills
  • Gain invaluable experiences and boost your CV
  • Have fun!

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