Colleges 'can't fund volunteering opportunities'

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector Online, 25 February 2008

Colleges do not have enough funding to offer their students volunteering opportunities, according to a study of volunteering provisions in the UK.

The report, Assessing the Impact of Volunteering on the Further Education Sector , commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council, shows that although many students volunteer, less than half find positions through their further education institutions. Less than a third of staff responsible for student volunteering feel the issue is...

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