Why should I get involved?
The programme is designed to offer you a unique opportunity to build campaigning skills and professional development, assisting entry into the campaigning and charity sector. Throughout the programme, you will build a wide range of campaigning skills including, but not limited to: undertaking campaign research, working alongside elected representatives to secure change, navigating governance structures, designing and delivering campaign strategies and lobbying decision makers. People & Planet will also support references for future job applications for those that complete the programme and provide a certificate upon completion.
How will it work?
The campaign training programme is designed to be undertaken alongside studying and has clear milestones and tasks from week to week - each lasting between 30 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes. This will allow you to get a feel for what campaigning involves in a time-bound way, and will provide you with a diverse range of skills that will be beneficial across the course of your working lives.
Check out the proposed timetable:
WEEK
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ACTIVITY
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1
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Introduction to fossil free campaign
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2
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Creating a campaign petition
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3
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Getting support from the student union
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4
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Contacting the university
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5
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Getting support from trade unions
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6
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121 Check-in with People & Planet
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7
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Campaign development
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8
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Campaign development
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9
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121 Check-in with People & Planet
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10
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Campaign review
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What will be expected of me?
This programme has been designed to fit around you! You can complete the weekly task whenever it works best and around any commitments or responsibilities you may already have. The only week where we’d expect you to join us to at a certain time is the introductory workshop: 6th March, 4-5.30pm on Zoom. If that's impossible for you to make but you’re really keen to get involved, then let us know in the application form under “anything else you’d like us to know?” and we can explore if we might be able to create an alternative option.