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Skill Up! [6 weeks]

Dental Services Co (Pvt.) Ltd·Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Decent Work And Economic Growth - Target 8.6

All volunteer opportunities contribute towards one of the 17Sustainable Development Goals

English

These are the locally spoken languages that you’ll have to know.
Project
The project aims to impact SDG #8 by providing young people with soft and hard skills trainings, needed to qualify for a decent job, and career guidance.
This project contributes to,
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Decent Work And Economic Growth - Target 8.6

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

Role

About the job and it’s activities

About

Working hours

Monday to Friday, - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Project Activities

  • Week 1
    Preparing the activities that will be done in the following weeks and receiving feedback from the partners and AIESEC
    Run the initial assessment needed for measuring the outcome/impact of the project
    Introductory session with the beneficiaries, presentation of the volunteers and project objectives.
    Onboarding space with partner representatives to understand the current scenario, beneficiaries and discuss about the outcome of the project
    Create an implementation plan on how the project should unfold and determine materials to be used
  • Week 2
    Provide clinical support for dental clinics.
    Assist with lectures at the training institute.
    Conduct discussion groups with students to share knowledge. -
    Conduct health education sessions for schools and community centers.
    Workshop: Empowering Futures - introduction to SDG 8
    Assessment of their current hard and soft skills: where can they improve?
    Workshop: Introduction to Soft and Hard Skills
  • Week 3
    Conduct discussion groups with students to share knowledge. -
    Assist with lectures at the training institute.
    Soft skill workshops based on demands and needs of participants. (communication, leadership, problem solving, adaptability, time management etc)
    Activity: introspection space for participants to realize their own strengths and weaknesses and identify what soft skills they have and what can they improve.
    Provide clinical support for dental clinics.
    Development spaces (games, dynamics, role play, roundtables, etc) about soft skills development: solution oriented, world citizen, empowering others, self awareness
    Organize workshops on medical related topics.
  • Week 4
    Conduct health education sessions for schools and community centers.
    Provide clinical support for dental clinics.
    Offer workshops that cover foundational digital skills (e.g., Microsoft Office, digital collaboration) alongside those focused on high-demand skills (e.g., programming, entrepreneurship).
    Organize group discussions where participants share best practices related to specific hard skills.
    Activity: introduce the beneficiaries to professionals from different work fields, so that youth can learn more about the diversity of job opportunities and their needed hard skills
    Assist with lectures at the training institute.
    Conduct discussion groups with students to share knowledge. -
  • Week 5
    Organize workshops on medical related topics.
    Assist with lectures at the training institute.
    Provide clinical support for dental clinics.
    Workshop: Self Branding. How to "sell" yourself?
    Workshop: Application procedures. How to create a CV, write motivation letter and do an interview?
    Practice: Let participants do mock application procedures and give them feedback on the output
    Conduct discussion groups with students to share knowledge. -
  • Week 6
    Build final project report and presented to AIESEC members and NGO/non-profit representatives.
    Collect data from beneficiaries (you can use surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
    Analyse data to determinate outcome/impact results (level of awareness of beneficiaries post-project activities).
    Closing day with beneficiaries
    Debrief the impact of the project, how the beneficiaries developed, discuss about what went well and even better if and include this in the report
  • Week 7
  • Week 8

Process

The steps involved in being selected for this opportunity.
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Logistics

What you’ll be provided with during your stay

Benefits of becoming a Global Volunteer

Learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and participate in a social project designed for impact.
International Exposure - Experience new cultures and industries.
Develop your Leadership (our programs can help you develop the following leadership values: striving for excellence, demonstrating integrity, activating leadership, acting sustainably, enjoying participation and living diversity).
Receive AIESEC Support for Selection (assistance with your application to opportunities and decision making process).
Receive AIESEC Support after Selection (Visa support, help in finding and providing accommodation, assisting during first day of work).

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