CSV has been organising full-time volunteering for over 40 years so we are pretty good at it by now!

Full-time volunteering can be a fantastic opportunity if you are…

…taking a gap year
A full-time volunteering gap year in the UK before you go to university will enhance your UCAS application, make you more independent and develop your social skills. Take a year out after university and you will gain some real experience after studying the theory that could help with that first job.

One of the great things about a gap year with CSV for people living in the UK is that it is totally FREE!

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…wanting practical experience
Full-time volunteering can help improve your UCAS application, provide you with transferable skills, and really useful experience if you are thinking about studying Social Work, Health Care, Psychology, Teaching, Nursing, Youth Work, Childcare, Medicine, Police, Probation Service, Counselling & Advocacy or Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy.

Read more about gaining practical experience through volunteering...

Want proof? Click here to read a press release (PDF document) about University admission tutors looking for evidence of practical experience...

...thinking about changing career
Whether you are looking for specific experience or just want to test out whether a career in social care is for you, CSV full-time volunteering can be the answer.

Read more about how volunteering can help inform your career decisions...

…just wanting to make a difference
Lots of people who volunteer just want to make a difference to communities and individual people’s lives. That’s a great thing to want to do for up to 12 months of your life, at any age. All of our full-time volunteering opportunities are valuable; supporting real people with real needs. Your volunteering will be appreciated and the personal rewards are huge.

Read more about making a difference to people and communitites through full-time volunteering...