Volunteer

Description

 CreateHER – Female entrepreneurial leadership programme - Empowering Female Students to Lead, Innovate & Grow

Programme Aim and Content

CreateHER is a pre-accelerator start-up programme for female students to develop their entrepreneurial skills, mindset and leadership for personal and professional growth.

This innovative programme will develop knowledge and skills in entrepreneurial mindset development, leading self and leading others, opportunity identification and problem solving from business and personal career perspectives, networking for career progression, and creating compelling presentations and pitches.

Unique Programme Features:

As part of the programme students will complete two novel modules specific to this programme –

• Network IQ training -measures networking skills and provides practical tools and techniques to improve networking skills
• 'Safe Uncertainty' training which explores the notion of uncertainty, how to engage and embrace uncertainty and provides students with enabling strategies to understand and positively address uncertainty for positive outcomes.
• Career Close-Ups: Short, intensive immersive experiences with local enterprises, supporting students to explore learned concepts in real-world settings
• Mentoring – students will have access to mentors to guide developing entrepreneurial ideas
• National Showcasing and Networking event – participants from all educational institutions will meet, network and engage with industry partners

Programme delivery focuses on hands-on learning and connects students with mentors, entrepreneurs, and networking opportunities.

Tasks that the volunteer(s) will be expected to undertake:

Key details of the programme

• Start Date Wednesday October 1st - Wednesday November 5th

• Workshops in person every Wednesday from 5 pm-7 pm

Must be available on these dates         

Wednesday October 1st 5pm-7pm             

Tuesday October 7th 4pm-6pm                 

 Wednesday October 15th 5pm-7pm             

Wednesday October 22nd 5pm-7pm           

 Wednesday October 29th 5pm-7pm             

Wednesday November 5th 5pm-7pm

Benefits of Volunteering:

Why Attend - CreateHER is more than a learning experience—it's a community providing opportunities to

• Work directly with experienced mentors and entrepreneurs
• Participate in interactive workshops and peer-led activities
• Build a supportive network of like-minded female students
• Attend exclusive networking events with industry professionals

See testimony from a previous participant Video 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jenny-mullery-59831798_female-undergraduates-at-university-of-galway-activity-7370801573888950272-Up4I/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADBjwpUB6O-OqaHxaMeW40YZyMPfo-eyZBs 

Details of time commitment needed for role:
Wednesday 5pm-7pm for 6 weeks

Minimum time commitment per week:
3 hours p/week

Additional screening required for this role::
Additional Sign up form

Sustainable Development Goal:

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UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK