Number 1010355
What does volunteering involve at Action Factory?
- Helping Artists to prepare for workshops
- Working with Artists to deliver workshops in the community
- Helping to finish work produced on workshops/projects
The following quotes are from people who attended V-Train, May-June 2002, a 10 week training course for volunteer community arts workers in Blackburn and Darwen Borough. After completing the course the volunteers gained in self confidence thus left in a much stronger position to apply for jobs in the arts sector, or to seek other forms of employment.
" I loved being a participant, a teacher and a student at the same time, sharing ideas, having fun and learning more."
" Try volunteer work, get into it because its great - you couldn't pay for the experience. Many doors keep opening all the time."
" I've always been on the shy side which has now improved as I've learned to deal with people and my social skills have developed. I facilitated a workshop with a class in a school."
"Team work, laughing with and being with people. Join in, you are going to get something from it .... absolutely."
