On Campus Volunteering

HISA has a number of volunteer opportunities.

We also offer training and support from our staff team, to make sure you get the most out of your experience.

Why not put your hand up to be a Student Voice Rep? 

Scott Anderson from Argyll College (pictured) did just that, you can read about his experience.

Josh Smith from Lews Castle College volunteered as a Student Voice Rep for two years and recently won the Sparqs Student Engagement Award 2017 for Best Student Voice Rep.

You can also get involved with one of our HISA Clubs or Societies, like golfing-enthusiast Sebastiano at North Highland College or Joe Penhaul-Smith who set up the UHI Wind and Wave Club at SAMS.

Whatever you're interested in, we'd love to hear from you: hisa@uhi.ac.uk 

Student Ambassadors

There are a number of Student Ambassador programs with the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

Sam McKenzie found volunteering as an ambassador with Inverness College helped him with his social anxiety.

You can also register here to be among student volunteers who are called on for campus events, committees, student focus groups and reviews. 

Off Campus Volunteering

We have listed a number of volunteering opportunities here, by sector:

• Event management, public relations and logistics opportunities
• Get involved in your local community, whether that be charity work, beach clean-ups, etc
• Volunteer outside or take part in a specific conservation project
• Retail opportunities, including charity shops
• Volunteering with sports clubs and organisations

Also, make sure to check out Volunteer Scotland's excellent website

Volunteering by region

Wherever you're studying, you'll be able to find a local volunteering agency with the latest opportunities close to you.

• Argyll and Bute: Third Sector Partnership
• Badenoch and Strathspey: Voluntary Action in Badenoch and Strathspey
• Caithness: Caithness Voluntary Group
• Inverness: Signpost
• Lochaber: Voluntary Action Lochaber
• Moray: Third Sector Interface
• Orkney: Voluntary Action Orkney
• Perthshire: Voluntary Action Perthshire
• Ross-Shire: Ross-Shire Voluntary Action
• Shetland: Voluntary Action Shetland
• Skye and Lochalsh: Skye and Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Western Isles: Volunteer Centre, Western Isles Eilean Siar