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Many employers and scholarship programmes ask for experience; internships and volunteering, especially online, are the best way to gain initial experience. This course teaches you how to find genuine opportunities, apply, learn on the job and record the experience on your CV.
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Course details
| Level | Beginner |
| Estimated duration | 6 hours of study and practice |
| Prerequisite | None |
| Language of instruction | Farsi-e-Dari (with key English terms) |
| Fee | Free |
| Assessment | A quiz after each section and a final exam; pass mark 70%; certificate after approval by the Academy |
After this course you will be able to
- Understand the types of internships and volunteering (in person and online)
- Tell genuine opportunities from fake ones
- Write an application and a short motivation letter
- Set learning goals during an internship and ask for feedback
- Record your experience and achievements on your CV
Course outline
- The value of volunteering
- Internships and work experience
- Transferable skills
- Online volunteering
- Organisations and networks
- Signs of a fake opportunity
- A short motivation letter
- CV
- Interview
- Learning goals
- Professional communication
- Getting feedback
- Reference letter
- Adding it to your CV
- Next step
Week-by-week learning path
With about 30 to 45 minutes of study and practice a day, you will finish this course in 6 weeks:
| Week | Topic | Weekly output |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Why experience matters | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 2 | Finding opportunities | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 3 | Applying | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 4 | On the job | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 5 | After the placement | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 6 | Final project and final exam | Completed project and a score of 70% or more |
Final project
An “experience plan”: a list of five genuine opportunities with a reliability check, one complete application, three learning goals, and a new CV section that shows the experience through achievements.
Project assessment criteria:
- Checking the reliability of opportunities
- Quality of the application
- Specific learning goals
- Professional recording of experience
Key course terms
Internship
Volunteering
Motivation letter
Reference letter
Learning objective
Transferable skill
Practical experience
Network
Assessment and certificate
- After each section: a short quiz (70% recommended before moving on)
- Practical exercises in each lesson are for learning; use Questions to send your questions
- End of course: final exam (pass mark 70%) and submission of the final project
- Digital certificate after review and approval by the Academy: Request a certificate
Teaching method
Each lesson includes learning objectives, explanations with real examples and images, key terms in Dari and English, common mistakes, a practical exercise, a self-test and a summary. In every lesson you can use the Questions button to ask the teacher questions. The courses are impartial, free and open to all young people.
Get ready now
- List three organisations whose work matters to you
- Write down the skills you could offer as a volunteer
- Look at the Youth Parliament’s volunteering programmes on the website
Free, reliable resources
These resources were selected by the Academy team. Most are in English; Chrome’s Translate feature can help if needed. Large files (books, exercise files, videos) will be placed in the Academy’s official Google Drive folder when the course goes live, and linked from this page.
- Grow with Google, free digital and work skills training from Google
- GCFGlobal, free illustrated tutorials on work, computer and life skills
- OpenLearn – The Open University, hundreds of free short courses with a certificate of participation
Help and questions
Questions about this course: [email protected] · All courses: Online Learning Centre · Active course: Computer and Internet Basics
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