Falkirk college staff offer their time and skills to help charities

FVC’s annual All Staff Development Day – which was was due to take place on Friday, November 20 – has been cancelled because of coronavirus putting an end to large gatherings.

However, the college workforce is still being given the opportunity to enhance their professional skills by giving up a day of their time to help a local charity of their choice.

While many individuals and teams of staff have already identified the sector or organisation they wish to support, there are some who are still undecided on who to help.

That is why the college now wants to hear from charities in the Forth Valley area who would like to take advantage of a wide range of talented professionals and put their attributes to good use for a full day.

Ralph Burns, FVC’s head of human resources, said: “The premise of this idea is to provide the community with the charitable donation of an important resource, the

skills and time of our staff.

“Staff are being given the opportunity to provide a day of their time to support a charity of their choice. If successful we hope to continue this in future years.

“The day is not about raising money it is about giving time back. This is an opportunity to be creative, active, supportive, to feel good and to make others feel

good.

“At a time when many are isolated, this is a great opportunity to start something special.”

FVC principal Dr Ken Thomson added: “Yet again I find myself feeling pride in the actions of our college staff. Not content with going above and beyond throughout the pandemic lockdown, to make sure the college provided students with a high standard of remote learning to enable them to complete their courses, they are now volunteering to put something back into their local communities.

“Local charities are certainly going to benefit from the skills and experience of the college team, if they register for this initiative.”

Registered charities can e-mail [email protected] and register interest by leaving contact details and a brief description of what they would want FVC staff to be involved in.

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