By volunteering as part of your AUT Edge Award you can have fun and feel rewarded by making a difference in your community. Find out more about the volunteering part of your AUT Edge Award and where you could be volunteering.
You choose who you want to volunteer for. The main criteria is that it's not paid work and that you're doing something that helps a person, charity, community organisation or the environment in some way.
Half of your hours must be completed outside of AUT (25 hours). We encourage more, but you can't do less.
Log your hours as you go via Elab Online.
The following links take you to volunteer organisations that advertise for volunteers, but there are many other charities that keen to have volunteers. Don't be afraid to offer your help to a charity you believe in – just check with the AUT Employability and Careers team first if they're not on our list.
Want to find out more about this award? Go to Elab Online, click on ‘Events’ and book into an information session.
It’s easy to log in – just choose ‘Current student’ and enter your AUT student ID number and password.
Read more about student volunteering in the AUT Employability blog.
The AUT Edge Award takes at least 79 hours to complete. As well as volunteering you also need to complete:
If you have any questions about the AUT Edge Award, you can: