Student AWAL
AWAL (Applications of Working and Learning) is a big project across Canada! It is an important project because it builds connections between the world of work, our schools and our communities. It helps teachers and students to better understand how the skills and knowledge being taught in school can be used outside of school throughout our careers. We are going to help build these connections by interviewing members of our community in the non-profit sector and find out exactly what their job involves. In the non-profit sector there are two (2) distinct groups of workers - paid employees and volunteers. Usually paid employees are individuals who run the organization. Jobs in this group range from secretaries to volunteer coordinators to executive directors. However, many of these organizations would not be able to operate without the help of many volunteers. Volunteers can have many different roles depending on what the organization needs to accomplish. In some organizations paid staff and volunteers may do the same work. In this activity, you will be conducting two (2) interviews at your chosen non-profit organization and creating a visual report based on your findings.