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Exploring micro-volunteering as a flexible pathway for career development

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Hello everyone,

I’m interested in opening a discussion on how micro-volunteering could support career development within the engineering and technology community, particularly for early- and mid-career professionals who may be balancing full-time work and personal commitments.

Short, time-bound opportunities—such as contributing to focused discussions, reviewing technical content, sharing real-world lessons learned, or offering brief mentoring—can make it easier for members to get involved while still creating meaningful impact. In fast-moving areas like digital transformation, data, AI, and safety-critical systems, this type of engagement could also help surface practical insights from across different sectors.

I’d be keen to hear from others:

  • What forms of short, flexible volunteering would you find most valuable?
  • How could micro-volunteering better support professional growth and skills development?
  • Are there examples of approaches you’ve seen work well elsewhere?

Looking forward to learning from your experiences and perspectives.

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  • From an IET viewpoint, I think the nearest activity we have to micro volunteering is as a Registration Assessor. At the pre-interview stage this involves reviewing applications to determine whether there is sufficient evidence of the UKSpec competences to warrant an interview, and writing a short summary report (usually 2 or 3 paragraphs). Everything is done on-line and a panel usually has 5 or 6 applicants in a batch with 3 weeks allowed to complete. All done as and when you can fit it in.

    At post interview it is a case of reviewing the interview report and an overview of the process to ensure that the result is fair and correct.

    You have to have training which involves a day in London every 3 years or so, and it all counts towards CPD.

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    How do one go about registering an interest and any link to that effect 

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    How do one go about registering an interest and any link to that effect 

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