Call for volunteer stories from heritage professionals

Ahead of the first annual Heritage Careers Week (28 October - 1 November), we’re looking to highlight career paths of people who volunteered with heritage organisations and then went on to work within Scotland's heritage sector.

Heritage Careers Week is an opportunity to raise awareness among young people, parents, and educators across Scotland of the breadth of roles and range of pathways available within the historic environment sector, address common misconceptions and inspire young people to consider a career path into the historic environment careers.

If you’d like to share your story, you can submit a short blog or video that answers the following questions:

• What is your current job in the heritage sector? What tasks do you do within your role? What skills are/were needed for the role(s)?
• What volunteer roles have you undertaken? What tasks did you do as part of these roles? What skills are/were needed for the role(s)?
• What led you to start volunteering?
• What attracted you to the heritage sector?
• How did volunteering support your professional development (e.g. skills development, networking, building confidence, etc)?
• What advice would you give to your 15 year old self?

You can submit your blog by filling out this short Google Form or emailing us at hello@makeyourmark.scot by 11 October.