1. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Class Representative Opportunity Profile

2. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Main Purpose and Activities of Role To be a link between your class, the students’ association and staff. To attend Student Representative Council meetings (five per session) and provide feedback from this to your class. Attend Liaison Panel meetings, gathering the student view beforehand and providing feedback afterwards to your class and to the association.

3. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Experience, skills and interest required. A willingness to talk to your classmates about course issues and to take them to your course tutor. The ability to communicate constructively. A willingness to attend training to learn appropriate skills.

4. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Time Commitment Student Representative Council (SRC) meetings are held once in September, October, January, March and May during lunch time. Student Liaison Panel meetings take place around three times a year about every three months.

5. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Time Commitment These meetings plus informal communication with staff and classmates mean that the role will take up a minimum of one hour a month. However there is no upper limit to this, and you get out of the role what you put in.

6. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience How to get the position There are two representatives required for each class, who are nominated by class members or you can put yourself forward. If required there will be an election held in class with the assistance of your class tutor.

7. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Who do you work with? You will work with the Student Services Officer and other student representatives primarily, but you will also work with other staff members such as college management and staff members of your Liaison Panel and of course your tutors and classmates.

8. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Support in the role The Student Services Officer works with student representatives and will be the main source of help and advice. You will also receive support from the students’ association officers and other staff in the college such as your tutors and college management Training is provided by sparqs (student participation in quality Scotland) at the start of the year, to help you understand your role.

9. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience What you can get out of it If you attend three out of the five SRC meetings and the training at the start of the year, you will receive a certificate showing your fulfilment of the role. This will be presented by the Depute Principal at a celebratory meal held at the end of the session.

10. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience What you can get out of it Development of skills such as confidence, time management, organisational skills and responsibility A sense of satisfaction and achievement from the work you have done. Build new friendships.

11. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience What can it lead to The opportunity to become an association officer and sit on college committees with staff and management. A greater understanding of your course and the college. Possible improved job prospects because you can put the role on your CV.

12. Travel First Class with Banff & Buchan College Student Learning Experience Further Information Contact the student services officer located in the students’ association office in the main foyer. Or Email sgall@banff-buchan.ac.uk www.sparqs.org.uk www.nusonline.co.uk