Your SU Leadership Award recognises your involvement and activities within extracurricular activities whilst studying at Coventry University.
You can showcase the skills you have developed in a format that can be digitally viewed by potential employers.
Click on the button below to start your online application!
This is a great chance to improve your CV and make yourself a standout candidate! The Leadership Award can recognise many things such as:
The Leadership Award has 3 levels:
If you are an active participant within extracurricular activities, but don’t take on any formal leadership roles, this Award recognises the extra skills and experience you have gained.
The Bronze Leadership Award recognises Coventry University students who seek out and participate within opportunities to develop their interests, meet new people, and proactively stretch themselves through trying something new.
To achieve the Bronze Leadership Award, students identify the skills and experience they have gained through their participation. These will depend entirely on their experience, but are commonly communication, team-working, presentational and personal skills.
If you do more than actively participate, perhaps taking on some elements of leadership within your activities, or engaging in a way that helps grow and sustain your extracurricular activity, then the Silver Leadership Award is for you.
The Silver Leadership Award recognises Coventry University students who have progressed from participating in an activity, to a greater degree of engagement and contributions. They support their activities through taking on elements of leadership and making contributions, as and when required.
To achieve the Silver Leadership Award, students review the skills and experience they have gained through their engagement within their activities. These skills can cover the spectrum from personal and communication skills, through to organisational and leadership skills they have developed through their contributions.
If you have demonstrated your leadership skills through making significant contributions, either within an a formal executive role , or any other voluntary position, then the Gold Leadership Award is for you.
The Gold Leadership Award recognises Coventry University students who have made significant contributions through their extracurricular activities, and who have actively shaped and development their opportunities through their involvement.
To achieve the Gold Leadership Award, students reflect and evidence the experience and skills developed through their roles. These skills will be those most relevant to their position, but will range from commercial and organisational through to leadership and communication.
Each term we host Leadership award workshops, which are free to attend and are a great to for you to find out more about the Award, guidance on the application process and get support with your application.
The level of Award you are eligible to achieve is dependent on the nature of your involvement, and your ability to provide supporting evidence of this. Within your submission you may include any evidence that you feel is appropriate, however, see below for specific requirements for each award level.
Skills
Categories
Within your submission, reflect on each of the employability skills you have developed through your opportunity
From drop-down menu choose skills
Identify your skills
Describe the skills you have developed
Discuss how your skills have been developed and applied
Verification Contact
This is a person who is willing to be contacted to confirm your involvement in your activity(s)
Evidence to support application
Records your opportunity dates, activities and development
Photos and Other Media
These are photos / videos / other media that can evidence your involvement and activities
Peer / Leader Reference
This is the section where you can provide a written reference from somebody who is aware of your role / participation
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