Class Reps

What do I have to do?

To become a Bronze Student Leader you need to:

• Attend the Class Rep Training organised by the Students' Association (2 hour session)
• Have 80% attendance at your Staff Student Consultative Group for your course
• Attend a Personal Development Seminar (e.g. 1 hr session in assertiveness, leadership, negotiation skills etc)
• Fill out 3 short logs to record your development
• Meet with Al Wilson, Student Representative Co-ordinator in the Students' Association (NH118) in December or January to discuss your progress.
• Submit your completed Bronze Student Leaders Programme Workbook by Friday 9th March 2008.
• Attend the end of year Student Leaders Awards Ceremony

To become a Silver Student Leader you need to:

• Have previously completed the Bronze level of Student Leaders
• Have 80% attendance at your Staff Student Consultative Group on your course
• Attend a Personal Development Seminar (e.g. 1 hr session in assertiveness, leadership, negotiation skills etc) which is on a different topic to the one you attended at Bronze level.
• Fill out a SWOT analysis and 200 words on your leadership and development
• Meet with Al Wilson, Student Representative Co-ordinator in the Students' Association (NH118) in December or January to discuss your progress.
• Submit your completed Silver Student Leaders Programme Workbook by Friday 9th March.
• Attend the end of year Student Leaders Awards Ceremony

To become a Gold Student Leader you need to:

• Have previously completed the Silver level of Student Leaders
• Have 80% attendance at your Staff Student Consultative Group on your course
• Attend a Personal Development Seminar (e.g. 1 hr session in assertiveness, leadership, negotiation skills etc) which is on a different topic to the one you attended at Bronze and Silver Level.
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• Meet with Al Wilson, Student Representative Co-ordinator in the Students' Association (NH118) in December or January to discuss your progress.
• Submit your completed Silver Student Leaders Programme Workbook by Friday 9th March.
• Attend the end of year Student Leaders Awards Ceremony

The Student Leaders Programme doesn't require you to take on much more additional work and is instead focused on allowing you to identify the skills you are learning through your role as a Class Rep, in order to enhance your CV and greater increase your future employment prospects.

Each year the students participating in the programme will be invited to nominate themselves for the Glasgow Caledonian Student of the Year Award. More details about this will be available on the website soon.

Your staff support for advice and guidance throughout the Programme is Al Wilson, Student Representative Coordinator, who can be contacted on 0141 273 1609 or alastair.wilson@gcal.ac.uk His office is in the Students' Association North Hanover Street Building in Room NH118 and is available for any support that class reps may require.