Junior Achievement Ireland

“Generating impact through your partnerships with

business.”

Role of supporting company Contributions:1. Annual monetary contributions2. Provide business volunteers to teach

programmes Promote JA internally within the company Host information sessions/stands Have Council Member and Link person in

each company

Recruiting business volunteersVolunteers recruited from

supporting companies through:1. Information sessions held each

term2. Canteen Stands3. Eflyer/emails through link

person in organisation

1.Information meeting format/ The Recruitment PitchLink person in organisation reserves a

room for JA to present to all staff and includes:

Brief introduction on history of JA Ireland along with aims and objectives of the organisation.

Overview of time commitment involved and support provided

Show brief DVDDemonstrate one primary & one

secondary programmeInfo sessions approx 40mins in duration

2.Canteen standsJA set up stand in organisation

canteen at lunch time to recruit volunteers.

Can be effective for busy staff to drop by

Enhances brand recognition in organisation

Encourage past volunteers to attend the stand to assist in getting new staff to sign up

3. Eflyer format

Recruiting business volunteers format

Volunteer completes business volunteer form to determine teaching preferences

Volunteer contacted and matched to a programme after expressing an interest

Volunteers matched to programme term by term

All volunteers fully trained for 2.5 hours before programme commences

All teachers invited to training once programme has been requested

Business volunteers roleAll programmes delivered by a

business volunteerVolunteer acts as a role model to

the studentsThey bring their own experiences

into the classroomProgramme is delivered in

partnership with the teacher, they arrange dates/times together

TrainingTraining takes place in supporting

organisations over 2.5 hours.Sessions are broken down and trained

according to programmes ie: Primary Junior / Senior and Secondary programmes.

1 hour on how to prepare, classroom management advice and teacher support

1.5 hours on individual programme and class preparation using materials and guides.

Typical training agendaIntroduction to Junior AchievementIcebreakerTeachers’ role in the programmeVolunteers’ role in the programmeStudent characteristics- what to

expect! Basic classroom management Junior Achievement kits- how to

prepare your programme

Retaining VolunteersMatch volunteer into appropriate

programme to suit individual preferencesHigh quality training sessions & full

support network during programmeEvaluationsOngoing feedback to company link Recognition event- presentation of

certificates to all volunteers

Steps in supporting business volunteers

Contact volunteer once training is complete about start date in school

Phone volunteer once programme is up and running

Email volunteers regarding classroom visit

Visit where possible/take photosEmail feedback questionnaireSend thank you mail

Communications with our companies

Provide a bi-annual newslink to all supporting companies on nationwide JA activity

Have Council Member and Link complete surveys to improve communications

Monitor all press to see if supporting companies have exposure through JA and send to Council Member and Link.

Thank you!