Opportunities in and near Craigavon

Support environmental services through public phone enquiries, payment processing for bin sales and bulky item collections, plus purchase orders, invoices and spreadsheet data entry. You’ll also see how public-facing teams manage day-to-day queries.

Explore how local-government planners assess applications, respond to unauthorised development and prepare an area’s development plan. You may also attend a Planning and Regulatory Services Committee meeting in Craigavon, seeing how planners support decisions with councillors.

Observe site surveying and measuring, explore architectural plans and join design team discussions in a council setting. If you’re over 18, you could also draft CAD illustrations and help prepare tender documents.

Observe building control officers assess plans and handle technical queries, then see how drawings and energy calculations are checked against construction standards in Northern Ireland. You’ll also learn about postal numbering procedures and property certificates.

Manage diaries and schedules, handle calls and emails, prepare documents, and support filing during an office-based placement in estates and asset management. See how council administrative systems keep projects and services organised.

Shadow live-performance technical work at Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, exploring microphone setup, sound desks, lighting scenes, monitor rigs and a fly tower. You’ll also get an introduction to the health and safety routines that keep backstage operations running smoothly.

Shadow adult guided tours at council heritage venues and help set up and dismantle sets, getting a practical view of visitor-facing work. Support education activities, crafts and materials, and where appropriate, see how shop operations, catering procedures, administration and bookings are handled.

Explore drug development through staff conversations, tours and hands-on activities, with strands in science, engineering, IT and business. Science and engineering placements include Biology and Chemistry experiments at Belfast’s W5 laboratory or engineering work shadowing in Craigavon.

Use specialised software on short research projects and see what scientists do day to day during this four-day placement. You could also use telescopes overseas, visit the Planetarium, and spend time with the Education Team and PhD students.

Record temperatures, operate a sunshine tower and measure rainfall through hands-on volunteering, helping build a long-running scientific record.

Support practical day-to-day work at a planetarium or observatory, including special events, projects and improving the visitor experience. Get hands-on maintaining the grounds or observing the Phenology Garden.

Deliver Awareness to Action sessions in your local community, in person or online, using ready-made resources to help people understand sight loss. You could connect with community leaders, businesses and local groups - and get induction, training and a toolkit.

Spend around one hour a week having supportive phone conversations with visually impaired people matched to you through shared interests. Calls are confidential, and no telephone numbers are exchanged; the organisation connects you both. Training and ongoing support are provided.

Explore five interactive modules where geographers use mapping technologies, analyse data and tackle real-world tasks on natural hazards, city planning and resource security. Work at your own pace, hear pre-recorded industry talks and earn a completion certificate.

Observe classes, meet staff tutors and current students, and get a first-hand feel for drama-school life at an in-person open event. Free virtual panels let you ask staff and students questions; in-person visitors get a free bus from Oxford city centre or Oxford Parkway.

Develop and deliver marketing campaigns, write press releases, support media outreach and manage social channels. You’ll create content, update the website and photograph events, with flexible on-site or remote volunteering, free refreshments and expenses covered.

Create original 2D art inspired by wild mammals from the British Isles, then submit it online in categories spanning portraits, artivism and mammal stories like zines or short comics. Judges pick category winners and one overall winner; AI-generated and copied work aren’t allowed.

Hear academics debate how AI, robotics, nanotechnology and quantum computing can drive positive change while limiting harm. Explore the social, economic and political choices shaping how these technologies are developed, deployed and governed; attend on campus or register to watch on LSE Live.

A Zoom webinar breaks down the Cambridge application process and what studying there involves, then gives practical guidance on next steps. Students in Year 11, Year 12 and equivalent year groups worldwide can join remotely from wherever they’re based.

Explore how Cambridge fits into the wider university landscape in an online session led by an experienced admissions tutor. Get guidance on choosing A-Level or equivalent subjects for future study, then bring your questions about Cambridge and its application process to the Q&A.