Lifelong Learning Week: Identifying your transferable skills with the Spirit of Sussex Award

This event is one of several activities for mature students being offered by the Student Engagement and Enhancement team to celebrate Lifelong Learning Week 2024. By mature student, we usually mean around age 21+ at the beginning of your undergraduate degree, or 25+ for postgraduates.

The hidden value in life’s activities: identifying your transferable skills with SoSA

The Spirit of Sussex Award (SoSA) celebrates your extra-curricular and voluntary achievements. By taking part in different activities, such as part-time work or volunteering, you can gain points towards either a Bronze, Silver or Gold Spirit of Sussex Award.

Most of us take part in a range of activities outside of work or study. Some are fun or enriching, others are challenging or demand our responsibility. Almost all of them develop our transferable skills and help us to continue developing long after our degrees end.

In this drop-in session, which particularly aims to support mature students, we’ll identify the key transferable skills from the things you’ve done in your life – from crafting to sports, parenting to performing, or gaming to volunteering!

We will also have free pizza! Vegan/veggie options will be available, but if you have any other specific dietary requirements please let us know in advance at SEE@Sussex.ac.uk. 

Woodland 3 is a large room at the back of the building on the ground floor of the Student Centre. For access information and photos visit the AccessAble website.

Lifelong Learning Week, led by the Learning and Work Institute, takes place annually in early November bringing together the learning, skills and employment sectors through a range of events and activities. Learning and Work Institute is an independent policy, research and development organisation dedicated to lifelong learning, full employment and inclusion. These include publication of the Adult Participation in Learning Survey and a range of other talks and webinars.