As a volunteer you should:

• be able to spend some time on the tasks that need volunteers to complete so that CYF can function. Volunteers enable CYF to achieve its goals.
• be digitally literate
• Your feedback to applicants will be guided by one or both of the following
  • technical expertise in some of the full stack development technologies including HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, SQL (Postgres)
  • expertise in personal skills to guide applicants in their personal development, for example in communication, presentation, time management, work-life balance, etc.

What you’ll learn

• How to register (if you are a new volunteer)
• How to access the dashboard
• Where to find the syllabus
• How to give helpful feedback.

What you’ll need

You will need a computer or tablet with this software installed:

• Slack
• A web browser

CYF generally uses (Ubuntu) Linux rather than Windows or Macs. If you are trying to complete tasks that the applicants will do, instructions generally assume a Linux environment, so some experience of Linux would be helpful.

What you’ll do

On the following pages we will take you through all the necessary information on volunteering with ITD guide your feedback to applicants.

• Access the Syllabus
• Access the dashboard
• Find applicant submissions and give feedback