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Course Rep Accreditation

Bianca Holland
Bianca Holland
The amalgamation of all CRA emails in one. 
I PROMISE I TRED TO MAKE THIS AS READABLE AS POSSIBLE 
 
I also wanna say thank you to all the Course reps who ask for clarifications and ask questions because it helps me make things like this!
 
What is CRA
 
As course reps you voluntarily put in several hours to ensure your
courses voice is heard, ensuring that the quality of student's
education is upheld, and for this you deserve recognition.
By enrolling in the CRA you will be recognised and rewarded with
tangibly with LinkedIn badges and certificates contributing to
your employability after university.

These awards are also co-accredited by Gloucester City Council,
making the awards more widely recognised.

For all the skills you gain, we will be hosting a CV workshop that
shows you how to write them into your CV effectively to show
off your skills to employer
 
How to get your accreditation in semester 2 & 3 in 2026!
Self-Check in what aspects of the accreditation you have done (if u have any photos id appreciate it bc I want to make a cutesy insta reel)
 
Emerging
Attend the first course rep training session
If you have not done the training yet, please flick through the ppt and LET ME KNOW when you have and ill mark the training session as complete!
 
Attend 2 Sub Council Meetings
The First one happened in November.
The Second one happened in  February  
The next one is  Tuesday 28th April (17:30–19:30) 
If you cannot attend EMAIL ME your comments and it will count!!
 
Submit one feedback report per semester on your activities and share a success.
Basically fill it in with what you have done in Sem 1 and Sem 2 (when Sem 2 finishes) as a course rep!
 
Advocate
Meet all the previous criteria
 
Attend 2 Skills building sessions to develop leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills you can use in your career.
(You DO NOT have to do all of these!!! - PICK 2)
- Revalidation Workshops if your course is doing them!
 
- Course evaluation meetings DO count but I get no data to whether or not you have been to one so please use the self check forum
 
- If you are on the Student leader accreditation, going to add victor workshops also count! but I get no data to whether or not you have been to one so please use the self check forum
 
- February is full of opportunities, the first of them being in Speak Week which is the 16th – 20th of February, there is 11 sessions going on, and to achieve that leader level you only got to do 4!!
 
Tuesday 31st March (Tomorrow)
4pm – 5pm TEAMS
This is a session that focuses on how to challenge people in power such as the VC in voice it to the VC and get these people to answer your questions fully.
Wednesday 1st April
1pm – 2pm TEAMS
This is a session that focuses on how to challenge people in power such as the VC in voice it to the VC and get these people to answer your questions fully.
 
4pm-5pm TEAMS
You will need to escalate things as a rep, but when is it best to do that? Who should you go to? How do you turn complaints into results.
 
Thursday 2nd of April
5pm-6pm
A session all about the role of the Education and community officer and what steps you may want to take to get there.
 
Tuesday 7th April
2pm-3pm TEAMS
A session all about the role of the Education and community officer and what steps you may want to take to get there.
 
Thursday 9th April
10am-11am TEAMS
This is a session that focuses on how to challenge people in power such as the VC in voice it to the VC and get these people to answer your questions fully.
 
3pm – 4pm TEAMS
You will need to escalate things as a rep, but when is it best to do that? Who should you go to? How do you turn complaints into results.

 
Participate/Spearhead a Student Voice (SU) campaign or help with an event your SCVO puts on or work with another course rep to co-lead a project or campaign. 
(YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO ONE OF THESE!)
 
Previous things you could have done that counts towards this (Semester 1)
  • If you came to the Shag365 Pop up at Park (November 2025)
  • If you came to the Ending violence against woman event at Park (November 2025)
  • If you came to the Housing Fayre at Oxstalls (November 2025)
  • Voice it to the VC at Oxstalls (November 2025)

Things you can do in Semester 2 to count towards this

- Participate in any of the SHAG365 WEEK events (Do one of the games, do the survey, talk to an external even host your own table with a topic you wnat to talk about that relates to sexual health, etc)

  • Monday 9th February events will be on at Park
  • Tuesday 10th February Events will be on at Oxstalls
  • Thursday 11th February events will be on at FCH
  • Friday 12th February Events will be on at City
- Participate in the Speak week sessions (You will also get Ur skill ones – 2 for 1 YIPEE)
 
- Sign up to volunteer at the Speak Week Pop-ups
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For the students on placement /can't get to in real life sessions!!! you can complete it by doing ONE of these
 
Take part in the Let’s make student loans monthly – This survey is to gather information on whether students would actually like a termly or monthly loan payment
 
Take part in the OfS Data survey - This surveys data will prove that discounting grades HELPS students and that the OfS should allow UoG to keep our discounting practices. So PLEASE do it and circulate it
 
DUE TO THE AGM BEING BEFORE AWARDS THE BELOW REQUIERMNET IS NOW VOID
Attend a student voice conference OR AGM OR Priority Campaign Event
PREVIOUS ONES IN SEM 1
  • Fed up: Spaghetti Bolognese cooking class
  • Fed Up: Coconut Tree cooking class
  • Fed Up: Attend any future cooking classes
  • Fed Up: Guess the groceries that amount to £5
  • GlosBound: GlosBound Goes Ghost
  • Glosbound: Used the Community Access Fund
  • Glosbound: Do an activity in the Glosbound Passport
  • Unmasked: Job Finder Talk
  • Unmasked: International Student Day
  • The EGM

SEMSTER 2

  • GlosBound: Community Access Fund: Apply and Use the Community Access Fund
  • FED UP: Cooking Classes: Keep an eye out on Freyas Instagram uogsuactivitiesopps for when the classes will be.
  • Voice in the Community: 18th February from 9am – 12pm We have over 15 local councillors from across Gloucestershire joining us for a day, where you can all come together to discuss how to embed student voice into the local community. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT ON PLACEMENT - EMAIL ME WHAT YOU WANR TO BRING UP AND IT WILL COUNT 
  • AGM: This is when all SU members (Students, Sports, Societies, course reps, school reps, welfare reps) gather and talk about the state of the SU and criticisms of the SU as well as what the SU has done well. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT ON PLACEMENT - EMAIL ME WHAT YOU WANR TO BRING UP AND IT WILL COUNT
Leader
Meet all the previous criteria
 
Attend 4 Skills building sessions
Listed above!
More CV ones will be happening in March dates are TBC - will be a mix of online and in person
 
Write/ Help write a Policy Paper for Student Council/ Sub Council.
Literally come to sub council and take part in the convo and u will get this one
or email me your comments about something on the agenda! (PLACEMENT STUDNETS PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU WANT TO CONTRIBUTE)
 
Have a one-to-one with Education and Community officer / or a member of the Student Voice team.
 
 
Frequently Asked Questions
 
"Does going to the Course rep revalidation work shop count for anything in the accreditation?"
  • Yes! It counts for "Attend skills building sessions" as it does improve your skills! 
 
"What counts towards "Participate/Spearhead a student voice campaign or help with an event your SCVO puts on or work with another course rep to co-lead a project or
Campaign." 
So many things count for this! 
  • Attend a Student Voice campaign event Examples: The Housing Fayre, Stop Violence Against Women, Speak Week, SHAG365 Pop ups, SHAG365 Week.
  • Spearheading a SV Campaign is starting a campaign, if you strongly believe in something start a campaign! For example, if you believe mature students need more of a community you can start a "mature students belong" campaign, all amount connecting and creating a community! Or if you believe more people need to be aware of something you can do an awareness campaign. 
  • Co - lead a project, projects are essentially anything small to big! We have 2 accommodation ones right now -  those of you in upper quays you can hop on this upper quays project, just let me know!
 

 
"How do we track it"
  • So personally, I'm tracking it on an Excel, but I cannot share that with you as it has everyone's names and S numbers on it. My best advice is to have a copy of the attached pdf and tick the boxes off as you go. Make sure to fill in your self check Course Rep Accreditation scheme- Self Check – Fill in form so I can update my excel sheet to get you your award!
 

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