Victoria Plus Award

Te Tohu Rauhi
Victoria's service and leadership award.

The Victoria Plus Award recipients 2011

The Victoria Plus award programme provides a learning framework for students who make a significant contribution to volunteer and student support work within the University and wider Wellington communities.

Completing the Victoria Plus Award has been a really rewarding addition to my degree. It got me involved in activities I would otherwise not have known about. Writing about the experiences has allowed me to reflect on them and acknowledge what I have learnt
Rosie Keane, BA

The activities, roles and workshops I have completed allowed me to develop a broader range of skills and experiences in addition to my qualification
Daniel Parkinson BCA

Volunteering gave me a chance to connect to the wider Wellington community. It made my CV stand out and helped me gain employment
Leonie Short BA/LLB

I explored all types of activities helping other students which pushed me beyond my comfort zone; attending the workshops made me think abut myself in a new perspective and the reflections have put me in good stead for interviews
Xia-Wen Yu, BBMEDS

From Employers:

As an employer of graduates, one of the key things we look for is what leadership roles people have undertaken in their community. It is important to develop social responsibility and bring that to the workplace. We have recently instigated a volunteering day for all our staff
Richard Westney, Senior HR Manager, KPMG.

Achieving the Victoria Plus Award could put a student ahead of the pack and help them stand out. Audit NZ puts a focus on leadership development and we look for leadership potential when recruiting
Sonia Glensor, HR Team, Audit NZ.