SUPER Scheme Guidelines
The SUPER scheme has been designed to allow volunteers to get a range of practical skills while contributing to the collection of data for the South Bank Health Survey as well as for MRes and PhD research projects. However, there is much more to it than that! As a member of the scheme, you will have the opportunity to partake in the following tasks:
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Recruiting training and practical experience
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Training to develop a range of experimental techniques and practical experience
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Training in conducting nutritional consultations and practical experience
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Becoming familiar with data transfer/analysis
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Becoming an author for, or joining the editorial team of the SUPER scheme magazine: The Digester’s Supplement
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Training and practise in searching and reporting on literature effectively
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Teaching experience: assisting teaching and learning*
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Management roles: become a recruitment, training or consultation training manager. Alternatively, manage our social media campaign or get involved in market research.
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Senior management / ambassadorship roles are also available
*Subject to having achieved a grade point average of 2:1 or above
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To be entrusted with more tasks / be given the opportunity to have even more practical experience and develop additional skills, it is important that you demonstrate that you are motivated, organised (yes…this includes turning up on time) and behave professionally at all times.
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There are 4 categories of certificates that you can achieve:
Bronze – for completing 30 hours
Silver – for completing 60 hours
Gold – for completing 90 hours
Platinum – 90+ hours
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Remember that 30 hours is only approximately equivalent to a one-week work placement. Therefore you may wish to consider aiming for a higher certificate level.
Once on a platinum level certificate, students will have the opportunity to apply for management positions.
Recruitment, technical and consultation training are compulsory to participate in the practical elements of the scheme and to achieve certification
After completing training, you will need to pass an assessment of your recruitment, technical and consultation skills. The assessment is not graded, and if you fail, you will simply be offered more training.
There will be opportunities that you will be able to sign up to in advance; often these are on a first come first serve basis. These may include training sessions, assisting teaching and learning activities and other management roles in the scheme.
To run training and practical sessions efficiently, it is important that everyone involved is punctual. Repeated late arrivals may mean that you are not eligible for management positions.
If you have signed up for a training session you can no longer attend, you must notify the trainer at least 24 hours before. This is to give enough time to offer the place to other students. If you fail to do so repeatedly, you may not be given another opportunity to train, and this may mean that you are removed from the scheme.
Similarly, if you do not give notice of your absence when carrying out teaching and training roles, you will no longer be eligible to apply for this opportunity in the future.
For those in managerial positions, there will be occasional meetings regarding the operation of the scheme/magazine. If you are unable to attend a meeting, you must let someone know. If you are repeatedly late or not attending sessions you have previously committed to, you may be re-assigned.
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*Everyone is required to complete a minimum of 100 data entries in contribution to the processing of data acquired for the SSS.