Recruitment

APPLICATION FORM
If you feel you could work with Skillshare International, please fill in the following application form.

Please complete all sections so that all applicants are given equal consideration. CVs will not be considered.
In order to be able to spend time on completing this form, you may want to complete it while offline, reconnect and then submit the form.

Please note, information from this form will be stored on computer.

The size of the boxes is not necessarily a guide to how much information we require. Please include as much information as you feel is relevant to the question and your experience/qualities.

 
1. About You:

1.1
Post Applied for:
1.2 Have you read/received a job description? Yes No
1.3 For what length of time would you be able to work as a development worker/health trainer? 6  - 12
12 - 18
18 - 24
1.4 Salutation:
1.5 Full Name:
1.6 Email Address:
1.7 Postal Address:
Country:
Postal Code:
Tel Home:
Tel Work:
1.8 Date of Birth: Day Month Year
1.9 Status: Since:
1.10 Citizenship:
1.11 N.I. Number:
(if applicable)
1.12 Do you hold a current driving license? Yes No
1.13 Country of issue:   

 

 
2. Couples:

Please note that if you are both applying to go overseas as development workers/health trainers it may not be easy to place you both in the same area. 
Please complete an application form each.

Flights and medical cover may be provided for partners who are not development workers/health trainers. We shall try to indicate in the job descriptions whether or not accommodation is suitable for accompanied development workers/health trainers.

 
2.1 Is you partner applying to become a development worker/health trainer? Yes No
2.2 If so, what is their name?
2.3 If not, do you intend to live together during
your placement?		 Yes No

 

 
3. Children:

In certain circumstances Skillshare International is able to recruit people with children. In which case, Skillshare International will provide flights and medical cover.

We shall try to indicate the possibility of this on the job descriptions. You should think carefully about taking your children with you. Living conditions and the education system will be very different.

 
3.1 Do you have dependent children? Yes No
3.2 If yes, what are their ages?
3.3 Will any of them accompany you? Yes No

 

 
4. Finance:

Please think carefully about the financial implications of working as a development worker/health trainer.

You will be paid a monthly allowance.

The monthly allowance is enough for a reasonable standard of living, but not enough to provide for savings et cetera.

 
4.1 Do you have any financial commitments eg life insurance, mortgage, maintenance et cetera? Yes No
4.2 How much are you committed to paying each month on average? £
4.3 How will you meet these commitments if you become a development worker/health trainer?

 

 
5. Availability:


5.1

Please tell us on which dates you are not available for interview.
5.2 When will you be able to take up the position.

 

 
6. Your Work:

Please give brief details of your work experience starting with your most recent job. Please list your duties and responsibilities in each job, especially where you have trained and supervised others. Please do not use abbreviations.

Date
mth/yr 		Name and address of employer
and type of business 		Job title and responsibilities


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7. Overseas Experience:

7.1  Please give brief details of any experience overseas.

 

 
8. Spare time Activities and Interests:

8.1 Please give brief details of your spare time activities and interests, (eg craft skills, sports, travel, et cetera) Include any voluntary work you have done, if any.

 

 
9. Education and Training:

Please tell us about any education and training that you have had since leaving school. Please do not use abbreviations.

 
Date
mth/yr 		Name and address of place of study or training Subject Type of education or training (eg apprenticeship, degree, City and Guilds) and qualification gained if applicable Full/
Part-time

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10. Your reasons for applying:

10. Please tell us briefly why you are applying for the job. If you are not responding to a specific job then why are you applying to be a development worker/health trainer?

 

 
11. Your References:

References are taken up before interview. 
Please give the names and addresses of three people who will act as referees
Please give people who can be contacted easily
They must not be related to you
At least one of your references must be an employer, tutor or client if self-employed.

Professional
Salutation:
Name:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
Home Tel: Work Tel:
Occupation:
How do they know you?:
Can we contact
them now?:		 Yes: No:

Personal
Salutation:
Name:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
Home Tel: Work Tel:
Occupation:
How do they know you?:

Other
Salutation:
Name:
Address:
Country: Postal Code:
Home Tel: Work Tel:
Occupation:
How do they know you?:

 

 
12. Your Health:

You will need to have a full medical examination, normally given by your own GP, before you are finally accepted as a development worker/health trainer, but please answer these questions now. If you answer yes to any of the following questions please give brief details in the space provided.

Have you ever had any serious physical or mental illness, operation or accident? Yes No

Are you taking any type of medication? Yes No

Have you ever received any medical or psychiatric treatment? Yes No

Do you have any objection to vaccinations? Yes No

Our doctor may need to contact your doctor in an emergency.

Check this box to entitle us to do so and fill in the contact details opposite

Doctor's Name:
Address:


Practice Tel:

 

 

13. How did you hear about Skillshare International?

Please tick relevant boxes.

Recruitment event Ex-development worker VSO
ICD (CIIR) International Service Newspaper article
Newspaper Advert Poster Radio or TV
Exhibition Recruitment talk Website
The Internet Other, please state

I have read and understood this form and the information I have given is correct, to the best of my knowledge

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