Exchanging skills and earning credits
The Time Bank uses credits to keep track of the time people are giving. For every hour you spend helping out with the time bank or sharing a skill with a member, you will earn one time credit. You can then exchange these credits to get help for yourself! The broker keeps a record of all exchanges, and will send you regular statements from your account, letting you know how many credits you have earned and spent.
Skills offered
| Category |
Skill |
| Important - Please note that skills depend on the availability of the provider |
| In the home |
- DIY
- Building furniture
- Shopping
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Cat-sitting
- Minor electrical work
- Paying bills
- Cleaning
- Laundry
- Baby-sitting
- Trips to supermarket
- Cooking Greek food
|
| Tutoring and translation |
- Maths
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biology
- English
- Language tuition in: English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Swedish, Arabic
- Somali and English translation
- Islamic studies
- Music tuition - guitar and piano
|
| Outdoor activities |
- Dog Walking
- Help with outings or trips
- Gardening
|
| Office skills |
- Admin
- Report writing
- IT - microsoft, powerpoint, Word, Excel, Access
- Typing
- Research
- Letter writing
- Proof reading
- Marketing
- Internet skills
|
| Professional |
- Help with CV writing
- Interview skills
- Job Hunting
- How to secure an interview
|
| People |
- Befriending, companionship and listening
- mentoring young people
- wheelchair pushing
- Coaching dyslexics
- confidence building
- dancing 1-to-1
- school pick up
|
| Other |
- Sports therapy
- Massage
- Head massage
- Organising parties/events
- Dancing
- Poster making
- Singing/performing for local groups and events
- driving
- soccer coaching for children
|
Skills wanted
| Category |
Skill |
| If you can help with any of these requests, or would like to add more skills to our list, please get in touch! |
| In the home |
- Arabic lessons
- Mini Bus drivers
- Driving Instructors
- Computer Programming
- Practical French and German
- Locksmith tutor
- Mechanic / tutor
- Help filling in forms
- work experience oppourtunities
- Sewing
- Exercise tutor for women
- Massage
- Tango
- Painting and decorating
- Putting up shelves
- ESOL class
- Childcare course
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