Best bits: Charity degrees | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional

Best bits: Charity degrees | Voluntary Sector Network | Guardian Professional: Choose your course with your career in mind: Your choice of course very much depends on your specific career - there are many different types of roles within the voluntary sector umbrella. For those focusing upon a cause-specific, service delivery role, many of the generic charity management courses will be less helpful than a professionally orientated degree. That said, there are many useful courses that focus upon more generic management needs that can be specifically applied to the voluntary sector be it in finance, marketing, fundraising or grant-making etc. Their blend of theoretical underpinning with practical application can be an advantage, both in terms of enhanced understanding of what you need to do to be successful and having the competence to do it.