# Develop your skills
**Source**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/
**Parent**: https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/
Find opportunities to develop your skills beyond your degree programme.
Taking part in any of our skills programmes, spending time volunteering, getting involved in enterprise or taking on an internship or placement are all ways to develop your network, skills and experience as part of your career journey. Find out what might suit you, and how we can help.
### [York Strengths Professional Skills](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/employability-skills/)
Find out more about the professional skills that employers look for when recruiting and how you can develop them.
### [Volunteering](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/volunteer/)
Discover one-off or ongoing opportunities in education, heritage, charities and more.
### [Enterprise](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/enterprise/)
Develop your ideas and build your skills to establish a start-up business, with our support.
### [Internships and placements](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/skills/internship-placement/)
From short-term York internships up to the Placement Year, find opportunities to enhance your employability.
## Related links
[Find us on campus](https://www.york.ac.uk/map/#locid397)
[Handshake careers platform](https://york.joinhandshake.co.uk/) to find jobs, book appointments and message us
[Support for specific student and alumni groups](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/careers-resources/)
[Eligibility to use Careers services](https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/about/policies/service-eligibility/)