Service Learning

Types of Service

The following outlines some different types of Service:

  • Direct service: Service that involves direct interaction with a targeted cause, whether it is people, the natural environment, or animals.

  • Indirect service: Service that has a verified benefit to the targeted cause, but you do not see those you aim to support.

  • Advocacy service: Get involved in supporting an issue of public interest by promoting the cause or concern.

  • Research service: Focusing on a particular issue of public interest, collect information from a variety of sources then synthesise it to produce material that can be used to influence change in practices and policy.