Get Involved in the London 2012 Olympics by Helping out!
30 July 2010Calling all sports fans! If you want to be involved in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Volunteer Programme is the best way to become involved. Helping out at London 2012 can give you the chance to get nearer to your sporting heroes, enrich your local community and feel the enjoyment of the Olympic Games in London firsthand. Who can volunteer for London 2012? Approximately 70,000 volunteers are required to make the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games run smoothly. Helpers from various communities and backgrounds will be recruited and educated to the best standards for London 2012. Previous helping out knowledge isn’t needed for being a London 2012 Olympic Volunteer, but people must: * Be 18 or above by 1 January 2012 * Commit to a minimum of ten days’ helping out at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games * Go to at the least three London 2012 volunteer training sessions * Be eligible to volunteer in the UK * Pass security background inspections Helping out duties during London 2012. London 2012 volunteers will be given particular roles, according to their abilities and training. There will be two sorts of volunteers; specialist and generalist. Specialist volunteers will need existing skills or qualifications, for example sport or medical training. Generalist helpers will not have to have any skills or qualifications, aside from the appropriate London 2012 Volunteer training. They may be offered jobs in sections like: * Event services * Uniform distribution * Olympic Village operations How to become a London 2012 Olympic Volunteer: Applications to become a London 2012 Olympic Volunteer will open this year, but you can register your interest now. Register on the official London 2012 website to put your name on the volunteering list and receive frequent email updates about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Helping out before London 2012. If you are living in one of the East London Host Boroughs near to the Olympic Park, you could be part of a pre-London 2012 helping out program called Changing Places. Changing Places has been built to aid local communities prepare their region for London 2012, and seeks to: * Inspire local people to enhance public areas for example parks and open spaces * Help people to learn new passions and skills * Enhance the quality of the local environment for the London 2012 Olympic Games and beyond Otherwise, if you have office-based abilities you may want to register to become a Trailblazer Volunteer. This entails supporting the London 2012 Organising Committee to prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games by doing work one day per week in their London office. Helping out after London 2012. It is hoped that long after the Olympic Games have ended, the London 2012 Volunteer legacy will live on. This is a thrilling opportunity to be an element of a wide-reaching helping out network, improving the lives of local communities all over the UK. Discover more regarding the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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