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Diary of Events
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Are you Interested in Becoming a London Ambassadors for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games?
If you are you must be quick and register by 31st December 2010.... Volunteer Centre Greenwich can help you with your application - give us a call on 020 8853 1331 and book a drop in appointment.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson is looking for 8,000 London Ambassadors to welcome visitors from all over the world to the capital during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
To be a London Ambassador, you'll need to commit to six consecutive days of volunteering. Each daily shift will last for five hours. In return, you'll receive:
- free travel within zones 1-6 for each day you volunteer
- food and refreshments during your shift (£5 per day)
- a uniform that you can keep
- a mobile device to help you while you're volunteering.
A day in the life-See what your shift as a London Ambassador could involve:
www.londonambassadors.org.uk/About/day-in-the-life.aspx
Training and support
Throughout the programme, you'll be given all the training and help you need to make sure you're ready to welcome the world to London. Before your first shift, you'll attend three training sessions to prepare you for your time as a London Ambassador. For example, you'll get the chance to:
- discover more about your chosen location
- learn other skills, eg first aid
- find out more about the Games
- meet your team leader
During your shifts, your team leader will be available to answer your questions and help you deal with any difficult situations.
Next steps:
If you think you would make a great London Ambassador, register by 31 December at
www.londonambassadors.org.uk
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Volunteer Managers Forum
Greenwich Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum is a members only Forum which meets quarterly to discuss issues relating to volunteering, provide the opportunity for members to network,gain new ideas and help resolve issues regarding volunteering.
For enquiries regarding the Forums contact Shaun on 020 8853 1331 or email:
shaun@volunteersgreenwich.co.uk
Volunteer Manager Training workshops
Training workshops are run for people who will be managing volunteers - not for volunteers. Volunteer Centre Greenwich Training workshops are only available to members.
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Tuesday 30th November 2010 | 10am - 12.30pm | Introduction to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
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Tuesday 30th November 2010 | 1.30pm - 4pm | Writing and Developing Role Descriptions for Volunteers
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Tuesday 18th January 2011 | 10am - 12.30pm | Inclusive Volunteering
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Tuesday 18th January 2011 | 1.30pm - 4pm | Supervising and Supporting Volunteers
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Tuesday 15th February 2011 | 10am - 12.30pm | Screening Your Volunteers
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Tuesday 15th February 2011 | 10am - 12.30pm | How to deal with difficult volunteers and behaviour
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Tuesday 29th March 2011 | 10am - 12.30pm | Policies, procedures and volunteering
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Tuesday 29th March 2011 | 1.30pm - 4pm | Volunteering and law
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All workshops are being held at - Mycenae House
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If you would like to express an interest in attending any of these courses then please fill in the Provisional
Booking Form. The cost for these courses will be £20 for organisations based within the Greenwich borough, £30 if you are based
outside the Greenwich borough, and £30 for statutory organisations. (If you are an unfunded group or require assistance then please
fill in the Provisional Booking Form anyway, and let the Course Administrator know your situation when
they contact you.)
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Royal Visit - HRH Princess Anne Visited the Community Learning Champions Project
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On the 7 July 2010 the Greenwich Community Learning Champions Project, managed by Volunteer Centre Greenwich, had the honour of receiving Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne to present awards to Community learning Champions.
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Princess Anne is the Patron of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE). The idea of the Community Learning Champions (CLC) project came from the Greenwich Lifelong Learning Plan and has been successfully run since its pilot in 2001. The impetus of the Lifelong Learning Plan is that if learning is viewed as lifelong, rather than just school based education, more citizens will uptake further learning which is empowering for the individual and the community at large. Under the CLC project volunteers are recruited as Learning Champions to promote learning within the community. The emphasis is on learning, whatever your age, that it should be fun and worthwhile and that it will help with your work, job-hunting, and makes us all better citizens
Volunteer Centre Greenwich started delivery of its CLC project in January 2005 and successfully put its best practice imprint on the project, so much so that VCG acts as consultant to other CLC projects. The success of VCG’s Project is a result of the hard work and time that each Learning Champion gives freely to help guide people in the community into learning opportunities. This paid off when VCG was selected by NIACE to host the Royal visit. This refects not only the learning campions’ hard work, but also the longevity and commitment that VCG has to promoting lifelong learning in Greenwich.
There is healthy mix of devoted long-standing Champions as well as an enthusiastic mix of novice Champions, allowing growth through mentoring and drive with new inspiration. On the day of the Royal visit our CLC’s arrived with the excitement and sense of honour that this type of event warrants. The day went very smoothly and was a credit to all involved.
Angela Willden, Nadine Hagen, Paul Roberts and Dorothy Ghanekar were our Champion speakers and did us proud, explaining what being a CLC means to them. The message that our speakers gave was that they have all helped empower others and in doing so have progressed in their chosen direction. Personally I would like to thank all of our Community Learning Champions as it was their achievements that enabled such a high profile event to take place.
I would also like to thank NIACE for selecting the Greenwich Community Learning Champions Project for this prestigious occasion.
Are you interested in becoming a Learning Champion? Contact Sarah Murrow, on 020 8853 1331 or email sarah@volunteersgreenwich.co.uk
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