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Active Australia
Volunteer Management Program
andClub /Association Management
Program
Michelle JohnsonVolunteer & Coach Education Coordinator
Office for Recreation, Sport & Racing
Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
South Australia
Adelaide
Australia
Volunteer and Coach Education Coordinator
Responsible for facilitating, training, recognition and networking opportunities for volunteer
•administrators,
•coaches and
•officials
for all sports and recreation organisations in South Australia.
Active Australia is about encouraging more Australians into sport and physical activity and improving the places where sport and physical activity occur.
Active Australia
Active Australia
The Active Australia goals are to • increase participation in organised sport across all
age groups at local, club and school levels • improve management infrastructure, products and
services at all levels of sport• ensure quality participation opportunities and
sustainability
Active Australia
Active Australia helps by providing a framework of development for organisations in the business of offering sporting activities.
Volunteer Statistics
• The estimated number of volunteers aged 18 years and over in 2000 was 4,395,600, representing 32% of the civilian population of the same age.
• In 1995 the estimated 3,189,400 volunteers represented 24% of the population.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (4441.0 Voluntary Work, Australia)
• In 2000, volunteers contributed 704.1 million hours of voluntary work, an increase on the 1995 figure of 511.7.
26%
21%
17%
14%
22% Community/welfare
Sport/recreation
Religious
Education/Training/YouthDevelopment
Other
These statistics exclude the 62,000 volunteers (47,000 for the Olympics and 15,000 for the Paralympics) from the Sydney 2000 Games.
• Sport and recreation volunteers contributed 21% of all voluntary hours - nearly 148 million hours.
Volunteer Statistics
Volunteer Training
VMP and CAMP The Volunteer Management Program (VMP) and Club/Association Management Program (CAMP) have been developed to support clubs and associations that want to improve their volunteer management and organisational management practices.
Club/Association Management Program
Aims to improve the environments in which sport is delivered.
Encourage sport clubs & organisations to examine how they operate and how they can improve their operations.
Better organised and managed sport clubs and organisations.
More and better trained volunteers who stay longer.
Club/Association Management Program Modules
• Creating a Club• Club Planning• Committee Management• Conducting Meetings• Financial Management• Sponsorship, Fundraising and Grants• Marketing and Promoting Sport and
Recreation• Event Management• Legal Issues and Risk Management
Volunteer Management Program•
Aims to develop excellence in volunteer management policies and practices in sport.
Adopts a Human Resource approach to volunteer management and encourages sport and recreation clubs/organisations to take a strategic perspective in the management of volunteers.
Focuses on good practices across a range of volunteer management issues.
Volunteer Management Program Modules
• Recruiting Volunteers• Retaining Volunteers• Managing Event Volunteers • Volunteer Management Policy • The Volunteer Coordinator • Volunteer Management: A Guide to Good
Practice
Delivery Network
• National Coordinator based at the ASC
• Contacts in each of the State & Territory Departments of Sport & Recreation
• Modules can be purchased through the ASC publications section
• National Sporting Organisations
Support Materials Available
• CAMP/VMP Facilitators Pack (available to registered course organisers)
• Facilitators Guide
• Discs with PowerPoint Presentations for each module
Support Materials Available
• Course Organiser Guidelines
• Course outline
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Contacts
• Checklist
Support Materials Available
• Participation Certificates
Club/Association Management Program Certificate
Volunteer Management Program Certificate
Support Materials Available
• Evaluation Forms
• Participant information
• Course content and delivery
• VMP and CAMP general information
Delivery in South Australia
• Trained Community Presenters
• Peer Assessors - quality control
• Modules conducted through Local Governments and State Sporting Associations (provided with support material)
Delivery in South Australia
• Booklets - $5
• Sessions - 2.5 hours
Summary
• Key to success is effective facilitation of group learning
• Need to adapt content of modules to suit the needs of the group
• Interactive / Flexibility
• Facilitator using own experiences
Contact Details
Michelle Johnson
Volunteer and Coach Education Coordinator
Office for Recreation, Sport and RacingPostal Address: PO Box 219, Brooklyn Park SA 5032Phone: +61 8 8416 6625 Fax: +61 8 8416 6753E-mail: [email protected]
Murray HallsSport Education ConsultantAustralian Sports CommissionPostal Address: PO Box 176, Belconnen ACT 2616Phone: +61 2 6214 1553 Fax: +61 2 6214 1200E-mail: [email protected]
Copy right information - Australian Sports Commission Publications Section
E-mail: [email protected]
