Michelle Johnson Volunteer Coach Education Coordinator Office for

Michelle Johnson Volunteer & Coach Education Coordinator Office for Recreation, Sport & Racing Active Australia Volunteer Management Program and Club /Association Management Program

Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA Australia South Australia Adelaide

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 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 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. • In 2000, volunteers contributed 704. 1 million hours of voluntary work, an increase on the 1995 figure of 511. 7. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (4441. 0 Voluntary Work, Australia)

Volunteer Statistics • Sport and recreation volunteers contributed 21% of all voluntary hours - nearly 148 million hours. These statistics exclude the 62, 000 volunteers (47, 000 for the Olympics and 15, 000 for the Paralympics) from the Sydney 2000 Games.

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 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 Power. Point Presentations for each module

Support Materials Available • Course Organiser Guidelines • Course outline • Roles and Responsibilities • Contacts • Checklist

Support Materials Available • Participation Certificates Volunteer Management Program Certificate Club/Association 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

Delivery in South Australia • Peer Assessors - quality control • Modules conducted through Local Governments and State Sporting Associations (provided with support material) • 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 Racing Postal Address: PO Box 219, Brooklyn Park SA 5032 Phone: +61 8 8416 6625 Fax: +61 8 8416 6753 E-mail: johnson. michelle@saugov. sa. gov. au Murray Halls Sport Education Consultant Australian Sports Commission Postal Address: PO Box 176, Belconnen ACT 2616 Phone: +61 2 6214 1553 Fax: +61 2 6214 1200 E-mail: murray. halls@ausport. gov. au Copy right information - Australian Sports Commission Publications Section E-mail: copyright@ausport. gov. au