Calling all sports fans! If you would like to be part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Volunteer Programme is the best way to become involved. Helping out at London 2012 will give you the opportunity to get nearer to your sporting heroes, improve your local community and encounter the pleasure of the Olympic Games in London . Who can volunteer for London 2012? Approximately 70,000 helpers are necessary to help the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games run without problems. Volunteers from a selection of communities and backgrounds will be hired and taught to the best standards for London 2012. Previous helping out experience is not required to be a London 2012 Olympic Volunteer, but people must: * Be 18 or above by 1 January 2012 * Invest in no less than ten days’ helping out at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games * Show up at a minimum of three London 2012 volunteer training sessions * Be eligible to volunteer in the UK * Pass security background checks Helping out duties during London 2012. London 2012 volunteers will be given certain jobs, according to their skills and training. There will be two sorts of helpers; specialist and generalist. Specialist volunteers will need existing skills or qualifications, such as sport or medical training. Generalist volunteers will not need any skills or qualifications, besides the proper London 2012 Volunteer training. They might be given roles in aspects such as: * 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 up this year, but you can register your interest now. Subscribe on the official London 2012 website to add your name on the helping out list and receive frequent email updates about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Volunteering before London 2012. If you are living in one of the East London Host Boroughs around the Olympic Park, you could be a part of a pre-London 2012 helping out program called Changing Places. Changing Places has been built to help local communities prepare their region for London 2012, and seeks to: * Encourage local people to enhance public areas for example parks and open spaces * Help people to learn new pastimes and abilities * Improve the quality of the local environment for the London 2012 Olympic Games and over and above On the other hand, if you have office-based expertise you may want to apply to become a Trailblazer Volunteer. This involves supporting the London 2012 Organising Committee to prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games by working one day per week in their London office. Helping out following London 2012. It’s hoped that long after the Olympic Games have concluded, the London 2012 Volunteer legacy will survive. This is an exilerating chance to be an element of a wide-reaching volunteering network, bettering the lives of local communities all over the UK. Learn a lot more in relation to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
