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News and schedule for Vesak 2012's volunteer
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Do you have what it takes to be a Vesak Day Celebration Volunteer?
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Once in a lifetime Opportunity
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Frequently Asked Questions About Vesak Day Celebration Volunteer
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Policy on volunteering
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As a Vesak Day Celebration Volunteer, you need heaps of passion and commitment.
Before the event, you will have to dedicate some time training for the job, and there will be a lot of hard work during the celebration, but also lots of fun!
As a volunteer, you will not receive a salary. But what you will get is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the Buddhism religion.
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You are able to complete all the compulsory pre-Vesak Day Celebration training and attend pre-Vesak Day Celebration volunteer briefings. |
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You are prepared to volunteer your time and service for at least 5 days in a row during the celebration Day, and work on 12-hour shifts each time. |
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While we welcome diverse language skills, please note that the working language is English. Hence, you need to be able to understand English. If you know any other languages, it would be a plus! |
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You need to have Internet access and an email address (we'll be keeping in touch with you mostly through email and the website). The e-learning and evaluation components will be conducted online as well. |
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We will try to match your interests with the volunteer opportunities available. If you're shortlisted, we'll contact you before the end of March. As volunteers with different skills may be required for each phase in the run-up to the Vesak Day Celebration, we may contact each of you at different times.
There are many areas in which you could volunteer. We'll try our best to match your interests with the opportunities available, but please understand that a perfect fit may not always be possible.
If you have not heard from us, please be patient. This means we're still trying our best to match you to the most appropriate volunteer opportunity. When one becomes available, we'll be sure to get in touch with you. We expect to complete volunteer selection by May 2012. If for whatever reason, we don't have a suitable opportunity for you, we will inform you by April 2012. There are other ways you can nonetheless be a part of the Olympic Vesak Day.
Once you are selected as a Vesak Day Celebration volunteer trainee, you will be asked to attend training sessions to get yourself ready. Only by completing all your training will you "graduate" as a full-fledged Veasak day Celebration Volunteer.
You must attend the compulsory Core Training course, where you will learn more about the Vesak Day Celebration Movement and Buddhism
You must also attend venue- and job-specific Specialist Training to prepare you for your duties during the Vesak Day Celebration.
Training will be conducted either online through e-learning or in classes. We urge you to take your training seriously as it will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to tackle the challenges on the job. The final selection of volunteers will take place in May 2012 after you have completed your training and evaluation, so put your best foot forward!
Core training for all recruited Vesak Day Celebration Volunteers will start in 30 May 02 June 2012
As a Vesak Day Celebration Volunteer, you will receive a Certificate of Participation as a token of recognition of your contribution. More importantly, you get the special opportunity to be part of the United Nation Day of Vesak, see first-hand what goes on behind the scenes, make friends with Buddhist people from all over the world and learn about the cultures and traditions of visitors from both near and far!
What's more, all Vesak Day Celebration Volunteers can choose to be contacted for volunteering opportunities for future events.
Complete the application form and submit it on-line by click here
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