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The Sports Volunteer Development programme is an initiaitve of the UCD Athletic Union Council, the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership and the UCD Centre for Sports Studies. Based on the experiences of the partner organisations in working with sports clubs within UCD and the local community, the aim of this programme is to equip volunteers with the necessary skills to effectively contribute to the management and development of their sports club. By providing quality training to participants it is hoped that the programme will create a culture of active leadership and will enable the participants to become positive roles models within UCD and community sports clubs.
During the programme participants will attend workshops and seminars on the following subjects:
- · Sports First Aid
- · Code of Ethics
- · Sports Inclusion
- · Volunteer Recruitment and Management
- · Structures of Sport in Ireland
- · Club Finances
- · Sports Governance
- · Sports Sponsorship
- · Communications & Media
- · Event Management
Eligibility
Programme participants must be over 18 years of age and currently be or aspire to become, actively involved in an organisational or administrative capacity in a UCD club or a sports club within Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County.
Twenty places will be made available this year. Ten of these places will be reserved for members of UCD sports clubs and 10 for those from sports clubs in the County. In both cases, priority for places on the programme will be given to women and volunteers involved in minority sports.
Application Procedure
UCD applicants will be required to complete and return an application form which can be downloaded from www.ucd.ie/sport and return it to Suzanne Bailey (suzanne.bailey@ucd.ie) by the 7th September 2012.
Applicants from members of local sports clubs will be required to complete and return an application form which can be downloaded from www.dlrsportspartnership.ie or contact Shane McArdle, Sports Co-ordinator Dun Laoaghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership at smcardle@dlrcoco.ie or tel. (01) 2719507.
Assessment
Participants will be required to attend all workshops and seminars. In the case of the Sports First Aid course a practical examination will be held at the end of the day which participants are required to pass. Participants will also be required to submit a reflective learning journal at the end of the programme.
Cost
The programme fee is 75 euro. In the case of particpants from UCD clubs, the fee will be paid by the AUC. However, should participants from UCD clubs not attend in full at all workshops and seminars they will be liable to the AUC for the full amount of the programme fee.
Programme Design
The programme will be delivered September to December 2012. Participants will be required to attend all ten workshops and seminars totalling 20 hours. All elements of the programme will be delivered in UCD.
The proposed timetable is as follows:
September - January
Saturday 29thSept.:
9.45a.m. Introduction
10a.m. Sports Inclusion Disability
11.30a.m. Break
11.45a.m. Volunteer Recruitment & Management
1.15p.m. Lunch
2.15p.m. Code of Ethics
5.15p.m. Finish
Tuesday 9th Oct.:
6.15p.m. Club Finances
7.45p.m. Break
8.00p.m. Event Management
9.45p.m. Finish
Tuesday 30th Oct.:
6.30p.m. Structures of Sport
8.00p.m. Break
8.15p.m. Sports Governance
9.45p.m. Finish
Tuesday 13th Nov.:
6.30p.m. Communications & Media
8.00p.m. Break
8.15p.m. Sports Sponsorship
9.45p.m. Finish
Saturday 17th Nov.:
10.am. Sports First Aid
1p.m. Lunch
2p.m. Sports First Aid
5p.m. Finish
Monday 7th January: Submission of learning journal.
29th/30th January:- Presentation of Certificates.
For further information contact:
Suzanne Bailey, UCD Sports Development Manager tel. (01) 716 2208
or
Shane McArdle, Sports Co-Ordinator Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership tel. (01) 2719507.
