Home| Idx | Terms Ref | Exc Sum | Recommendations | Chp 1 | Chp 2 | Chp 3 | Chp 4 | Chp 5 | Apx | Disclaimer | Copyright VOLUNTEERING AND UNPAID WORK PLACEMENTS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NSW COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Ck CPT 3-MEASURES TO SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS IN VOLUNTEERING - THIS PAGE C3 Chapter Three - Promoting and Supporting Volunteering for Young People h Introduction i Measures to promote volunteering to young people 1 Increasing awareness of Volunteering Opportunities 2 Formal Recognition of Students' Volunteering 3 Academic Rewards 4 Committee Comment - Recommendation 2 5 Committee Comment - Recommendation 3 j Measures to support young people in volunteering 1 Committee Comment - Recommendation 4 2 Recommendation 5 k Measures to support organisations in developing volunteering opportunities for young people - THIS PAGE 1 Committee Comment - Recommendation 6 MEASURES TO SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS IN DEVELOPING VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 3.30 The Centre stated that it provides training and workshops for organisations that engage volunteers through its School of Volunteer Management. The Centre also organises regular events for not-for-profit organisations to support them to develop positive, safe and meaningful volunteering opportunities.41 3.31 The NSW SES submitted that the NSW Government provides them with funding to run a cadet program to attract young volunteers. The cadet program is a short course, run in schools by other volunteers: The cadet program was and still is funded by the State Government. It uses volunteers to deliver the program in schools. It is a short course and it stimulated the [NSW] SES to think about other areas of youth engagement. It has been a catalyst for the organisation to look at attracting young people into volunteering 42 Committee comment 3.32 The Committee understands that organisations may be uncertain about engaging young people as volunteers and encourages the continuation of services such as those provided by the Centre to support organisations in developing volunteering opportunities for young people. 3.33 The Committee notes that there does not appear to be a lot of support or guidance available for organisations to develop volunteering opportunities that are suitable for young people. 3.34 The Committee is of the view that organisations should be assisted in developing safe and beneficial volunteering opportunities for young people, and for this reason recommends that the Commission works with NSW Family and Community Services to develop a best practice guide for organisations in developing volunteering opportunities for young people, in consultation with key stakeholders. RECOMMENDATION 6 The Committee recommends that the Commission for Children and Young People works with NSW Family and Community Services to develop a best practice guide for organisations in developing volunteering opportunities for young people, in consultation with key stakeholders. 41 Submission 8, Centre for Volunteering, p. 3. 42 Mr T Burns, State Coordinator, Youth Engagement, NSW State Emergency Service, Transcript of evidence, 11 August 2014, p. 23. l The role of the commission for children and young people and the office of the Children’s Guardian in supporting and promoting best practice in volunteering for young people 1 Committee Comment This is an example of how all Committee Information like Agendas, Minutes and Reports can be "On-line" with the RUBAC TM Electronic Committee Information Management [ECIM] Process and provide Committee Metrics including Participation and Contribution eCredits Home | Idx | Terms Ref | Exc Sum | Recommendations | Chp 1 | Chp 2 | Chp 3 | Chp 4 | Chp 5 | Apx | Disclaimer | Copyright