Overview
The 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Preparation for Event Volunteering in Volleyball (QCF) is awarded by 1st4sport Qualifications and has been developed in partnership with SkillsActive and Volleyball England.
Criteria
The 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Preparation for Event Volunteering in Volleyball (QCF) is for anyone over 16 years of age who wants to learn more about volunteering at sporting events, particularly volleyball events.
Why Study?
It will allow you to gain an understanding of:
- becoming a volunteer
- volunteering and volleyball
- emergency and basic fire awareness
- public safety awareness
- effective customer relations
- equality and diversity
- an introduction to conflict resolution in a public environment
- developing team and interpersonal skills
- preparing for and reflecting on a volunteer placement.
What can I use it for?
- To enable you to top up existing knowledge
- As an effective CV enhancer
- To gain paid or unpaid employment within event volunteering, particularly volleyball events.
Outline
On successful completion of the 1st4sport Level 1 Award in Preparation for Event Volunteering in Volleyball (QCF), you will be able to:
- identify personal goals for volunteering
- identify the steps/process necessary to become a volunteer
- identify current voluntary positions available within the community
- understand how to apply for a volunteering position
- understand some of the history and ethos of the governing body of sport for volleyball
- understand the role of volunteers within volleyball events
- understand some of the skills required of a volunteer at a volleyball event
- understand health and safety signage in a public venue
- understand potential causes of fire and how to respond to a fire emergency
- assess an emergency involving people
- understand key aspects of health and safety legislation relating to a public venue
- understand the basic principles of personal safety awareness
- understand the basic principles of crowd control
- understand the needs and expectations of different types of customer
- prepare for working with members of the public
- understand what is meant by good customer care
- understand the meaning of the term ‘diversity’
- demonstrate an awareness of diverse groups and practices
- demonstrate an awareness of stereotypical attitudes
- understand the implications of disability
- understand the causes of potential conflict
- understand how to respond effectively to a conflict situation involving members of the public
- understand the roles and responsibilities associated with working in a team
- understand the importance of team plannin
- understand the importance of interpersonal skills
- participate effectively in meetings
- prepare for an interview
- understand recruitment interviewee skills
- understand your role in an organisation
- maintain acceptable standards of personal presentation and behaviour during the placement
- reflect on the voluntary placement.
How will my learning programme be structured?
Learning programmes are usually designed by the recognised centre that delivers the qualification. They may, therefore, vary in length and format. Depending on the needs of their learners, centres can offer intensive courses or a series of learning events over a number of days. Whatever the timescale, all learning programmes should include the following phases:
- an induction to the qualification and your programme of learning and assessment
- a learning programme that meets your needs
- a programme of assessment spread across the course.
At the end of the programme, you will be provided with formal feedback on your performance and an action plan for your further development.
Assessment
The following methods will be used by your tutor/assessor to assess you during your achievement of the assessment component of the qualification:
- completion of a series of assessed tasks
- and/or the provision of alternative evidence to cover the assessment criteria of the Award.
Fees
Recognised centres offering this qualification determine their own fees and they will vary from centre to centre. The fees charged should entitle you to a programme of learning and assessment, registration and certification for the qualification, a 1st4sport Qualifications Learner Pack and an appropriate learning resource. For further information on the costs of courses, please contact a recognised centre. Opportunities for funding may be available via a recognised centre, if you are eligible.
Next Steps
The qualification is delivered by 1st4sport Qualifications’ recognised centres, not all of which offer open courses to members of the public. Your first port of call to access a course should be the appropriate national governing body of sport (in this case Volleyball England).
Volleyball England
SportPark
Loughborough University
3 Oakwood Drive
Loughborough LE11 3QF
Tel: 01509-227 722
Fax: 01509-227 733
Email: info@volleyballengland.org
Website: www.volleyballengland.org
Alternatively, contact 1st4sport Qualifications via email at enquiries@1st4sportqualifications.com or by calling 0113-290 7610.
