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Calling all sports fans! If you’d like to be a part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Volunteer Programme is the ideal method to get involved. Volunteering at London 2012 gives you the opportunity to get nearer to your sporting heroes, develop your local community and feel the enjoyment of the Olympic Games in London firsthand. Who can volunteer for London 2012? About 70,000 helpers are required to make the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games run efficiently. Helpers from a selection of communities and backgrounds will be recruited and coached to the highest standards for London 2012. Previous helping out experience isn’t required to become a London 2012 Olympic Volunteer, but applicants must: * Be 18 or above by 1 January 2012 * Commit to no less than ten days’ helping out at either the Olympic or Paralympic Games * Go to at the least three London 2012 volunteer training sessions * Be eligible to volunteer in the UK * Pass security background inspections Volunteering responsibilities throughout London 2012. London 2012 volunteers will be given particular roles, in accordance to their abilities and training. There will be two sorts of helpers; specialist and generalist. Specialist volunteers will need existing skills or qualifications, for example sport or medical training. Generalist helpers won’t require any skills or qualifications, apart from the proper London 2012 Volunteer training. They may be offered jobs 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. Sign up on the official London 2012 website to include your name on the helping out list and receive frequent email updates about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Helping out before London 2012. If you reside in one of the East London Host Boroughs around the Olympic Park, you could be part of a pre-London 2012 volunteering program called Changing Places. Changing Places has been set up to aid local communities prepare their region for London 2012, and aspires to: * Inspire local people to boost public areas such as parks and open spaces * Help people to learn new hobbies and skills * Improve the quality of the local environment for the London 2012 Olympic Games and afterwards Alternatively, if you have office-based expertise you might want to register to become a Trailblazer Volunteer. This involves assisting 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 after the Olympic Games have finished, the London 2012 Volunteer legacy will go on. This is a fun chance to be an element of a wide-reaching helping out network, bettering the lives of local communities all over the UK. Learn more concerning the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games