Volunteers are at the heart of your club's business. In addition to applying the principles of attracting and retaining these positions, there is specific training and development opportunities which will help to improve the quality of volunteering on offer at your club and provide professional development pathways that will improve the overall experience for volunteers.
On this resource page access specific information relating to:
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Coach Development
Read more about Coach Development at the following websites:
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Coach Accreditation in Queensland Department of Communities (Sport and Recreation Services) |
List of upcoming coach accreditation courses offered by the Department of Communities (Sport and Recreation Services). |
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Australian Sports Commission |
This section of the Australian Sports Commission's website provides a suite of information on all topics coaching, including tools and tips, education and training and high performance information. |
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What is expected of a Volunteer Coach Australian Sports Commission |
Provides a fact sheet on some of the key aspects and requirements of a volunteer coach. |
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Australian Sports Commission |
Complete the general principles component of your coach accreditation online at this site. |
Official Development
Read more about Official Development at the following websites:
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Australian Sports Commission |
This section of the Australian Sports Commission's website provides a suite of information on all topics officiating, including communication, officiating specific groups, safety and ethics and high performance information. |
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Recreation Training Opportunities Queensland Fitness, Sport, Recreation Skills alliance |
Search for a sport, fitness or recreation workforce training provider in Queensland. |
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Australian Sports Commission |
Complete the general principles component of your official accreditation online at this site. |
Administrator Development
Read more about Administrator Development at the following website:
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Sport and Recreation Western Australia |
A compilation of resources for clubs to assist with the day to day requirements of clubs. It consists of well researched, simple to follow information, checklists, tip sheets and templates. |
Volunteer training and development
Additional Volunteer training and development opportunities:
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Online discrimination and child protection training and development Play by the Rules |
Play by the Rules offers free online training courses for coaches, administrators, officials and players about their rights under responsibilities under discrimination and child protection laws |
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National Training Information Service |
Use this site to find a range of professional development opportunities which provide qualifications which are nationally recognised. |
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Discrimination training and education Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland |
The Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland aims to provide accessible, inclusive, creative educational activities and resources, to increase community awareness of discrimination law in Queensland. |




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