Beijing Olympic Games have been the dream of the Chinese people for about one hundred years. It also will be a festival to be celebrated by the people of the world. As the cornerstone and image representatives of the Olympics, volunteers will definitely make their special contributions to the successful staging of a high-level Olympic Games with distinguishing features.
Welcome to be a Volunteer for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Looking forward to meeting you in Beijing in 2008!
★ General Policy for Volunteers for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games
Volunteers for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games are accredited personnel recruited and managed by BOCOG, who take proper responsibilities, work at the time and in the position designated by BOCOG in service to the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games without payment.
I. Basic Requirements
1) Voluntary to serve the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic games;
2) Born prior to (and on) June 30, 1990, and in good health;
3) Abide by China's laws and regulations;
4) Able to participate in the pre-Games trainings and related activities;
5) Able to serve consecutively for more than seven days during the Olympic and Paralympic Games;
6) Native Chinese speakers should be able to communicate in essential foreign language(s), and applicants whose first language is not Chinese should be able to engage in conversations in elementary Chinese;
7) Possess professional knowledge and skills necessary for the posts
II. Rights and Obligations
A. Rights
1) To be aware of the Games-time volunteer policies;
2) To express position preference before they are assigned to a job;
3) To be entitled to necessary working conditions;
4) To safeguard their lawful rights;
5) To be entitled to participate in evaluation and honoring of the Games-time service of the volunteers;
6) To give suggestions and advices for the volunteers' work;
7) To withdraw from the volunteers' services.
B. Obligations
1) To abide by the Olympic Charter, Paralympic Charter, and promote Olympic spirit;
2) To comply with BOCOG's policies and regulations;
3) To observe volunteers' commitment;
4) To complete related trainings;
5) To be in deference to the BOCOG assignment;
6) To be in deference to BOCOG's management and sincerely perform the tasks;
7) To obey the rules of the volunteers' team during the service.
III. Recruitment
A. Source
Volunteers for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will mainly be recruited in Beijing area with college students as the principal source. Meanwhile, a fraction of them will be recruited from among mainland residents of outside Beijing, from compatriots of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as from overseas Chinese and foreigners.
B. Application Channels
BOCOG or the organizations designated by BOCOG are responsible for receiving applications.
C. Application period
Applicants may submit their applications from August 2006 to March 2008.
