Responses
to April 2005 Hot Topic
Australian
Observations: An interview with Steve McCurley
Steve
McCurley with Andy
Fryar
Response
posted on April 16th, 2005 by Adaire Palmer, Volunteer
Management Consultant, SA Fire and Emergency Service
Commission
Thanks
Steve for your incredibly nice words about our country
and people!
It is a bonus to hear that we are 'up there' with
the rest in terms of volunteering and volunteerism.
I couldn't agree more with your comment about training
for VPMs - in fact a review conducted in SA a couple
of years ago highlighted that very point.
As a public servant who works with volunteers from
the emergency service organisations, I too can clearly
see the tension between the bureaucracy and volunteerism,
particularly with regards to issues like training
and the increasingly cumbersome requirements.
Interestingly enough though, there seems to be a reasonably
even split in opinions of emergency service volunteers
as to the training requirements becoming a barrier
to voluntary participation in the emergency services
(purely anecdotal) although it may act as a barrier
to potential volunteers.
All the very best and I do hope we see you back in
Oz at some time in the near future.
Its
not too late...
Let's
hear what you think!
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