The 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa’s (OC) Volunteer Department will this weekend start the process of training the 18 000 volunteers who will assist the OC and Host Cities with the delivery of Africa’s first FIFA World Cup™.

The OC’s Volunteer Programme initially received 67 999 volunteer applications from more than 170 countries and after an intensive interview and screening process have now completed the process of finalising the Organising Committee, Host City and Football For Hope Festival volunteer numbers required for Africa’s first FIFA World Cup.

Volunteers will, over the coming month, undergo three days of training in each Host City, starting Friday March 12 in Johannesburg and Mbombela. In Cape Town the training will kick off on April 9 at the International Convention Centre.
They will be given general tournament, as well as area-specific training, in their functional areas, which range from administration, spectator services, broadcasting, marketing, IT, media, transport, ticketing etc. They will also undergo ‘Know your Country’ and ‘Know your City’ training, as well as a motivational session where groups of between 900 and 2 600 volunteers at a time per session will learn how to do SA Tourism’s popular Diski Dance. International volunteers selected will undergo an online training process.

“We’re confident the infrastructure required for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is now in place and our focus is very much on the day-to-day delivery of the tournament. Volunteers are absolutely integral to the success of the tournament and their training programme is critical to us at the Organising Committee. During the interview process we’ve come across outstanding men and women, young and old, in South Africa and around the world, who will help us deliver this tournament. We want to thank all those who applied and wish those who were selected well as they start their training this week. We’re convinced they will help ensure all visitors to the 2010 FIFA World Cup will have an excellent, lasting impression of our country,” said the OC’s CEO Dr Danny Jordaan.

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