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The number of volunteers at the 2018 World Cup will be 15 thousand people. At the same time, in practice, there are many times more applicants, and the selection is carried out on a competitive basis.

To become a volunteer, you must register on the FIFA website and undergo training in special volunteer training centers. 15 volunteer centers have been opened in Russia for the 2018 World Cup, including 5 in Moscow. In addition to Moscow (Luzhniki and Spartak stadiums), the 2018 World Cup matches will be held in St. Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod and Yekaterinburg.

According to the World Cup 2018 Organizing Committee, the main goal of the volunteer program is to attract, select, train future volunteers and organize their work, as well as create volunteer centers in the host cities of the tournaments.

Requirements for volunteers

As reported on FIFA.com, there are no specific restrictions on volunteer candidates.

. Citizens of Russia and other countries can become volunteers

. Knowledge of English or another foreign language is mandatory, the requirements for the level of language proficiency depend on the direction of the chosen work.

. The presence or absence of disabilities, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, as well as the type of activity of the candidate do not influence the decision when choosing a volunteer.

. Advantages are received by candidates with higher or secondary specialized education, which is necessary for some areas volunteer work, knowledge of foreign languages and successful volunteer experience.

registration

The selection begins almost two years before the start of the World Cup. Candidate registration started on June 1, 2016 at FIFA.com. To apply, you need to fill out an online application. To do this, you will need a passport and a digital photo where the face is clearly visible.

Several dozen questions are included in the questionnaire; it takes about 30 minutes to answer. Among the standard ones: place of residence, education, computer skills, availability driving license as well as allergies. In addition, it is necessary to indicate why you want to become a volunteer: here you can give a detailed answer. Candidates are also offered to choose several functional areas where they would like to work: medicine, media, registration, etc.

The final question: do you agree to become a participant in the volunteer program in 11 cities of the Russian Federation, if you do not get to the 2018 World Cup as an assistant.

Selection

Future volunteers are carefully screened and tested:

. Checking the profile. The data specified in the questionnaire goes into the database and is checked, including by the security services.

. Initial selection, during which the staff of the Russia-2018 Organizing Committee will remotely check how detailed the candidate has answered the questions, whether he is suitable by age and education.

. Then the candidates are waiting for online testing, which will be sent in a personal letter to email... The test will test analytical skills, personal qualities, knowledge in English.

. If everything goes smoothly, the candidate will be invited to the next stage - an interview at a volunteer center or online.

. All candidates for the 2018 FIFA World Cup volunteers will know the selection results no later than February 2018. Those who will be among the lucky ones who have passed the selection will be invited to study.

Education

The main goal of the training is to help future volunteers acquire the necessary skills for work and develop their abilities.

The training will take place in five volunteer centers in Moscow. Each volunteer will be assigned to one of the centers and enrolled in a training group. Invitations to classes will be sent by email.

According to FIFA.com, the training consists of three blocks:

1) general preparation: introductory trainings on the history and values of the 2018 World Cup, briefing on the specifics of the organization and course of the Championship and the rules for working at the tournament;

2) trainings in the chosen functional area;

3) on-site training - instruction in the volunteers' workplaces.

The training takes one or two days, not counting the instructions at the facility, which are already held immediately before the competition.

The result of the volunteer for each training will be entered into the Organizing Committee's database. Confirmation successful learning will become accreditation for the World Cup, intermediate certificates will not be issued in the preparation process, specifies FIFA.com.

Work at the World Cup facility

Volunteers will begin their duties on May 10, 2018. The term of work at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, regardless of the direction, is expected within 20 days.

The work of volunteers is free of charge. Volunteers living in the host cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Saransk, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod and Yekaterinburg) will be paid travel to and from the place of work, as well as provided food and uniform. Those who are not from the host city of the tournaments will need to pay their own travel and accommodation expenses for the period of the competition, according to FIFA.com.

If you expect to see the opening and closing ceremonies of the Championship, keep in mind that not everyone will have such an opportunity. It depends on the direction of work at the competition, as well as on the volunteer's personal work schedule. During the opening and closing ceremonies, all volunteers are usually busy with work. If you are free during this time, you will be able to attend the ceremony, as well as the competition itself, if you purchase the appropriate tickets, the organizers explain on FIFA.com.

One of the main organizational elements of all sporting events high level is volunteering. In the modern sense, a volunteer is an officially accredited volunteer assistant to the organizers of a sports competition, selected and the necessary training and carrying out his activities in strict accordance with the tasks established for him. The 2018 FIFA World Cup is supposed to be held with the participation of a team of 15 thousand volunteers from Russia and other countries, operating in all eleven cities in which the matches are to be held.

Voluntary support for the Olympic Games and World Championships has been known since the first major competitions. The modern features of the volunteer movement in international sports developed by the last decades of the twentieth century, when organizers began to rely on volunteer contributions when planning tournament scenarios, and the range of functions performed by volunteers expanded significantly. Since then, the number of attracted volunteers has continued to grow, and without their participation not a single major sports competition takes place.

Volunteers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Registration of candidates for participation in the volunteer squad at the 2018 World Cup opened on June 1, 2016. To join the tournament, everyone must fill out a form on the website International Federation football (FIFA), after which it is necessary to pass a special selection and short-term training. Applicant must be at least 18 years old by May 10, 2017.

In accordance with the regulations, everyone who wants to become a volunteer must know English. The level of proficiency in this language is determined during testing. It is also reported that FIFA encourages knowledge of certain languages when performing certain volunteer functions. Knowledge of other languages of the world is not important for organizers. At the same time, as noted on the website of the football federation, there are no restrictions on political and religious views, sexual orientation or the possible presence of disability when choosing volunteers.

All who managed to successfully pass the selection are sent to training in accordance with the functional area of interest to them. Training centers that train volunteers for the Football Championship in Russia, are created on the basis of universities in each city that hosts the tournament. Five centers have been opened in Moscow, and one more will operate in each of the other cities. There is also a preliminary acquaintance with the place future work during the event. The result of the training is the official accreditation for the 2018 World Cup as a volunteer.

Volunteer functions

The responsibilities of volunteers include a variety of tasks that are distributed among the team members. The main functional areas include:

* accreditation of participants;

* work on accompanying guests (teams-participants and spectators) and organizing their leisure;

* interlanguage communication;

* information technology support of the event;

* interaction with partner organizations and the media;

* control of the ticket program, catering, transport service etc.

In most cases, it takes good teamwork and a willingness to interact with new people. Experience in sports volunteering is also encouraged (but not required). For some areas, there are additional requirements that a volunteer must meet.

On June 1, 2016, the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ Volunteer Program was launched across the country. In Nizhny Novgorod, the event took place on the Minin and Pozharsky squares.

On the central square of the city, a live broadcast with Moscow took place, where the start of the volunteer recruitment project was given by Russian President Vladimir Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Delegations of universities were invited to the event in Moscow, on the basis of which volunteer centers were opened. Nizhny Novgorod State University was represented by the rector E.V. Chuprunov and Director of the Volunteer Center for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ in Nizhny Novgorod E.A. Chumankina.

In Nizhny Novgorod, together with the volunteers, the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Valery Shantsev, the ambassadors of the host city of Nizhny Novgorod - former players of the Russian national football team Dmitry Cheryshev and Dmitry Bulykin took part in the event.

According to the head of the region, a lot is being built and reconstructed for the championship in the Nizhny Novgorod region: the stadium, the metro, the airport. “Still, our main resource is people! Volunteers are the face of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™. Their energy, friendliness, openness will become the main impression of the Nizhny Novgorod region. And for the volunteers themselves, this is a unique experience, a huge number of new acquaintances and friends around the world, ”the governor emphasized.

As noted by the Deputy Governor Dmitry Svatkovsky, every tenth volunteer at the FIFA World Cup Russia ™ will be a resident of the Nizhny Novgorod region. “In total, about 15,000 volunteers will work at the tournament, of which 1,500 will be trained by Nizhny Novgorod. Volunteers will be involved in twenty areas: work with fans, transport, medical care, protocol service, linguistic services, accommodation, meals, press work, accreditation and others. It is planned that the registration of applications from candidates for volunteers will be completed in December this year, ”Dmitry Svatkovsky said.

A "silver" volunteer, a participant in international projects in Germany and the Netherlands, as well as a participant volunteer movement during the Sochi Winter Olympics Ivan Vorontsov: “I am looking forward to the FIFA World Cup Russia ™ in Nizhny Novgorod. This great opportunity pass on your life experience to the younger generation, which will instill in young people a sense of responsibility and patriotism. And participation in the organization of such a tournament allows the “silver” volunteers not to grow old in their hearts. The 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ is 15,000 volunteers, it means new acquaintances every day, it’s energy and joy to bring real benefits. Nizhny Novgorod will host the ¼ final, and I am glad that our city will be known all over the world. "

Foreign students studying in Nizhny Novgorod did not remain aloof from the launch of the Volunteer Program. Student of the NNSU them. N.I. Lobachevsky Jose Rodriguez from Ecuador told why he wants to become a volunteer: “I have been living in Nizhny Novgorod for a long time and have destroyed many stereotypes for myself. I love Russia and its culture. The FIFA World Cup Russia ™ is a great event. I want to tell my compatriots what an interesting country Russia is, open it to them and do everything possible to organize a football festival in Nizhny Novgorod. "

In Nizhny Novgorod on the Minin and Pozharsky squares were organized entertainment and a flash mob, which was attended by several hundred students. They lined up in the shape of a soccer ball, the date of the World Cup is 2018, as well as the symbol of the volunteer movement - an open palm. Then each participant was able to leave a trace of his palm on a special installation - a giant soccer ball.

In addition, there was a flash mob "Be in the game!" The action began on the Minin and Pozharsky square, then took place on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya street and ended near the building of the N.I. Lobachevsky (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 37), where the Volunteer Center of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ is located in Nizhny Novgorod.

Throughout the distance from Minin Square and Pozharsky Square to the Volunteer Center, the participants made a kind of pass to each other, thus organizing a relay race. The first broadcast was made by Governor Valery Shantsev, and the flashmob was completed by the Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics, Ambassador of the 2018 World Cup of the host city of Nizhny Novgorod Daria Shkurikhina. It was from that moment that the acceptance of applications for participation in the Volunteer Program of the World Championship from all comers began. More than 120 registration points worked on the premises of the center that day. In addition, a festive program was also organized at the Volunteer Center. In addition to the concert, the guests were expected to play football competitions, quizzes, a photo zone and a sports corner where all participants could play football.

Recall that the volunteer center for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ in Nizhny Novgorod was opened on December 10, 2015 on the basis of the Nizhny Novgorod state university them. N.I. Lobachevsky.

As part of the Russian Volunteer Program, it is planned to involve about 5,500 volunteers for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 15,000 activists will take part in organizing the first ever FIFA World Cup in Russia ™. The recruitment of volunteers will last until the end of 2016.

Volunteer candidates will be able to track their applications on FIFA.com, and Welcome2018.com will provide them with news from 15 World Cup 2018 volunteer centers in 11 host cities, on the basis of which volunteers will be selected and trained. About 20,000 more activists will take part in the volunteer programs of the cities - the organizers of the 2018 World Cup - these activists will be trained by the cities themselves.

On June 1, a campaign to recruit volunteers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup starts. The recruitment of volunteers will last until the end of 2016.

The main goal of the program is to attract, select, train future volunteers and organize their work, as well as create volunteer centers in the host cities of the tournaments. An opportunity for thousands of people from Russia and other countries to help with the preparation and holding of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia ™ and the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017, to contribute to the creation of the world's largest sports event.

The total number of volunteers for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup is about 5,500 people, for the World Cup - about 15,000 people.

The only restriction for candidates is age:

A 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup volunteer must be 18 years old by May 10, 2017, and a 2018 FIFA World Cup volunteer must be at that age by May 10, 2018. The presence or absence of disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, as well as the type of activity of the candidate cannot influence the decision making when choosing a volunteer.

The main selection criteria:

age from 18 years,
English proficiency and teamwork skills.
previous experience volunteering will be an additional plus for candidates.

Volunteers will provide support in the following areas:

Published on June 1, 2016 on FIFA.com online questionnaire, which must be filled in by everyone who wants to join the program. This will take about 30 minutes. You will need a passport and digital photo to fill it out. Then the selection of candidates will begin. First, the staff of the Russia-2018 Organizing Committee will remotely check how detailed the candidate has answered the questions, whether he is suitable in terms of age and education.

After that, the candidates are waiting online testing(for analytical skills, personal qualities and knowledge of the English language) and an interview at a volunteer center (full-time or online - for applicants living outside of Russia).

All 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup volunteer candidates will know the selection results no later than February 2017, and volunteer candidates for the 2018 FIFA World CupTM - no later than February 2018.

Candidates who successfully pass the selection will be invited to the next stage - training. The training will take place in 15 volunteer centers for the 2018 World Cup: each volunteer candidate will be assigned to one of them and enrolled in a training group, after which he will receive invitations to classes in electronic format.

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