A large part of organising the Games is ensuring safe and effective transport for athletes, volunteers and spectators during the Games. The venues have been “clustered” to aid this.
The Organising Committee is already working on plans to ensure that a comprehensive transport infrastructure is in place for Glasgow 2014. A full plan will be announced in due course.
For the duration of the Games, the whole city will be focused on ensuring that public transport is available and running smoothly.
One of the pledges made by Glasgow 2014 is that anyone buying a ticket for the Games will have funded public transport access within Glasgow and to the venue on the day they have their ticket.
No. The OC will not provide accommodation for volunteers. However, Visit Scotland will be positioned to signpost volunteers to appropriate options.
We aim to support you as much as possible in order for you to perform your role to the best of your abilities.
You will be provided with a volunteer uniform and accreditation pass, which you will be required to wear at all times whilst performing your role.
During Games Time, we will also provide you with refreshments during your shift and any role-specific equipment you may require.
Volunteers will be based across our competition and non-competition venues. Non-competition venues are sites crucial to the Games but where no actual sports events take place. For example, our Athletes’ Village.
Read more about our venues.
Volunteering at the Games will be a hugely rewarding experience. This will be your chance to help promote Glasgow and Scotland to a global audience of around one billion people, to make fantastic friendships with fellow volunteers and people from all over the world, to gain valuable skills and experience and quite simply to give something back to your community. Being a Games volunteer is an experience which you will remember with pride for the rest of your life.
Games Time volunteers will be provided with:
• A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to stage the best ever Commonwealth Games
• Great training
• Opportunities to meet new friends and be part of a great team
• An official XX Commonwealth Games uniform
• Refreshments throughout the day and a meal entitlement after a designated shift duration
The information you provided in your application form will be used for the background security checks that have to be done to ensure the integrity and security of the Games. These checks will be carried out by the Home Office, the Police and other relevant UK authorities as necessary.
The UK Government understands the importance of a smooth and successful accreditation process. However this needs to be balanced against the responsibility to deliver the Games safely and securely, in a way that protects the country from terrorism, organised crime and illegal immigration.
Yes. We ask all applicants to provide details of any unspent convictions (convictions which currently appear on the applicant’s criminal record).
Applicants are not required to provide details of any spent convictions (convictions which no longer appear on the applicant’s criminal record).
Glasgow 2014 will consider applications from applicants who have provided details of unspent convictions on a case-by-case basis, having regard to the nature of the offence and the length of time since conviction.
Please note that all successful applicants, regardless of whether or not they have provided details of any unspent convictions, will be required to undergo a background security check, which is carried out by the Home Office and other authorities. Please see “Why will security checks be conducted on Glasgow 2014 Games Workforce applicants?” for further information about these checks.
The Home Office will tell us if your application has passed or failed the checking process.
If the result of your check is negative, we will ask you to confirm that the information you gave us is accurate. Unless a mistake has been made, we will be unable to continue with your application to become a Glasgow 2014 volunteer.
Due to the sensitive nature of this information Glasgow 2014 will not be told the reasons for any results. However, an applicant can themselves contact the Home Office for further details, in accordance with his or her rights under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Details of how to contact the Home Office for this information will be made available to those people whose security background checks have generated a negative result. More information on the Data Protection Act is available from the Information Commissioner: www.ico.gov.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113 from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
No, although you can contact the Home Office for further details by following the instructions provided. See “Will I be able to request details of the result of my security check?”
Yes. Everyone participating in the Games will need to undergo a security check.
Under Universal Credit you can volunteer for as many hours as you like each week, provided this doesn’t prevent you from meeting your weekly job search commitments. Time spent volunteering can also count towards up to 50% of your weekly job search commitments
The Big Lottery Fund and Scottish Government have developed a package of financial and practical support to help you overcome some of the challenges that might make you think twice about volunteering.
Successful clyde-siders living in Scotland will be able to apply for a wide range of help. Make sure you check if you’re eligible for support that includes:
• Travel and accommodation costs for people travelling from rural areas
• Support for those on low incomes
• Additional costs of personal care for people with disabilities
• Respite care costs to allow carers to be confident their caring responsibilities are being met
• Additional childcare costs
If you’d like to check if you are eligible to apply for support please visit the Volunteer Scotland website where you can fill out an online application form.
Yes. We understand some volunteers have accessibility requirements and we will work with you to make arrangements that allow you to participate fully in the Games. You can talk to us about your needs and how we can help, informally and in confidence, at the interview stage.
Please note:
For more information email [email protected] or call us on 030 3333 2014.
We know you’ll be desperate to learn the outcome of your application but with thousands of applications to review, it may take some time for us to respond. Don’t worry – you will hear from us.
In the meantime, you can stay in touch with all the latest Glasgow 2014 and volunteer news through our social media channels, website and your volunteer portal.
The dates below will give you an idea of the timescale for what will happen in the lead up to the Games.
April – December 2013
Volunteer interviews will take place – for some specialist roles the process will continue into 2014.
October 2013 – July 2014
We’ll let you know the outcome of your volunteer application/interview. In most cases you’ll receive a response by early 2014.
March – July 2014
Our training programme gets underway. Volunteers will be asked to attend three training sessions (or four if they’ll be performing a leadership role).
April – August 2014
Volunteers will be provided with their Glasgow 2014 uniform and accreditation.
April – August 2014
We will provide volunteers with details of their Games Time shifts.
At busy times, you may experience a slower than usual response from the Volunteer Portal and increased loading times as you move between pages.
If you are experiencing persistent problems, check which internet browser you are using and try an alternative such as Internet Explorer versions 6-9, Google Chrome or Firefox.
If you’re having trouble logging in from your place of work, this could be due to the security settings there. Where this is the case, we suggest trying again from a computer at another location.
This is likely to vary depending on the hardware you are using – we recommend using a desk-top PC to access the volunteer portal.
Functional Areas are the various departments of the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee that will deliver the different elements of the Games.
Each Functional Area is recruiting for different volunteer roles depending on their needs.
You can find more information on medical roles in this guide.