How are VSO volunteers prepared for their volunteer assignments?
Selected volunteers, once they have probable VSO placements, are required to attend pre-departure training courses: • Preparing for Change (PfC): The first of the two VSO pre-departure training courses will explore a range of issues involved in moving to a new environment overseas. The PfC is a four-day stay-in course, given to all selected volunteers, preferably those with probable volunteer assignments already. • Wider Role of Volunteers (WRV): WRV discusses practical tools and skills that will prove useful to volunteers in their placements. It is a five-day stay-in course given to selected volunteers who have been accepted to volunteer placements and are certain to depart soon. • Medical clearance: Selected volunteers undergo a thorough medical examination, to be conducted by VSO Jitolee’s medical adviser in Nairobi. Usually, volunteers are advised to take the medical exam when they have been matched and accepted to probable placements. • Police clearance/certificate of good conduct
