This session, aimed at vocational service chairs and all Rotarians, will showcase a diverse range of successful projects from the Australian state of New South Wales. Hear the how-to and importance of vocational service, get ideas for celebrating Vocational Service Month; and learn how vocational service can increase membership growth while improving opportunities for your community.

1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Vocational Service:
A Kaleidoscope of Projects

2. INTRODUCTION
PP Dot Hennessy
District 9675 Vocational Service Chair
Rotary Club of Wollongong, Australia

3. • Ian Johnston - RC Kiama
• John Given - RC Sydney
• Warwick Richardson - RC Wollondilly North
• Charles Mille - RC Como-Jannali
• Robert Owen - RC St Mary’s
• Susan Reid – RC Wollongong
DISTRICT TEAM INTRODUCTIONS

4. • Rotary Emergency Services Awards
PP Ian Johnston, Rotary Club of Kiama
• Rotary Police Awards
PP John Given, Rotary Club of Sydney
• Rotary WorldSkills Partnership
Mark Callaghan, CEO WorldSkills Australia
Matthew McGlashan, Australian Skillaroo 2013
INTRODUCTIONS - Presenters

5. • Showcasing Innovative examples of 3
projects
• District Committee and Clubs working
together
• Raising the profile of Vocational Service in
our Clubs and Communities
• Resources
• Questions
SESSION OVERVIEW

6. • Most body copy
• Will go on
• White pages
• For readability
SESSION

7. ROTARY EMERGENCY SERVICES AWARDS
PAG, PP Ian Johnston
Rotary Club of Kiama, Australia

9. • Founded in 2010 by the Combined Rotary
Clubs of the Illawarra Region
– Groups F & H in District 9675
• Supported by District Governors
• Patron: Governor of NSW
• Actively supported by all 7 State
Emergency Services Commissioners
HISTORY

10. • Acknowledging and celebrating
“Community Service Beyond The Call Of
Normal Duties”
• Best exemplifies “Service Above Self”
• Open to all Paid and Volunteer Members of
7 official Emergency Service Organisations
BACKGROUND

11. • Finalists selected for each of the 7 Services
presented with badge and plaques
• A winner selected for each of the 7 Services
• Two overall winners selected
o Officer working in a Volunteer Capacity
o Officer working in a Paid Capacity
AWARDS

12. 1. Media campaign to promote awards –
online, social, print, radio, television
2. Businesses invited to become Sponsors
3. General public and co-workers invited to
submit nominations
4. Finalists and Service Winners selected by
participating Rotary Clubs
5. Overall Winners selected by DG and DGE
ACTIVITIES

13. Website:
www.PrideOfTheIllawarra.com.au
WEBSITE

14. 1. Launch event held at beginning of year to
open nomination process
2. Meet The Finalists event held in middle of
the year to announce Finalists
3. Gala Awards Dinner held later in the year
to celebrate Finalists and announce
Winners
SPECIAL EVENTS

15. Meet the Finalists event at Aerial Patrol HQ
SPECIAL EVENTS

16. Gala Awards Dinner
SPECIAL EVENTS

17. 2013 Winners
SPECIAL EVENTS

18. 1. Vocational Service: 50% of funds raised
support Vocational Training Teams (VTT)
2. Community Service: 50% of funds raised
support local community projects
3. Public Relations: Promotes Rotary in the
local community
4. Membership: Exposes Rotary to potential
new members
BENEFITS

19. • 2010 – 2014
Founded as joint project by Groups F&H
within District 9675
• 2015
Will be implemented throughout District
• Future Goal - Implement State-wide
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21. NSW POLICE AWARDS
PP John Given
Rotary Club of Sydney

22. The Rotary Clubs of NSW
Police Officer of the Year Awards
POOTYA

23. • Seven Districts covering Population 7.5million
• Covers 801,600 sq kms, larger than Texas
• 385 clubs
• 10,800 Rotarians approx.
• Oldest club: RC of Sydney Charter 1st May 1921
• 40 local POOTY award winners & growing
ROTARY IN NSW

24. • Formed in 1862
• 82 LACS (Local Area Commands)
• 500 Police stations
• 16,318 Serving Officers
• One of the oldest & largest in the world
• Responsible for a land mass double that of England,
Scotland and Wales combined.
NSW POLICE FORCE

25. Short Video of a CAPP day
‘Community Awareness of Policing Programme’
The first for Law Enforcement agencies in Australia
Developed by the NSW Police Force Customer
Service Programme
TOGETHER SERVING THE COMMUNITY

26. • Currently there are over 40 local POOTY awards
held annually in NSW
• Our aim was to increase the recognition of these
awards and the brand of Rotary and
membership opportunities on a State basis
• All local winners would automatically be
nominated for a Gala State event to be held in
Sydney
• For areas without a Local Rotary award the local
Police Commander could nominate officers
AWARDS CONCEPT

27. The awards cover six (6) categories
The two (2) main categories - the overall winner is chosen
• Field Operations &
• Specialist Operations
Plus
• Volunteer of the Year
• Police Employee of the Year
• Community Award
• Customer Service Excellence Award
The last award is nominated by the general public
All nominations are online through a secure server with over 400
nominations received last year
AWARDS & PROCEDURES

28. • All nominations are reviewed by a selection panel
of PDG’s and PP’s from multiple districts
• No Police Officers are involved in the selection
process but an officer is assigned for answering
technical questions generated from the nomination
• Using the our main criteria of ‘Service above Self’
three finalists are chosen for each category
• From these the winner of each category will be
chosen on a 1-2-3 points system used by the panel
JUDGING PROCESS

29. PROMOTION & BRANDING
• Sent to all DG’s for
distribution to clubs
• Appears in Police monthly
• Appears in the Rotary
Down Under magazine
• Our sponsors use it on
their Facebook pages
• Distributed to all City &
Regional newspapers

30. • Started in 2010 with 250 guests, last year over 440
• Each year a PHF is awarded to a Police Officer who has
shown themselves to hold the values of Rotary
• Rotary funds the whole event through Sponsorship
which allows us to subsidise ticket prices
• Exposes the Rotary brand to all Officers & Sponsors
• Auctions have raised over $95,000 over the four years
with monies distributed to NSW Police Legacy and the
Rotary Foundation on behalf of each District in NSW
• Our aim is to take it National and have an Australian
Police Officer of the Year Award
Show Police Commissioner Interview
THE AWARDS NIGHT

31. 2011 WINNER
Police Monthly
November 2011
Sergeant Malcolm Jeff
from
Police Diving unit
Thank you and wishing
you a safe journey home

32. ROTARY WORLDSKILLS PARTNERSHIP
Mark Callaghan
CEO, WorldSkills Australia

33. SUBTITLE

34. QUESTIONS?

35. • Visit our Booth No. 245/246 in the
Billabong – House of Friendship
• Talk to our District Team
• Resources we use in District Training -
Vocational Service Directors…
SESSION SUMMARY

36. VOCATIONAL SERVICE RESOURCES

37. • Keen to share our projects
• The HOW TO
• Thank you for your participation and
interest
SESSION SUMMARY