Quiz about the 6 steps of placement

What are good crtieria for whether you should accept a volunteer or not?

Their gender – e.g. there are already too many women in the camp, so it’s good to accept a man
Their nationality – e.g. there are already 2 people from the volunteer’s country in the camp, so you usually shouldn’t accept this volunteer anymore
Their age – you can only have max. 2 minors (16 or 17 years old) in a camp
Their skills
First come – first serve! You should accept the ones that applied first

Is there a deadline for applying for a camp?

When does Placement season start?

There is an application from a volunteer coming from e.g. Malta (there is no SCI branch or partner in Malta). Who should deal with it?

SCI strives to have a gender balance of…

If two people are applying together for a camp, they need to…

fill in two separate AFs, and specify they want to be together (under special wishes option)
fill two separate AFs and hope they will be placed in the same camp
fill in one AF with both names and details

How many volunteers from the same country can be accepted in a workcamp?

The Infosheet should reach the volunteer not later than…?

If the volunteer wants to take part in 2 different camps during the year, they need to…

Fill in one application form and specify the choices in the list
It’s not possible to take part iin more than one camp in a season
Fill in 2 separate applications and the Outgoing placement officer needs to unblock them from applying for another camp in the OPS

Once the Incoming Placement Officer has received the application form, they should reply within how many days?

How many camps can a volunteer list in an application form on the OPS?

Is it possible to do placement via phone?

Yes, the volunteer has to call 3 months before
Hell No!
Please don’t, but you can talk via phone (e.g. because volunteers have difficulty with technology) and then ask them for a written confirmation as well