Rotary District 9500

VTT SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR A DENTAL FOCUSED VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAM TO VANUATU: R.I. District 9910

June 13th – 28th 2015

Dear Club President and Director of Committee responsible for VTT

This letter is to encourage your club to be involved in this DENTAL focused Vocational Training Team Project.

Applications are now open for a Team Leader and Team Members.

We seek your support in identifying potential candidates and encouraging them to apply.

APPLICATION FOR TEAM LEADER:

Please encourage Rotarians in your club to apply for the position of Team Leader. A Team Leader is required to:

  • Be an experienced, registered and practising Dentist.
  • Be a Rotarian, well informed on Australia and on Rotary
  • Be an Australian citizen
  • Assume leadership of the team, formally and informally, particularly on the tour
  • Be willing and able to keep pace with the vigorous program of work and training planned for the team
  • Play an active role in pre-departure team training and orientation with the support of the District 9500 VTT Scholarships Committee
  • Be the primary contact between the team and the nominated Travel Agent and ensure that the team has completed all necessary departure documents and fulfilled all pre-departure obligations and responsibilities.
  • Be available for a briefing weekend fromMay 23-24th 2015

Rotarians interested in leading the team to Vanuatu, are invited to contact Jacqui Atyeo (VTT Scholarships Committee Chair) on 0408891255 or by email for any further information and an application form.

Applications close onMonday 23rd February and should be forwarded to: Jacqui Atyeo 42 Murray Rd., Willaston, SA 5118 or(preferably) emailed to

APPLICATION FOR TEAM MEMBERS:

Rotary Clubs are asked to seek out and sponsor suitable candidates whose specific area of expertise and employment is in the area of Preventative and Curative Dentistry.We are seeking three Team members: a registered practising dentist, a dental hygienist and a dental assistant.

There is an expectation that clubs will provide support as outlined in Appendix 1.

Team member candidates are required to:

  • Be in a development stage in their career
  • Be an Australian citizen.
  • Be in good health and have appropriate personal and professional skills.
  • Be able to travel for the period of the project.
  • Be currently actively employed in the vocational field of Dentistry
  • Preferablylive or be employed in Rotary District 9500.
  • Be available for a briefing weekend from the May 23-24th 2015

Those interested in applying to be a Team Member or Rotary Clubs seeking more information about sponsoring an applicant or for an application form, please contact Terry George on 08 7070 2700 / 041 101 8787 or by email.

Applications close on 2nd March 2015 and should be forwarded to: Terry George by email:

Airfares, accommodation and meals are provided by Rotary International District 9500 and District 9910 are already preparing a vocationally stimulating program.

Please make every effort to promote this excellent opportunity widely within your club and community.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours in Rotary,

Jacqui Atyeo

CHAIR: VTT SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEEDISTRICT 9500

Rotary District 9500

VTT SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE

APPENDIX 1

GUIDELINES FOR SPONSOR CLUBS

VOCATIONAL TRAINING TEAM

DENTAL FOCUSED Project 2015

DISTRICT 9910 Vanuatu

The role of the sponsor club includes support of the team member in their preparation for the exchange.

This support consists of providing Rotary information at Club, District, National and International level and to assist the team member to be a good ambassador for Rotary, the sponsor club and Australia.

This is best achieved by providing a club member as a mentor and inviting the team member to visit the club.

At least two club visits are desirable before departure.

The first, just as a visitor and the second, as a guest speaker where the team member should be invited to give a presentation on themselves, their preparations and expectations from the exchange.

On their return team members should be invited back as guest speaker, giving them the opportunity to share their experience and outline what they have learned.

Further ongoing involvement with club activities is also strongly encouraged.

SPONSORSHIP:

Sponsorship includes a financial commitment on the part of the club.

Firstly, club banners need to be made available to the team member for exchange at Club presentations in Vanuatu. The banners collected from the visited clubs will be presented to the sponsor club by the team member on their return.

Secondly, it is expected that a sponsor club will assist in offsetting some of the necessary official costs incurred by a team member undertaking an exchange. These include such things as uniforms, thank you cards, immunizations and visas.As a guideline, and in order to have some consistency across the team, it would be appropriate if sponsor clubs assisted the team member with an allowance of $600. This will still leave the team members with a financial commitment greater than this amount.