The company has become embroiled in further controversy in recent days over claims that its staff at South Africa's Mangaung prison gave inmates electric shocks and injections as punishment. Commonwealth Games. Top Stories. Saints beat Bees in front of new owner. Unhappy Hamilton undecided on F1 future. Evidence also suggests there can be positive effects from volunteering at a major event.
People who volunteer in major events often report an intention to volunteer again and report learning new skills and gains in confidence. There is, however, a body of evidence which suggests that those who gain volunteering positions at major sporting events tend to be those who already have key skills and tend to be regular volunteers at other events. Investment and return [16] , [17].
Overall, the findings from XX Commonwealth Games broadly chime with the international experience on economic benefit, though in some respects Glasgow has arguably exceeded expectations.
Games partners for XX Commonwealth Games took clear action to mitigate the risks and to consider distribution of employment opportunities that, in the main, appears to have paid off. The infrastructure refurbished and built for the XX Commonwealth Games has not experienced the 'white elephant' problem of disused, or poorly used, venues. Rather, the infrastructure has been a huge asset for Glasgow and Scotland. The aspiration to attract international and national events of high calibre has clearly been met.
Developing venues with their end-use and ownership already agreed, rather than being developed for the Games with post-Games arrangements being decided at a later stage was critical to this success. There were deliberate decisions that new and refurbished Games venues would be multi-sport venues that could both host major events and provide opportunities for the local community.
It is clear that considerable effort was required by a number of Games partners to ensure employment and contract opportunities were opened up for local people and businesses during the XX Commonwealth Games and those efforts must continue if longer term benefits are to be secured. The readiness of individuals and businesses to operate in key sectors is critical. Event sector businesses in Glasgow and Scotland who engaged with Games partners programmes to access Glasgow contracts now continue to be supported by Games partners to win future local, national and international event contracts, not least those for the European Championships.
Scottish Enterprise is also supporting businesses to access national and international event sector opportunities via the activities set out in Figure 1. Tourism sector businesses in Glasgow will potentially benefit from the increased visitor expenditure resulting from the increase the number of international and national events held in the Games venues.
The experience of hosting the XX Commonwealth Games has also provided a springboard for the development and renewal of Glasgow's Tourism and Visitor Plan. The new plan, which was launched in , sets out a clear direction for the continued growth of the city's tourism economy and is focused on increasing overnight leisure tourism visits from two million to three million per year by The research conducted in the course of the Games and the experience of those running Games-related volunteer programmes highlighted a number of lessons regarding volunteer recruitment, selection support, training and retention post Games.
This learning has been important for the development of the Glasgow Volunteer Programme, with specific diversity targets in place. The system enables both volunteers and organisations to manage and keep track of their applications, opportunities and exchange feedback. GSVB advertises a wide range of short term and long term sports volunteering opportunities, including one-off events, coaching and administration within sports clubs and charities, allowing volunteers to be involved at the level that suits them best.
To date, over 3, volunteers have registered and donated in excess of 18, hours in a wide range of opportunities provided by the organisations registered. Information We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing experience. Accept all cookies Use essential cookies only Set cookie preferences.
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Larger opportunities will also be advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland website, as well as the Official Journal of the European Union. Glasgow operates a fair and transparent procurement process which awards business on the basis of best overall value. An explanation of how we measure value is included in every tender we publish, covering the information which we require potential suppliers to complete, and scoring across a range of quality and cost factors to determine the winning bid.
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