(ATR) The first of over 600,000 hours needed to train Olympic volunteers began on April 13.
Rio 2016, along with education partner Estacio, opened the first volunteer training center in the Olympic city. A total of 50,000 volunteers will need different levels of education to make sure the Olympic Games run smoothly. They will receive training in both the Rio training center, auxiliary training centers in the cities hosting the Olympic football tournament, and Olympic venues.
The center is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro and will accommodate classes for all different types of volunteers.
"It is critical for the Games that we have the entire workforce trained for this delivery, because this is the first time it is done in Latin America," Henrique Gonzalez, human resource director at Rio 2016, said to Around the Rings.
"It is difficult for us to rehearse everything so everyone understands the values that they represent, and what they are going to do in their day to day job."
Volunteers will not be given foreign language classes as part of the training center. Rio 2016 provided English classes for volunteers through a partnership with language course provider Education First. Volunteers that specifically need English to communicate were recruited based on previous knowledge, and Gonzalez estimates that the majority of people visiting the venues day to day will be from the local population, not foreigners.
For Estacio president Rogerio Melzi, the center serves as an tangible legacy for the furthering of education in Brazil. Melzi told ATR that preparations for the Olympic Games will hopefully take away from "the bad things that are happening in Brazil." He believes that after the Games all of the training will show how Brazil can tackle complex challenges and provide a lasting educational benefit to the populace.
"The legacy we agreed is most important is that of serving other people," Melzi added. "We will be introducing people to Brazil and showing them the good things we have as a country. The volunteers will be the speakers of the country, so the legacy is more than the sessions themselves."
Written by Aaron Bauerin Rio de Janeiro
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