Criteria of Appointment for members of the Virtual Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers:New applicants to the region:
a) need to prove themselves by the positive way they handle themselves online.
b) must help out with on line fundraisers/projects and in the field (meetings and projects online); therefore must actively participate in the running of at least one VHR project per year.
c) must be an active member of the forums. Because this is the Virtual region being positively active on forum is a requirement.
d) must do the required courses and qualify as required of all SANParks Honorary Rangers.
e) must do duty on the forums in the form of moderator duties/forum assistant duties/other duties. All members and applicants should be actively involved in promoting some type of VHR/forum activity (doing duty) moving forward.
f) must attend the required amount of meetings (online) per annum.
g) must undertake to submit their quarterly hours for the region's stats timeously.
h) some experience of one or more of the parks, and the website is required.
i) must undertake to pay their fees.
j) Applicants and appointment to the region will be considered upon the following by the region's RMC who will consider each appointment at their discretion:
1). Great interest should be shown in the VHR's and have been involved in at least one forum project before application. (no time limit).
2. Are fulfilling criteria of general forum involvement.
k) Permanent appointment of applicants:
1. Subject to a minimum of 12 months of fully complying to the region's Criteria of Appointment; or for a shorter period determined at the discretion of the RMC.
l) Reappointments:
1. Subject to active involvement and will be evaluated for being an active member of the region and the forum over the last 12 months and strictly and fully complying to the region's Criteria of Appointment.
When considering to apply for membership the following should be remembered:
1. The SANParks Honorary Rangers is a voluntary service organisation. Members are in no way paid for their services, and receive no fringe benefits for the work they do.
2. Becoming a SANParks Honorary Ranger is not about being entitled or being placed in a position of power. It is about serving and promoting the cause of nature conservation in the South African National Parks.
3. Being a member of the SANParks Honorary Rangers implies that you work as part of the HR movement. You will fall under the rules and regulations of the HR movement and perform your service according to the rules, decisions and priorities of the movement.
Application to the region can be made by submission of the application forms
found here to
VHR@sanparks.orgOnce application is received it will be considered by the Regional Management Committee who will also invite the applicant to a ‘virtual meeting’. The applicants will be advised on what will be expected of them, the type of training they will need to undergo before they can be appointed full HRs and they will be given information on how the region and the movement operates.
Acceptance of an applicant is not automatic, and the region will limit its membership numbers according to the needs and capabilities of the region.
The Virtual region operates as all other HR regions do and complies with the SANParks HR Constitution. They serve the Forums and the SANParks cause and hold meetings on line. Membership is open to international members.
{Updated 1/5/12}
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