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Indicator: NCH-19 Number of volunteers trained by heritage organisations and institutions

Data

Notes:
^A Nine general volunteers and 160 in maritime archaeology from 2001 till March 2005.
^B Old Parliament House, 20 each year from 2001, 26 in 2004
^C Training has been provided throughout the State in 2004 and 2005 and has included Local Government, Aboriginal communities, NRM Officers, Police Crime Scene Officers and in industry sectors. It is ongoing.
^D Vic 2005: Aboriginal Affairs Victoria ran 24 training schools / programs (Aboriginal Community Investigations Program), which have resulted in the training of 352 Indigenous people and the recording of 760 cultural heritage sites.
^E WA 2005: as well as Wardens, Department of Indigenous Affairs also has an ad-hoc program of training Indigenous community members in site recognition and recording. It was not possible for DIA to provide numbers on volunteers trained by other organisations, local governments, Native Title Representative Bodies, etc.
^F Average of Wildcare membership for calendar years 2001-2004.
¹ Volunteers in museums for the month of June 2000
² Volunteers in museums during the month of June 2004

Source: WCS Market Intelligence 2001, Waste Generation Data, Australian Bureau of Statistics, viewed 29 Nov 2005, http://www.ecorecycle.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/981-waste-generation-data.asp;
State and Territory heritage agencies 2005; &
Commonwealth agencies collated by Heritage Division, Department of the Environment and Heritage 2005.

What the data mean

Due to the inadequacy of the data available, it is not possible to draw any specific conclusions on volunteer numbers in the historic, Indigenous and natural heritage sectors.

Between June 2000 and June 2004, there has been a decrease (30%) in the number of persons serving as volunteers in museums in all States/Territories, except in Tasmania.

Data Limitations

Data available on the number of volunteers trained by heritage organizations is not comprehensive and is therefore inadequate. Data presented on the number of volunteers in museums is limited to one month in the survey year.

The data available does not indicate the level of training attained by the volunteers. A proportion of these volunteers would have received no formal or professional training.

Issues for which this is an indicator and why

Natural and Cultural Heritage — Expertise and skills for managing heritage - Training and participation in the heritage industries 

The number of volunteers trained by heritage organisations is an indicator of the contribution of volunteers and unfunded support to protecting heritage.

Other indicators for this issue:

• NCH-17 Number and distribution of professional heritage-related courses, enrolments and graduates 
• NCH-18 Membership of selected peak professional heritage associations 
• NCH-20 Number of people working in indigenous organisations, number of indigenous enrolments in university heritage courses, number of Indigenous people employed by agencies involved in Indigenous programs & management of Indigenous heritage 
• NCH-21 Number of local government heritage advisors 
• NCH-22 Number of professional heritage employees in government agencies 

Further Information

• ABS - Museums Australia 2003-04