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VE Recruiting & Retention. Prepared by the Vessel Qualification Division USCG Auxiliary, V-Department. Recruiting & Retention. Key Focal Points Recruit new Auxiliarists while doing VSC Recruit VEs from new members VEs at Risk Recovering former VEs. Recruiting on the Docks. PREPARE :
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VE Recruiting & Retention Prepared by the Vessel Qualification Division USCG Auxiliary, V-Department
Recruiting & Retention Key Focal Points • Recruit new Auxiliarists while doing VSC • Recruit VEs from new members • VEs at Risk • Recovering former VEs
Recruiting on the Docks PREPARE: Know what attracts people to the Coast Guard Auxiliary. • ENTHUSIASM!! - • FRIENDLINESS!! – • COMPETENCE!! – • BOATING!!! – • THE LIST GOES ON .
Recruiting on the Docks Have your materials ready. • Vessel Examiners should have all forms, decals, pens and clipboard organized. • Additionally, all vessel examiners should carry Handout Packets containing pertinent information for all boaters:
Recruiting on the Docks MEET AND EVALUATE: • Situation 1: This boater takes care of the boat, has the right equipment on board and seems to care about being a good boater. They need not be perfect - just willing to learn. Consider this boater a prospect for the Auxiliary. • Situation 2: This vessel is missing many safety items, has not been taken care of and the vessel operator seems inept in the handling of the boat. Consider this person as a prospect for a Public Education class. Perhaps, after a boating course has been taken, this boater will be a more viable candidate for membership.
Recruiting on the Docks CONNECT AND INVITE: • Do you do a lot of boating? • “Have you ever taken a boating safety class?” • “We are looking for quality boaters such as you to get special training to work with the Coast Guard on a volunteer basis. Would you be interested in getting more information about this program?”
Recruiting on the Docks FOLLOW-UP AND SIGN-UP: • The follow-up phone call should be made within 48 hours, or a written response received within one week. • Sign them up for a class and/or invite them to an Auxiliary activity in the near future
Retention • Members in REYR . • Obtain a list from the local IS officer of those in REYR • Contact those members to determine why they missed meeting the annual certification requirement • Ask them to recertify. For a VE it is just two (2) supervised VSCs. • Tell them they are NEEDED
Retention • Be Pro-active! • Identify those VEs at risk. Not meeting the minimum certification requirement. • Encourage them to be active and that they are NEEDED