QUALIFICATIONS OF PROSPECTIVE GSE TEAM CANDIDATES

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Applicants for GSE Teams must be:

	Within the age range of 25 to 40 years in order to fulfill the rigorous and extensive demands of international travel and active participation in multi-week activities. Any applicant who will have turned 40 years of age prior to departure date of the exchange will not be eligible;
	Citizens of the country in which they reside, and either work or live in District 9320;
	In good health;
	Neat in appearance and able to express themselves clearly and logically;
	Of sound general educational background and well-qualified;
	Interested in and clearly enthusiastic about their chosen vocations, and in possession of outstanding vocational skills;
	Must be in their present vocations for at least two years prior to leaving on the trip;
	Open-minded, tolerant and flexible; and
	Have proficiency (preferably fluency) in the major language/s of the host district.  In the case of the exchange to Germany it will not be necessary to be able to speak German as most Germans are fluent in English. Language of presentations will be English.
	Qualified Rotaract members should be encouraged to apply for team membership. Relatives of a deceased Rotarian may also be eligible for GSE team membership, if they meet the above requirements.

Ineligibility Rules:-

The following are ineligible for GSE Team Membership.

	An Active or Honorary Rotarian;
	A member of a provisional Rotary Club;
	Any Rotarian’s (or Honorary Rotarian’s) or Rotary employee’s spouse, ancestor (parent or grandparent by blood) or lineal descendant (child or grandchild by blood or any legally adopted child) or a spouse of a lineal descendant;
	A spouse of another team member;
	A former Rotarian or Rotarian’s spouse, ancestor or lineal descendant who resigned for the express purpose of becoming a team member;
	Any person who is under 25 years or is 40 years or older at the time of departure of the exchange will not be considered!

Further information and application forms may be found on the GSE section of the RI web. Only current forms will be accepted and these must be signed by both the President and the Secretary of the sponsoring club.

District 9320 prides itself on the high standards attained by our GSE Teams

(For further information contact  the GSE Chairman, D9320)