In order to participate in an election observation deployment you do not need any formal qualifications. However, you will be required to have received our Democracy Volunteers training session, which will be delivered to you in the weeks preceding the electoral event you are observing or will be conducted online. If you wish to complete these, they can be accessed through the training section on this website.
In addition to this training, you will also be required to have a pre-deployment briefing. This will usually be done in the week before the election and lasts around an hour. It is important you attend this meeting as you will be informed of your area of observation, specific details on the election and what data is being collected and who you will be observing with.