Getting ready to return home 

It is important to start getting ready for the end of your assignment well before time. Below are some of the steps you need to consider when preparing for the end of your in-country assignment. 

You will receive a preparing to return home email four to six weeks before the end of your assignment. This will guide your activities as you prepare for the journey home.

Preparing to return home includes: 

• Completing an end of assignment evaluation and exit interview 
• Obtaining a local police check 
• Requesting references from your partner organisation

Welcome home!

We offer transition support once you've arrived home. 

• Complete a medical assessment. 
• Complete a psychological debrief, access is available up to three months after your return.
• Return support includes an online learning module and an invitation to attend a Returned Volunteer Workshop in Melbourne. This is an opportunity to meet and share your experience with other returning volunteers and gain strategies for settling back in.

Join our alumni

All volunteers become a member the program's alumni when they have completed their assignment. The alumni provides opportunities to connect with other volunteers and stay engaged with the Australian Volunteers Program.