WZGLĘDNY USTAWOWY WYMÓG POSIADANIA KWALIFIKACJI PRZEZ WOLONTARIUSZA JAKO PRZEJAW DĄŻENIA DO PROFESJONALNEJ REALIZACJI WOLONTARIATU
THE NEED FOR STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR A VOLUNTARY WORKER TO GAIN QUALIFICATIONS IN THE COURSE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: The first part of the paper offers an overview of definitions of voluntary work. Recognition of an unpaid activity performed consciously and out of one’s own will for the benefit of others and extending over the family relations or acquaintances as voluntary work raised the question of legitimacy of the statutory regulation of such a subsidiary activity. Secondly, the article constitutes an attempt to analyze the statutory regulation mentioned above and contains some reflection upon its function. The regulation which is the subject of discussion is described in art. 43 of the act on the activities of the public and volunteerism. The analysis is carried out on two planes. The first one concerns the qualifications of a voluntary worker and the second one – requirements adjusted to the type and range of voluntary work. The final, third, part concludes that – defending the content of the regulation – the relative statutory requirement to gain qualifications by a voluntary worker should not be regarded as a sign of seeking professional voluntary activity understood as commercialization. It is justified (in the light of presented opinions) to perceive the relative statutory requirement to have qualifications by a voluntary worker as a sign of seeking the professional realization of the voluntary work. It is concluded that the greater the competence a voluntary worker has, the greater the probability that their work will become useful.

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