GIRL SCOUT ADULT VOLUNTEER TRAINING

Volunteers comprise 99.2% of all adults working with girls in Girl Scouts.

Girl Scout Adult Volunteers are the #1 influence in helping to build girls of courage,  confidence and character who make the world a better place!   

Girl Scouts of the USA’s top priority is - Increasing our capacity to consistently deliver high-quality leadership experiences for all girls.” To do so, within the unique GSUSA model of the Girl-Adult Partnership, is to provide adults with the best possible training so that they may be successful and have a great time doing so!

Angeles Girl Scout Council recruits, screens, trains, mentors and supports a strong network of over 6000 adults serving over 770 Girl Scout Troops in 38 Girl Scout Neighborhoods, our Board of Directors and its Committees, Program Committees(Girl Scout Cookies and TOS, Awards) and Training.

Some of the training is required of all adults involved in our programs and operations, others enrich adults’ skills to give girls greater opportunities to achieve their goals. For more information on training requirements, click here.

BLT" is Not  Just a Sandwich!

Angeles Girl Scout Council offers top rate adult volunteer training opportunities. Some are progressive (i.e. learning how to serve girls as they progress in our multi-year program level). Others are options that enable Girl Scout adult volunteers to enable our Girl Scouts to engage in broader opportunities, taking on greater challenges and broadening their horizons. All provide hands-on experiences in real-life situations in child development, group management and planning that have great value outside of Girl Scout activities.

Trainings cover child development benchmarks, planning, group dynamics, conflict resolution, budgeting and more. The council conducts over 170 unique training courses each year, in addition to the annual Leaders' Conference full of great enrichment workshops.

Intro to Girl Scouts, BLT (Basic Leader Training) and other courses usually are taught by volunteers. Angeles Girl Scout Council is fortunate to have great "bench strength" with 22 Trainers, including 9 Master Trainers. These men and women are extremely enthusiastic, talented, dedicated individuals some with over 30 years of Girl Scout experience. AGSC staff is here to help them when needed. New Trainers are always welcome. (See Train The Trainer program.)

AGSC's Adult Volunteer Training Program is ongoing throughout the year and is available at convenient times and locations within AGSC's geographic jurisdiction. Please note our Training Marathon condenses many required and optional courses into one weekend’s time. The Annual Leaders Conference is also a great opportunity to share experiences and learn new skills from other leaders.

Fees are nominal, in keeping with Girl Scouts policy of maintaing accessibility for every girl, everywhere to have the support of caring adult volunteers in Girl Scouts.

Training sessions may fill up or change. Please confirm dates, availability, times  with Veronica Jones, AGSC Administrative Assistant for Training  (310 450-3720 ext. 107 or vjonesgs@angeles.org) Or check with a Neighborhood  Chair.

AGSC ADULT VOLUNTEER TRAINING OPPORTNITIES SCHEDULES / FORMS

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Basic Leader Training (BLT and BLT Refresher) ▪ Program Level Trainings (Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette / Senior) ▪ Troop Travel (Domestic and International) ▪ CPR / First Aid ▪ Event Director ▪ Camping (Indoor, Outdoor) ▪ Train the Trainer

Training Registration Form (not Marathon) - Download

Basic Leader Training REFRESHER Registration Form - Download

Training MARATHON Info / Registration Form - Download

Leaders Conference Info / Registration Form - Download

Train the Trainer Program Info - Download