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Licenses and certifications are completed as needed for an activity. The minimum needed by a troop leader is the Leader License.

In addition to virtual and in-person workshops, we also have adult learning weekends hosted at our camp properties. Find upcoming trainings and details about our adult learning weekends on our online calendar.

Have a passion for adult learning or event planning?
Would you like to be a committee member and serve on our adult learning weekend planning teams? Please e-mail info@girlscoutsp2p.org to get connected with the Leaderee, Trainfest or Leaderfest committees.

For more information about any of the trainings below, please contact your local Experience Manager or info@girlscoutsp2p.

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Become a troop leader by registering as an official Girl Scout through MyGS or by contacting us at 800-672-2148 or info@girlscoutsp2p.org. After passing a background check, we'll connect you to your local Experience Manager for a 90 minute New Leader Orientation. You will also need to log into MyGS to complete our virtual New Troop Leader Series in gsLearn.

*During your 90-minute New Leader Orientation, we will discuss getting started, volunteer resources, guiding your troop experience, keeping girls safe and your leader training path.

Click here for the New Leader Checklist to get you started!

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The Safety Activity Checkpoints always tell you when a first aider is required. A first aider is defined as someone with current first aid certification, current adult CPR certification and CPR certification appropriate to the grade level of the girls (for instance, a first aider for Girl Scout Daisies should have child CPR).

First aid and CPR certification is accepted from several organizations. Doctors, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, paramedics, military medics or EMTs may also serve as first aiders. Copies of current certification should be submitted for inclusion in the volunteer’s personal record.

Volunteers may attend classes offered by their local American Red Cross, fire departments, rescue squads, hospitals, work places or other agencies. Online classes MUST have a skills demonstration session; a class that is completely online is not acceptable by Girl Scouts of the USA. The council also schedules first aid and CPR classes for volunteers. Classes may be requested for groups of six or more adults.

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The Overnight & Activity License (formerly Be Safe, Be Ready) is required for all overnights and field trips outside of a normal troop meeting. These courses cover safety and procedures, how to incorporate girls of any grade level into the planning process, what to take and what to wear and more.

NOTE: You will not be able to build fires, make s’mores or cook over a campfire with the Overnight & Activity License.

This is an online, self-paced course available in the Content Library of gsLearn. You’ll find gsLearn via the left menu bar of MyGS in My Account. For help logging into gsLearn, please contact info@girlscoutsp2p.org.

After achieving this course: Volunteers can take their troop on field trips, simple overnights and camp at any our P2P lodges that have kitchen and bathrooms in the same building.

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This course covers useful outdoor skills like, fire building, simple cooking over a fire, knots and tents. This license is valid for five years.

NOTE: Overnight & Activity License is a prerequisite to this course.

After achieving this course: Volunteers can take girls camping in an established campsite with access to running water, bath house facility and a designated fire ring.

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To stay current, Basic Camping Skills Licenses need to be updated every five years.

NOTE: Because of revisions, Overnight & Activity License needs to have been taken after January 1, 2020 in order to take the Basic Camping Skills Renewal.

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Feel like you want a little extra? Try Advanced Camping Skills. Do your girls want to be camping All-Stars, adept with saws, hatchets, lanterns, water purification and building camp furniture from just rope and sticks?

NOTE: Overnight & Activity License and Basic Camping Skills License are a prerequisite to this course.

After achieving this course: Volunteers can camp in a non-established or primitive camp site. This is a site without access to running water, no bathhouse facility and/or does not have and established fire ring.

Backpacking License (approximately 4 hours, followed by a two-day backpacking trip) toggle arrow

Do you girls want to backpack, testing their strength and skill and ability to care for themselves?

NOTE: Overnight & Activity License, Basic Camping Skills License and Primitive Camping License are a prerequisite to this course.

After achieving this course: Volunteers can take girls on overnight backpacking trips. This can include established or non-established camp sites that are located more than 30-minute walk from vehicle.

Training Financial Assistance

Need help funding your adult learning opportunities? Registered GSCP2P volunteers are eligible for training financial assistance!

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