Leadership Courses

Girl Scouting 101 is the new online learning resource from GSUSA.  This replaces Online Volunteer Orientation and Online Leadership Essentials.  It is required for new leaders, co-leaders, assistant leaders, and encouraged for all interested adults.  Volunteers who have already taken Orientation and Leadership Essentials may also be interested in completing Girl Scouting 101, but we will not be requiring trained volunteers to do so.  Girl Scout activities may not happen without an approved and trained adult present, and having at least two adults in a troop with Girl Scouting 101 or Leadership Essentials ensures that activities can happen if the leader is not able to attend.  There is no face to face version of this course; it is only available online, although we will offer opportunities as needed for small groups of volunteers to view this together. 

The easy-to-use Girl Scouting 101 introduces new volunteers to Girl Scouts’ inspiring national leadership experience, from Journey resources and The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting to cookie sales, safety guidelines, and much more. Spend about 45–50 minutes learning online—whenever you can fit it into your day.

CPR/First Aid
No prerequisites
Required training for all First Aiders. A First Aider must accompany troops as indicated in the Safety Activity Checkpoints. The First Aider need not be the leader of the troop. For the convenience of our volunteers we offer courses given by the American Red Cross (ARC) American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI.) There is a $40 charge for the AHA or ASHI complete courses. If you wish to take just the AHA or ASHI CPR or just First Aid the charge is $20. The ARC full courses are $50 or $25 for just CPR or First Aid. Both the ARC and AHA course fees are payable to GSCSNJ. American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI) course fees are payable to R House Health and Safety. If you wish, you may take CPR/First Aid from outside agencies. Be sure that the CPR course covers both adult and child CPR. Please consult Safety Activity Checkpoints for approved courses.

Overnight Adventures
Prerequisite Girl Scout membership and approved background check. 3 hours
This course qualifies adult volunteers to take girls on overnight trips at museums/activity centers, lock-ins and hotels.  During this session we will discuss the following topics: the value of girls participating in outdoor activities, girl/adult partnership, planning & progression, characteristics of girl readiness, equipment appropriate for a simple overnight, required forms, create a kaper chart, safety measures and emergency procedures. For safety, the Overnight Adventures Trained volunteer and the First Aider must not be the same person.

Service Team Courses
The Service Team is integral to the success of our Leadership. We offer position specific training for these key positions: Service Unit Manager (SUM,) Organizer/Recruiter, Troop Consultant, Registrar, Public Relations Manager, Website Manager and Treasurer. Service Team members are required to complete training for the position. Each Service Team training is 3 hours in length

Available Position Training

• SUM Orientation
• Organizer/Recruiter
• Registrar
• Treasurer
• Consultant
• Public Relations
• SU Website Manager (Online)