Volunteer Training | Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida

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gsLearn is your go-to learning platform for all things Girl Scouts! Whether you're just starting out or looking to deepen your knowledge, gsLearn offers hundreds of engaging, self-paced courses designed to support volunteers, leaders, and parents alike. Explore a wide range of topics to help you grow your skills and deliver a meaningful Girl Scout experience.

Here are just some of the courses you’ll find in gsLearn:

Leadership Development
Troop Management & Safety
Delivering Inclusion
Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) Modules
Girl Scouts in the Outdoors
Patch & Badge Program Courses, including:
- Cookies
- Fall Product
- Bridging Ceremonies

Ready to get started? gsLearn Login Instructions:

If you are a registered Girl Scout adult volunteer, you can access gsLearn as soon as your membership is active by following these instructions:

Sign in to gsLearn through your My GS account at www.gssef.org.
Once you’ve logged in, click on the yellow My Account button.
From your My Account page, select gsLearn from the menu on the left side of the screen.

More of a visual learner? No worries! Follow these step-by-step screenshots to log in to gsLearn.

How do I know what courses to take? toggle arrow

Some courses may be assigned to you by virtue of your volunteer role (Troop Leader, Service Unit Volunteer, Product Sale Manager, etc.). These will be found directly on your gsLearn dashboard.

Occasionally a course assigned to you might be mandatory and/or have a time limit for completion (example: New Leader Training), but most courses are available to you without conditions.

Courses and learning paths in the Content Library can be filtered by category or topic, or searched if you know the name of the course.

The Content Library also contains Movement-wide courses and learning paths created by GSUSA that may enhance your learning experience.

What if I start a class and get interrupted? toggle arrow

When completing a course it may be paused, stopped, and restarted as needed without losing your progress.

Will I be able to see all of my previously completd courses? toggle arrow

Every effort will be made to have an accurate record of each learner’s essential course completions and certifications available to view in gsLearn, based on current data. However, adding those records will take time and we thank you for your patience as we continue to upload records over the coming months.

I took a CPR/AED class or other training outside of GSSEF. Can that also be tracked in gsLearn? toggle arrow

Yes. You may upload completion certificates for courses not taken through GSSEF to gsLearn through the External Learning tab in Achievements. Your external courses will be viewable in Achievements separately from your regular gsLearn course completions.

I’m having trouble accessing gsLearn. What should I do? toggle arrow

Try these things first:

Clear browser cache and browsing history
Ensure cookies are enabled
Try another web browser (Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, etc.)
Add cdns.gigya.com as a safe URL to any privacy/security extensions or settings on your device and/or browser.

Please note that gsLearn is not consistently accessible by mobile phones at this time; GSUSA is working to resolve this issue.

If you’ve tried the above and you’re unable to access gsLearn, please contact [email protected].

What else do I need to know about navigating gsLearn? toggle arrow

To add a profile picture, select My Profile & Settings in the upper right menu.

To exit gsLearn, select myGS in the left navigation pane to go back to the myGS landing page.

Note: Do not adjust your username or password in gsLearn settings. Please contact [email protected] to make these changes. Any changes made to your gsLearn profile will not be reflected in your membership profile.

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Looking for an easy way to spread the word about your Troop’s next event? We’ve created county-specific, pre-made recruitment flyers that you can download, edit, and customize to fit your needs. Just add your event details, print or share online, and you’re ready to invite new Girl Scouts to join the fun!

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The Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) is your digital planning assistant for all things Girl Scouts! This online tool helps troop leaders plan meetings, access badge and journey content, track attendance, manage troop finances, and communicate with families. Whether you're a new or experienced leader, VTK can make organizing your Girl Scout year easier.

Setting Up Your Year Plan

Welcome to the Explore Tab! This video introduces how volunteers use the pre-built or select their own year plan options from the Explore Tab.

Setting Up Your Year Plan - Vimeo

Setting Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations

Learn how to set recurring meeting dates, times, and locations using the Manage Calendar link.

Setting Meetings - Vimeo

Customizing Your Year Plan

This video covers the Year Plan tab and its features, including changing meeting dates, adding activities, and other available tools.

Customizing Your Year Plan - Vimeo

Meeting Plan Overview

See what the Meeting Plan Tab does and everything it has to offer. This shows the tools available and how to customize the agenda with activity options.

Meeting Plan Overview - Vimeo

Unboxing the Girl Scout Experience Box toggle arrow

As the leader of a new Girl Scout Daisy (k-1) or Brownie (2-3) troop in participating councils, you’ll receive monthly complimentary supply boxes. Filled with step-by-step instructions, ready-to-go supplies, and thoughtful script suggestions, meeting planning just got easier!

Watch our Girl Scout Experience Box "Unboxing" here, and discover what the boxes offer here.

Leaders’ Guides for Daisy, Brownie, Juniors + Older toggle arrow

Complete guides for your first year of leading a Daisy, Brownie, or Junior Girl Scout troop.

Daisy Leader's Guide

Brownie Leader's Guide

Junior Leader's Guide

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These classes are offered to enhance your experience and add to your leadership “toolbox.” Be sure to check out classes that will prepare you to lead the girls in a new skill like camping, canoeing, or archery. These classes are offered throughout the year.

Find upcoming classes on our Events Calendar

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As a troop leader, keeping your Girl Scouts safe is one of your most important responsibilities—and you're not alone! Safety Activity Checkpoints are your go-to resource for planning safe, fun, and age-appropriate activities. Whether you're organizing a hike, a trip, or a badge workshop, these guidelines provide clear instructions, required adult-to-girl ratios, permission forms, and safety gear checklists to help you lead with confidence. Before any activity, be sure to check the Safety Activity Checkpoints so you and your girls can focus on fun, adventure, and learning safely!

Read or download Safety Activity Checkpoints (updated Fall 2024).

If a Safety Activity Checkpoint does not exist for an activity you and the girls are interested in, check with the council before making any definite plans with the girls. A few activities are allowed only with written council pre-approval and only for girls 12 and over, while some are off-limits completely. If you have a question about a SAC requirement or activity approval, please email [email protected]. You may also consult the GSSEF Volunteer Policies and Procedures and Volunteer Essentials Manual for additional information.

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This comprehensive Volunteer Policies and Procedures guide outlines the foundational rules and best practices that guide our volunteer community. It covers essential topics including membership requirements, standards of conduct, financial protocols, guidelines for troop and service unit operations, travel, transportation, social media use, and more. Use this document as your go-to reference for ensuring safe, compliant, and effective Girl Scout programming in Southeast Florida.

View Volunteer Policies and Procedures

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Troop First Aiders:
GSUSA defines a “first-aider” as an adult volunteer who has taken Girl Scout approved first-aid and CPR training that includes specific instructions for child CPR, as well as AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. A “Basic Life Safety (BLS)” certification is not considered an equivalent to a CPR/First Aid certification. Class delivery methods must meet the standards established by GSUSA in the most recent version of the Safety Activity Checkpoints.

GSUSA sets the requirements for CPR and First Aid trainings in the Safety Activity Checkpoints. In response to COVID-19, GSUSA has allowed council’s to approve select online-only CPR and First Aid providers to fulfill the first-aider requirements detailed in the Safety Activity Checkpoints.

GSSEF will now accept online-only American Red Cross Adult, Child & Baby First Aid/CPR/AED certification. This course provides knowledge and skills for emergency life-saving techniques involving infants, children, and adults. This is the ONLY GSSEF-approved online-only course & vendor for instruction; no other online-only classes will be accepted. The cost is currently $37. Please visit Adult, Child and Baby First Aid/CPR/AED Online | Red Cross to register for this online-only class.

Certification Cards need to be printed from the American Red Cross website upon completion of the course. The participant is responsible for printing certification cards as proof of completion of the course for the First Aider role as a GSSEF volunteer and providing the card to [email protected].

In-person First Aid/CPR/AED for Adult & Child training Certifications are still accepted for the GSSEF First Aider role, at this time, in addition to the above online-only option.

***Advanced First Aider: An advanced first aider is an adult with general first aid certification and additional health, safety, or emergency response expertise. For example, a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, paramedic, military medic, wilderness training, certified lifeguard, or emergency medical technician (EMT).

Certifying Organization	Courses fulfilling Level 1 first-aider requirements	Courses fulfilling Level 2 first aider requirements*
American Heart Association	Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED With Pediatric CPR AED Module
American Red Cross (ARC)	Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED	Wilderness and Remote First Aid
American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI)	CPR, AED, & First Aid Combo	Basic Wilderness First Aid
National Safety Council (NSC)	NSC First Aid, CPR & AED	NSC Advanced First Aid, CPR & AED

Before participating in a class offered by an organization not listed here, please check with [email protected] to ensure the class meets the GSUSA training requirements.

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Volunteer Learning Center

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Ready to get started? gsLearn Login Instructions:

Setting Up Your Year Plan

Setting Meeting Dates, Times, and Locations

Customizing Your Year Plan

Meeting Plan Overview