Tools to support Volunteering Development Teams

Prompt questions and examples to help you discuss with your team how you'll set up and run your Volunteering Development Team. 

If you're on the go, open the online version.

Some extra inspiration on how Districts and Counties / Areas / Regions (Scotland) can run their Volunteering Development Teams. 

Learn how to create a volunteering opportunity, manage volunteer enquiries and manage expressions of interest using our new digital tools.

Understand the steps in the joining journey, how to deliver Welcome Conversations and how to hold inductions with Lead Volunteers and Leadership Team Members. 

Learn how to create learning reports, assign and credit skills on our new digital tool. 

To read guidance on crediting skills for the Wood Badge, go to ‘My learning’ after signing in to scouts.org.uk.

Understand how to validate external first aid qualifications in Scouts and how to become a First Response Trainer at Scouts. 

If you have volunteers that completed Wood Badges between 30 September 2024 to 7 November 2024, please fill in the Wood Badge request form before 31 January 2025.

Our digital learning was designed to be easy to use and accessible for everyone. It gives volunteers the best learning experience.

If volunteers don’t have any access to the internet and it’s not possible to support them with accessing our digital learning in any other way, you can offer them an offline workbook for Safety and Safeguarding learning.

The workbooks are currently being developed, and they should be available in early 2025. The former workbooks for Safety and Safeguarding training can't be used. You’ll receive more information when the new workbooks are available. 

Cards, badges, certificates and social media templates to thank our amazing volunteers and celebrate their achievements.  

Nominate volunteers for our awards to recognise their achievements and thank them for their contribution to Scouts.