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Training will cover all aspects of Skills Builders within the Programme and to give you lots of exciting ideas on how to assist the girls to fulfil them. As you know there are 12 skills builder topics all linking with our programme themes and cover everything girls love about guiding from outdoor adventures to learning leadership skills.  There's six stages to complete in each topic and girls earn a badge for every stage they complete. Each stage is a bit…

1st Response is Girlguiding's own First Aid course. It will train you to provide first aid to members in emergencies - in or outside of your unit meeting place. The course was created specifically for members of Girlguiding and The Scout Association. This training covers all types of activities in guiding, including residential events. You will learn: Gain simple life-saving first aid skills that are relevant to your role. Develop the confidence and skills required to cope with emergency and…

1st Response training is valid for three years from the date that you complete the course. After this time, you can attend our 1st Response Refresher course to ensure your knowledge is up to date. If you attended an external first aid course in place of 1st Response, you can take this refresher when your qualification expires. Your training will then be up to date for three more years.  We recommend that volunteers who completed 1st Response more than three-and-a-half…