FTC Volunteer Roles – FIRST South Africa

This section contains resources for FIRST Tech Challenge volunteer training and development. Learn more about becoming an FIRST Tech Challenge volunteer or view the complete listing of volunteer opportunities at FIRST. All volunteers must be screened as part of the FIRST Youth Protection Program.

Volunteers must create an account on www.firstinspires.org and apply to the role. Upon application, training can be accessed from within the dashboard. Please follow these instructions to access training through the dashboard. If you have applied for a role but have not received access to the training, please email FTCTrainingSupport@firstinspires.org. A separate confirmation of the role assignment will come at a later date.

For a complete list of volunteer role descriptions for the FIRST Tech Challenge program please view this document: FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer Role Descriptions

Please visit the General Volunteer Resources page for all the resources and forms you might need to get started volunteering for FIRST.

To learn more about the different FIRST Tech Challenge volunteer roles, please read: FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer Role Descriptions

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