Training Although we expect prospective volunteer trip staff to come to us with most of their skills already learned, we offer training to sharpen those skills and to help them learn about our philosophies, policies, and procedures. Many of these meetings are geared to help new volunteer staff come up to speed, to help them plan new trips, and so on. An apprenticeship system. We send first-time volunteer staff on trips as assistants or trainees to help a seasoned volunteer staff member run the trip and to learn the ropes. Subcommittee training trips.
Some subcommittees run training trips and invite interested, qualified persons to participate.
Sierra Club membership is required to lead or take one of our Outings. Consider going on one of our trips. You should learn a little about what our trips are like before committing to organizing one. Talk to the leader of that trip about his or her experience and ask that person for a recommendation. Many of our subcommittee chairs will not consider taking on a volunteer leader who has not been on one of our trips or who does not have the recommendation of the leader of that trip.