Assign Academy training to a volunteer

Assign a free VolunteerBadge Academy course from a volunteer's profile or the Compliance Roster, track completion automatically, and approve it into their compliance record.

Assign a volunteer a free VolunteerBadge Academy course — mandated reporter training, background-check awareness, or any course in the catalog — track when they finish it, and approve it into their compliance record. It's a free perk included with every account.

Where to find it

Assign one volunteer from their profile's Training section, or assign many at once with Bulk assign training on Dashboard → Manage → Compliance Roster. You can also just ask Victor.

1. Assign the course

Pick a course and a volunteer (or several, from the Roster). The volunteer is immediately emailed a link to start the course on academy.volunteerbadge.com — it's free, self-paced, and takes anywhere from a few minutes to under an hour depending on the course.

2. Completion is detected automatically

Once the volunteer finishes the course and passes its exam, their status on the volunteer's Training section and the Roster's Training column updates to “Completed — awaiting approval” the next time you view that page — no need to chase them for proof.

3. Approve it into their compliance record

Click Approve to add it to the volunteer's compliance record (the same Credentials shown on the Roster). If the course should be retaken periodically (e.g. annual mandated-reporter training), set an expiration date when you approve it — that's what makes the Roster's compliance light turn yellow or red when it lapses.

The volunteer keeps their own Academy certificate either way

Approving here doesn't gate anything on the volunteer's side — their VolunteerBadge Academy certificate of completion is issued the moment they pass, same as any self-directed learner. Approval only affects your organization's own compliance record.

Roster — the Training column shows assigned, completed, and approved courses at a glance. · click to enlarge

Training assignments are free — the only thing you ever pay for is background checks, at $5 each.