Volunteer Resources

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.

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

Volunteer Webinars/Calls	Volunteer Call Schedule - Webinar Sign-up Links and Recordings - Version 26-27.1 (updated Aug 24, 2026)
Volunteer Q&A	Volunteer Q&A Registration Instructions - Version v26-27.1 (updated Oct 18, 2026)
Volunteer Community Slack Workspaces	Volunteer Slack Signup Instructions - Version v1.1 (updated Sep 22, 2026)
Volunteer Manuals	Control System Advisor (CSA) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 9, 2026) Event Director (ED) - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 24, 2026) Emcee and Game Announcer (MC/GA) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Sep 28, 2026) Field Supervisor (FS) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 15, 2026) FIRST Technical Advisor (FTA) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 15, 2026) Head Referee (HR) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 8, 2026) Head Referee Meeting Notes - Version 2 (updated Oct 8, 2026) Judge - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 24, 2026) Judge Advisor (JA) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Sep 24, 2026) Lead Queuer Lead Robot Inspector (LRI) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 9, 2026) Official Scorer - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 9, 2026) Pit Admin Supervisor - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 22, 2026) Referee - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 8, 2026) Robot Inspector (RI) - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 9, 2026) Scorekeeper - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 9, 2026) Technical Director Volunteer Coordinator (VC) - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 22, 2026)
FIRST Leadership Award Manuals	FIRST Leadership Award Reviewer - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 24, 2026) Self-Certification Test - Version V1 (updated Sep 1, 2026) FIRST Leadership Award Interviewer - Version 26-27.2 (updated Sep 24, 2026) Self-Certification Test - Version V1 (updated Sep 1, 2026) FIRST Leadership Award PDP Guide - Version V1 (updated Sep 2, 2026)
Certification Tests	Control System Advisor (CSA) Test Event Director - Version 26-27.1 (updated Sep 21, 2026) Field Supervisor (FS) Test - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 15, 2026) FIRST Technical Advisor (FTA) Test - Version 26.27.1 (updated Oct 15, 2026) Head Referee Test - Version 26.27.1 (updated Oct 8, 2026) Judge Advisor Test Judge Test Lead Queuer Test Lead Robot Inspector (LRI) Test - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 16, 2026) Pit Admin Supervisor - Version 26-27.1 (updated Sep 16, 2026) Referee Test - Version 26.27.1 (updated Oct 8, 2026) Robot Inspector(RI) Test - Version 26-27.1 (updated Oct 16, 2026) Scorekeeper Volunteer Coordinator (VC) Test - Version 26-27.1 (updated Sep 16, 2026)
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