FTC Volunteer Credit System

FIRST Tech Challenge teams in British Columbia have the chance to lower their registration cost by up to $200 for next season by providing volunteers during this season. The maximum discount is per team, but hours will be tracked by organization.  For example, a school with three teams could earn a discount for all three teams if their volunteers put in a minimum of 60 hours.

The credit will be applied in the following year that the volunteer time is performed. Rookie teams will get the maximum discount on their first year as an incentive to join, but will be required to complete their volunteer hours during their rookie year to get the discount on their second year.

All volunteers will be required to sign up through your FIRST Inspires Dashboard and list their team affiliation. This allows us to avoid conflicts of interest AND track volunteer time against each team/organization. To know more about how to register as a volunteer, please see our [volunteer page].To get the maximum credit, a team must complete a total of 20 volunteer hours. See the [Volunteer Roles] page to learn about the roles and their categories.