The Nordic Trefoil-Gilwell training will be arranged in Finland during 2026 and early 2027. The language of the training is English.
Trefoil-Gilwell Nordic (or TG Nordic) is an advanced leadership training course for scout/guide leaders from all Nordic countries. It is organized under the umbrella of Nordisk Speiderkomité (Nordic Scout Committee). TG Nordic is the second training of its kind. The first TG Nordic was arranged in Sweden in 2024 – 2025.
Training events
We will have three online meetings during the Winter and the Spring 2026 leading to a one-week training camp in Finland during Summer 2026. The training ends with a 4-day training event in Finland in January 2027.
- Three webinars: Sunday February 1st, 2026, Sunday March 22nd, 2026 and Sunday April 26th, 2026. The duration of the webinars is between 2.5 and 5 hours including breaks.
- Camp in Asikkala, Southern Finland, June 29th – July 4th, 2026.
- Final training event in a scout training centre in Southern Finland, January 6th – January 9th, 2027. The venue will be confirmed later.
Furthermore, the training includes the individual learning phase, which forms an essential part of the training. The phase consists of:
- Initial guidance discussion and skills assessment
- Organizational development task (i.e. TG project)
- In-depth learning task
- Reflections on “Me as a scout/guide leader”
- Reflections on “A scouting/guiding community as an educator”
- Self-assessment of learning
- Feedback on the training
- Reporting on the overall experience (mostly orally)
- A concluding discussion
The organizational development task is a project that each participant will lead within their own organization. The project is a 8–9-month task, and the course participants are expected to graduate on the final training event. During development tasks and over the entire individual learning phase the participants will be supported by trainers who act as their mentors.
Training content
The content of the training is based on the Finnish TG-training curriculum, which is accredited by the Finnish volunteer training centre (Opintokeskus Sivis) and is equivalent to 14 study credits on the EFQ5-level. The main themes of the training are:
- Me as a scout/guide leader: Who am I as a leader? What are my values? Sustainable self- and human leadership.
- Leadership in scouting/guiding: Leadership models of WAGGGS and WOSM, leading adults, communication and collaboration, feedback and motivation. Leading an organization.
- Operational development: quality improvement and development methods, service design. Planning, leading, and evaluating a large development project.
- Basics of scouting/guiding: Scout/Guide movement in time and future. The Scout Method / The Girl Guide Educational Method. International and Nordic aspects of scouting/guiding. Symbolism and traditions.
- Current scouting/guiding phenomena: Topical phenomena and trends in the scouting/guiding environment.
Contents will be adapted and structured to facilitate learning Nordic perspectives and sharing best practices. The language of the training is English.
Participant registration
The participant registration is open from August 15th to October 13th , 2025.
If you’d like to have more information on TG Nordic, please contact course leader Samuli Bergman, firstname.lastname@partio.fi
The participation fee is 550 € and it includes the training program, meals and facilities during camp and concluding event, and the course insignia.
Participants are responsible for their travel costs to and within Finland.
