If so, apply using the simple form to the right of this screen.

• Tuesday 7th April 2026 from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
  
• Thursday 9th April 2026 from 5:30 to 6:30pm.

Scorecards Marking Training

We will confirm which training you will be attending closer to the time:

• Tuesday 14th April 2026 from 5:30 to 7pm.
  Planning & Land Use; Governance & Finance , Collaboration & Engagement, Biodiversity.
  
  
• Thursday 16th April 2026 from 5:30 to 7pm.
  Buildings & Heatings, Transport; Food & Waste.

Volunteers in the Policy Programme and Scorecard Assessor will be marking specific sections for councils (e.g. only marking all the Transport questions for the councils you are marking).
Every volunteer will be trained and supported to answer the questions.

Read a small summary on the two types of volunteering below.

• Scorecards Assessor: This type of volunteering is for those will be marking councils climate action but cannot commit to the Policy Programme. You will still assess councils but at your own pace. Ideally, the Assessor position would complete 20 hours of volunteering over a 4-week period.

We will be accepting as many Scorecard Assessors as possible. More information on the Scorecards Assessor position can be found following this link.

• Local Climate Policy Programme:
  After last year's success we are running the Local Climate Policy Programme again - an in-depth introduction to local climate policy.
  This course will run between Tuesday 28th April and Tuesday 12th May 2026. It will involve 5 online sessions running alongside scoring Councils. The full session schedule will be sent to you when you are accepted onto the programme but sessions will be scheduled in the early evening. It is up to those accepted onto the Programme to attend the sessions, the only mandatory session is the Scoring Training
  Previous speakers included experts from the Climate Change Committee, Friends of the Earth and Centre for Alternative Technology.
  The Policy Programme will require a commitment of 15 hours of volunteering each week - including webinars - for the 4-week period.
  A Certificate Ceremony will be held as part of the last session on Tuesday 12th May 2026.

Please Note:
- The number of spaces for the Local Climate Policy Programme will be limited to 50 people per cohort. More information on the Policy Programme can be found following this link.

For both of the volunteer opportunities detailed above you will need to be available for one the Volunteer Induction Sessions and both of the mandatory Scorecards Scoring Training.

• Volunteer induction
  You will need to attend one induction session on either Tuesday 7th April 2026 or Thursday 9th April 2026 from 5:30 to 6:30pm.
• Scorecards Scoring Training
  You will only need to attend only one of the training sessions but please keep both of the evenings free until you are allocated a Scorecards section, which will determine which session you need to attend: either Tuesday 14th April 2026 or Thursday 16th April 2026 from 5:30 to 7pm.

If you cannot make these times, please register for our Second Cohort following this link.

FOI Programme
Please Note: This year, the FOI Programme will run late May to June 2026. If you are interested in taking part in the FOI programme, please register for our Second Cohort following this link.

Who is this volunteering for?

In order to apply you must be:

• Aged over 18
• Based anywhere in the UK
• Have reliable internet access and access to a computer
• You do not need to have previous environmental related experience or a relevant degree.