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Essential Guide for Master Gardener Volunteers: Reporting Hours and Certification Process

As a Master Gardener volunteer, reporting your service hours is crucial for maintaining certification and demonstrating the impact of your contributions. Your logged hours are essential for the Extension office to secure funding and reach a wider audience with garden education. To get started, follow four simple steps: register, log in, update your profile, and enter your service or education hours. Familiarize yourself with the available resources and participate in continuing education to enhance your skills. Ensure you report all service hours to showcase the value of our rewarding programs.

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Essential Guide for Master Gardener Volunteers: Reporting Hours and Certification Process

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  1. Master GardenerVolunteer Reporting • http://mastergardener.tennessee.edu

  2. Importance • It is required for certification • The Extension office needs the hours to show impacts • Each volunteer hours is valuable to Extension • Volunteers represent rewarding programs • Volunteers help Extension reach more people • County, State and Federal funded programs must provide proof they are worth funding in the future.

  3. Service can’t count unless it is reported!

  4. How are service hours reported? • Only 4 Steps to get started: • 1. Register • 2. Log In • 3. Update Profile • 4. Enter Service or Education Hours

  5. Step 1. Register

  6. Master Gardener Resources • mastergardener.tennessee.edu Reports, Toolbox,

  7. TMG Home Page • mastergardener.tennessee.edu Date

  8. New users must register • Follow the instructions on the page

  9. Registration Process for New Users • Click on “register” • Read the memorandum of understanding and click “agree” • Enter the required information (especially email) • Choose a username you will remember • Choose your agent by name • Click “Submit” • Agent will verify you as their MG • You will receive an email with your username and password • Begin to familiarize yourself with the website

  10. Resources listed in left Menu • Get to know where these resources are located

  11. Volunteer Report • To begin: click on “enter new report”

  12. Entering Volunteer Report • Projects listed are projects happening in your county

  13. Continued Education • Minimum 8 hours required. Your Extension office or group will approve education events.

  14. Enter a CE Report • Name the event, date and number of hours approved by agent

  15. TMG Policy Resources • Volunteer and County Handbooks (newly updated 2009)

  16. Toolbox • Educational and administrative resources

  17. Join the TMG Listserv • Stay in the loop for opportunities and news form the state and national MG groups

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