JA Volunteer Training Resources

In Honor of Royden Richardson

Volunteers and mentorship are at the core of every opportunity Junior Achievement creates for Canada's youth. As the world leader in education for financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurial skills, we attract the best and brightest people lookin to make a significant impact on our collective future.

Our volunteers give because their gifts make a difference for the individuals they reach and for the people and workplaces they, in turn, transform. Royden Richardson understood this, and his legacy lives on through the JA Canada Training for Volunteers and Educators, where JA's community of volunteers is supported and celebrated.

JA volunteers protect and nurture Royden's legacy by offering similar gifts of their own unique talents, personal experiences, and different perspectives. Royden's legacy is the path we can all follow to create a brighter future for the youth of today and tomorrow.

This is where you begin as a volunteer! Once you have your access code (your JA Charter contact will share it with you), you can access this content and begin your journey.

You must complete this course to unlock the other training courses.

The Getting Started videos will help you learn more about JA and our impact and the roles & responsibilities of the volunteer. We offer insights on the students you will meet and how to engage with them and provide valuable tips for how to prepare for your classroom experience.


This is the JA Campus Volunteer Orientation.

You must complete this very short module before going in to a classroom.



Our Business World is an interactive program designed to encourage students to explore how businesses are created and what factors are involved in helping a business thrive. The following lessons will prepare you to deliver the program and prepare you to assist students understand the entrepreneurial spirit in a free enterprise system.

More than Money is an interactive program designed to encourage students to learn about earning, spending, sharing and saving money. In this lesson you will learn how the day will unfold and what next steps to take in your preparation for the classroom.

By completing the Economics for Success online training you will learn the foundational elements required to encourage students to consider how they can prepare to enter the world of work. Your preparation will help you in guiding students through the program where they will learn to identify personal interests, skills, strengths, and passions; map them to career clusters; recognize possible post-secondary destinations; learn to budget; and develop strategies to achieve educational and career goals.

More than Money is an interactive program designed to encourage students to learn about earning, spending, sharing and saving money. In this lesson you will learn how the day will unfold and what next steps to take in your preparation for the classroom.