Glossary
| ALQP | Australian Leadership and Qualification Program |
| AGP | Australian Guide Program |
| BP | Lord Baden-Powell, our Founder |
| Code of Conduct | Requirements to which all Adult Members must adhere |
| District Support Team | Team of adults in a District, including Leaders and non-members who wish to support Guiding |
| District Meeting | Meeting of Unit Leaders with the District Manager |
| District Team Gathering | Gathering of all Adult Members of the District Team plus Junior Leaders |
| Founder | Lord Baden-Powell |
| Girl Guide | Any girl or woman who has made the Girl Guide Promise |
| Guide Lines | Policy, organisation and rules of Girl Guides Australia |
| Junior Leader | Financial Youth Member, aged fourteen to seventeen years, developing their leadership skills through a commitment to a Unit of younger Girl Guides. |
| Lady BP | Lady Baden-Powell, World Chief Guide |
| Leader | Woman aged eighteen years committed to the principles of Girl Guiding, who has completed a GGA Leadership Qualification and is appointed to a leadership role. |
| Leadership Qualification | GGA qualification for Unit Leaders and Assistant Unit Leaders |
| Mentor | An experienced Leader or Manager specially trained to assist new Leaders or Managers become qualified |
| LIC | Leader-in-Charge of a Girl Guiding event or activity |
| Management Qualification | GGA Management Qualification for District Managers, Assistant District Managers, Region Managers and Assistant Region Managers |
| NO | National Office |
| Olave Program | Framework for members aged eighteen to thirty years to engage in opportunities for personal challenge through a flexible network, with a focus on service |
| Passport | Qualification Passport – the learning workbook for completing a Leadership, Management or Learning & Development Qualification |
| Patrol | A group of Girl Guides formed within a Unit, usually with four to six girls |
| Promise and Law | Principles of Girl Guiding |
| Promise Ceremony | Ceremony at which a girl, Leader or other adult female member makes her Girl Guide Promise |
| Region gathering | Meeting of Region members |
| Region meeting | Meeting of District Managers and other members of the Region team with the Region Manager |
| Resource Leader | Qualified Leader specialising in one or more areas of the program |
| State Commissioner | Responsible for all Girl Guiding in the State |
| Subs/Unit subscription | A monetary contribution to Unit funds |
| Support Group | Team of adults within a District who wish to support Girl Guiding but are not members |
| Thinking Day Fund | Established to support and promote Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting throughout the world wherever the need is greatest; administered by the World Bureau |
| Trainer | Leader holding a GGA Learning & Development Qualification and appointed as a Trainer |
| Trefoil Guild | An adult section of the organisation that links female members of Girl Guiding and Scouting who have made their Girl Guide Promise and that gives support to Girl Guiding and the community |
| Unit | Group of Girl Guides of varying age groups/interests |
| Unit Helper | Female member who assists the Unit Leader in a part-time capacity |
| Unit Leader | Adult working in a leadership role within a Unit and holding the Unit Leadership Qualification |
| WAGGGS | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
| World Chief Guide | Lady Baden-Powell |
| World Thinking Day | 22 February – special day worldwide in Girl Guiding to celebrate the joint birthdays of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell |
| Youth Member | Girl Guides aged five up to eighteen years |
Last Modified: 27/06/23 at 5:19 PM