Volunteer Management System

Entering volunteer service hours and continuing education hours into the VMS is a requirement for volunteers to remain a part of the Master Gardener program.

Dates

The data gathered in the VMS is pertinent for reporting at the end of the year. The state office will release the due dates for entering hours and for reviewing and approving hours well before the end of the year. Please be sure that you add your hours by the deadline so that the data will be available to use for reporting. There will be no exceptions for late data being added or approved.

The VMS is hosted online at https://vms.umd.edu.

Volunteers are added to the site by their county/ city MGC or VMS Admin. You will only use the first access form once (https://vms.umd.edu/vms/sec_Login/). After that, you will be able to use the regular https://vms.umd.edu. You will only be able to access the site if you are currently set as an active MG or Intern within the VMS system. Volunteers who are designated as Emeritus, Separated, or Hiatus will not be able to access the system.

If you need technical assistance, you can contact your coordinator or VMS Admin. There is also a playlist on YouTube with helpful videos for how to do most basic tasks within VMS.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL0NOPb7Xub2Q7O0Zej5J5Y8SS162l2i

This playlist is also available directly within the VMS from the Get Help tab. The Get Help tab also features written directions with screen shots that show step-by-step instructions on how to complete tasks.