Training Calendar                           

Adult Leader Training

What Makes a Trained Leader? Cub Scout leaders are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and the Cub Scout Leader Specific training for their position. Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. Troop committee members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and the Troop Committee Challenge as their Leader Specific training. Varsity Scout leaders and assistants are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials, Varsity Scout Leader Specific Training and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. Venturing Crew Advisors, Assistant Advisors, and crew committee members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training.

Cub Scout Leader Training

Cub Scout Leader Fast Start	Online Learning Center
Youth Protection Training	Online Learning Center
Cub Scout Leader Roundtable	Monthly in each district
Cub Leader Basic Training
Cub Scout Leader Pow Wow
Basic Adult leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)

Boy Scout/Varsity Scout Leader Training

Boy Scout Leader Fast Start	Online Learning Center
Youth Protection Training	Online Learning Center
Boy Scout New Leader Essentials
Boy Scout Leader Specific Training
Outdoor Leader Skills
Boy Scout Leader Roundtable	Monthly in each district
Troop Committee Challenge	Online Learning Center
Safe Swim Defense	Online Learning Center
Safety Afloat	Online Learning Center
Basic Backpack Awareness
University of Scouting

Venture Leader Training

Venturing Advisor Fast Start	Online Learning Center
Venturing Youth Protection Training	Online Learning Center
Venturing New Leader Essentials
Venturing Leader Specific Training
Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Venturing Crew Orientation	Online Learning Center
Safe Swim Defense	Online Learning Center
Safety Afloat	Online Learning Center

Pack Trainer Award Square Knot Announced "The pack trainer position helps every pack increase the number of trained leaders, provide a strong start and mentoring relationship to new leaders and committee members, and orient new families to the Cub Scout program."                                  Jamie Shearer, Associate Director, Cub Scout Division Tenure • Complete two years as a registered pack trainer. (Tenure begins after September 1, 2006) Training • Complete Fast Start training for the pack committee. • Complete New Leader Essentials and be familiar with and able to explain the key elements of Leader Specific Training for all volunteer positions in the pack. • Complete Youth Protection Training. • Participate in a trainer development conference. Performance • Participate in a Cub Scout leader Pow Wow or University of Scouting (if your council conducts them) during each year of tenure for this award. • Have Cub Scout roundtable staff certify your attendance for at least 30 percent of the roundtables during each year of tenure for this award. • Attain 100 percent trained leadership within the pack for the committee chairman, Cubmaster, and all den leaders. • Have a working plan in place for delivering Fast Start training to new leaders within 48 hours of their joining your pack. • Have a working plan in place for helping leaders who have not taken basic training to attend New Leader Essentials and Leader Specific training. • Keep and update training records of all leaders in your pack. • During the pack annual program planning meeting, be available to answer questions about training courses. • Review ongoing pack leadership training status and provide leaders with updates on any available supplemental training.

 

 

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Philmont Training Center

 Serving as the only national volunteer training center for the Boy Scouts of America since 1950, the Philmont Training Center (PTC) provides a unique environment for the training of volunteer and professional leaders. Each year, more than 6,000 Scouters and family members attend PTC. 

Each conference features the latest tools and techniques, audiovisuals, discussions, idea sharing, and activities led by a faculty of experienced Scouters. Invitation to these conferences is upon recommendation of the local council or a national committee. The 2007 Training Center course schedule is now available online. http://www.scouting.org/philmont/ptc/courses/index.html

 

Attendance is by invitation only. A local council must make arrangements with Philmont for a Scouter to attend these courses. Let your DE know if you are interested in attending Philmont.

 

Philmont is a magical place much better than Disneyland. Why? The people! Beginning with the staff, especially the college students hired as counselors responsible for children's programs, to the trainers and other volunteers you meet from all across the nation, every one of the people associated with Philmont is top notch. The parking lot is a neat place to get a sense of where Scouters come from to attend Philmont. License plates from all over the nation will appear during the summer -- Alaska to Maine, Minnesota to Florida, California to the Carolinas you will see them all. This is one of the best family vacations possible. While you attend your training sessions during the day the Philmont staff provides a great program for your children. Other than meal times and evenings you do not have to worry about your children, the staff keeps them occupied in programs geared to their age and development. They even have grandmothers on staff to help with the infants! Now how thoughtful is that. The wives (and some husbands) also have their own schedule of activities like crafts, hiking, nature study, and they often include a trip to Taos, New Mexico where there is lots of great food and lots of shopping.

 

The training sessions at the Philmont Training Center are the best! You will have the best trainers in Scouting and they are very well prepared with lots of personal knowledge on the course material. That provides a good foundation for learning, but I also found great value in my fellow course participants. Philmont courses give you a much deeper understanding of Scouting because the course material is great, the staff is great and your fellow participants are some of the best Scouters you will ever meet.

 

Philmont is a magical place! Put a trip to the Philmont Training Center on your "to do list" of Scouting activities. Go to the Philmont web site, find a training session that interests you, get an invitation from the council, ride some wheels, fly a plane, take a train, walk if you have to - just take your family to Philmont! [http://www.scouting.org/philmont/ptc/courses/index.html]

 

(Courtesy of Rick Pushies, former council volunteer and Scouting Professional)

 

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Venturing Fast Start

A new version of Venturing Advisor Fast Start has been posted on the new e-learning portal.

The Boy Scouts of America is developing a new Online Learning Center. In due time this new learning center will become the gateway to all of the BSA's online training resources. Registered members of the BSA may provide their member numbers (as part of the user profile) to receive credit for completing these courses online. Anyone may create a user account and view the courses. These courses are designed to help members develop skills crucial to fulfilling their leadership roles in Scouting.

http://scoutnet.scouting.org/elearning

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NEW!!

BSA Online Learning Center
E-Learning Course Management System

Youth Protection Training has been revised and is now available in the BSA Online Learning Center. Once you have entered the Online Learning Center the new Youth Protection Training is found under the "General" tab.

The new Youth Protection Training is presented in four segments. The main goal of this course is to prepare you to confidently apply the Youth Protection Policies in many different interactive situations that may arise in your day-to-day experience in the Scouting program. The "Course Introduction" discusses how through our standards, guidelines, and training, we work with you toward a safer world for our children. The "Policies" segment focuses on how our guidelines are designed to prevent the four elements necessary for child sexual abuse to occur. The segment on "Recognizing & Reporting Abuse" brings into focus the categories of child abuse and how to recognize the abuse. Reporting requirements and policies are also covered in this segment. The final segment on "Scenarios" presents interactive situations to which you are asked to respond. Depending on your response different outcomes are presented.

A new focus is placed on how to effectively utilize the resources and policies of the BSA in this new version of the Youth Protection Training. The successful completion of this course will automatically be recorded in your personal Scouting record maintained by the BSA. In addition you will be able to print out a card certifying your completion of the training similar to the one below.

We can expect more great training courses to be presented in the Online Learning Center. By taking the new Youth Protection Training you will become current in your knowledge and become familiar with how the process of learning by online training works.

Visit the Online Learning Center

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Supplemental Training

Supplemental training modules are designed to provide orientation beyond the basic training offered in New Leader Essentials and leader-specific training. Each module is a unit of training that can be used as an outline for a group, for personal coaching, or for self-study. Most of the outlines should require about an hour to complete. Consider each unit of study to be an introduction to the subject. Scouters are welcome to download subjects that are of interest for personal or unit use. There are no training credits associated with the completion of these units of study. Additional training units are being developed and will be continually added to this site.

Mentoring
Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide
Board of Review Training
Geocaching to Promote Scouting
The Order of the Arrow and Your Troop
Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing
Recruiting Quality Training Staff
Scoutmaster Conference Training
Selecting Quality Leaders
The Youth Leadership Training Continuum
Bullying: Prevention and Intervention Tips for Scout Leaders and Parents
Conducting an Interfaith Service
PowerPoint Presentations
Bullying: Prevention and Intervention Tips for Scout Leaders and Parents
Supporting Scouts With AD/HD
National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)