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Basic Leader Training
Basic Leader Training is set up in three steps: Fast Start, New Leader Essentials & Leader Specific.
Fast Start (FS)- Available Online!
Fast Start training is the first step for any new volunteer and is to be delivered immediately after a new leader registers and before he or she meets with any youth member. Fast Start training provides an immediate comfort level for new leaders and enables them to say, "I can do this!"
New Leader Essentials (NLE)
New Leader Essentials is an introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. It addresses how these aims and methods are reached in an age-appropriate style within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. Videos, discussions, and hands-on reinforcement are presented during the 90-minute training session. Ideally, all unit-based volunteers-Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing leaders take this session at the same time, so they understand that they are all striving for the same results with the youth they serve. Each leader completes New Leader Essentials training only once. Click
here to see upcoming schedule and register for NLE Cub Scout Leader Specific Training (CSLS)
Tiger Cub Den Leaders, Cub Scout Den Leaders, Webelos Den Leaders, Cubmasters, and Pack Committee members can complete this training in one day or two evenings. The leader is considered trained upon completion of New Leader Essentials and the Leader Specific training for their current position.\ Click here to see upcoming schedule and register for CSLS Boy Scout Leader Specific Training (BSLS)
For Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, this training is divided into four parts. The first three parts concentrate on Troop operation and can be completed in one full day. The fourth part, which focuses on outdoor skills, lasts approximately a day and a half, depending on the skill level of the new leader. The leader is considered trained upon completion of New Leader Essentials, Boy Scout Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. Click here to see upcoming schedule and register for BSLS Troop Committee Challenge (TCC)
For Troop Committee members, Leader Specific training includes the Troop Committee Challenge. By following the Troop Committee Training Syllabus, participants can complete the challenge in three hours, after which they are considered trained. TCC is conducted at the unit level. Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS)
Outdoor skills are critical to the success of the Scouting program, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills will provide leaders with the basic outdoor skills information needed to start a program right. Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills is the required outdoor training for all Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. The skills taught are based on the outdoor skills found in The Boy Scout Handbook and expected of a First Class Scout. The course is also ideal for Venturing leaders because it focuses on skills that build confidence and competence in leaders conducting outdoor camping experiences. The course is a day and a half long, but a leader can move at an accelerated pace by demonstrating mastery of a specific skill. The emphasis is on the skill, rather than on attending the course. Click here to see upcoming schedule and register for IOLS Venturing Leader Specific Training (VLS)
Developed for Venturing Advisors, Associate Advisors, and Crew Committee members, this training incorporates Venturing's current adult leader training. New Leader Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training can be completed in one day, after which the leader is considered to be trained. |
Advanced Leader TrainingWood Badge for the 21st Century
Wood Badge has evolved into the core leadership skills training course for the BSA. The new Wood Badge course focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability to work with and lead groups of youth and adults and is less focused on outdoor skills, which are more effectively addressed in other courses. SR-664 Brochure and Registration Form (SPRING 2005) Powder Horn
The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program. It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box in finding and using resources and in the way they lead their unit-level high adventure programs. No high adventure skills are taught in this course. It is designed to have some disciplines introduced with a hands-on segment. Leaders will learn where to go to find those who can teach these skills to Boy Scouts and Venturers. Next Course to Be Announced
Supplemental Leader TrainingYouth Protection Training (YPT) - Available online!Youth Protection Training is a required course for all adults (registered and non-registered) who work with youth. The curriculum and video materials have been totally redesigned for an informative program. Click here for Youth Protection Training online Basic Adult Outdoor Leader Orientation (BALOO)BALOO is a course for all Cub Scout Leaders that are involved with the outdoor program in Cub Scouting. Every Pack must have at least one person trained in BALOO in order to schedule and permit outdoor events, such as camping trips - including family camping trips. Click here to see upcoming schedule and register for BALOO Other Courses AvailableCheck out the District Training Calendar for other training opportunities like:
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