TRAINING

TRAINING FOR BOY SCOUTS

Troop Leader Training

To support a boy led unit, this course is offered to newly appointed Patrol Leaders, Senior Patrol Leaders and their assistants in three one hour modules under the direction of the Scoutmaster.

• BE- Introduction to what it takes to BE a Leader

• KNOW- Get to KNOW the Leadership Skills needed to be successful

• DO- Under the direction of a Scoutmaster, Create a Vision, Goals, and Action Plan to put the course material into action.

(This is adapted from the older JLT Junior Leader Training)

National Youth Leadership Training

A six-day course for First Class Scouts who have completed TLT. Content is delivered in a troop and patrol outdoor setting with an emphasis on immediate application of learning in a fun environment. Interconnecting concepts and work processes are introduced early, built upon, and aided by the use of memory aids, which allows participants to understand and employ the leadership skills much faster.

Training web site

(This is adapted from the older TLTC Troop Leader Training Conference)

TRAINING FOR PARENTS/ADULTS

For those of you bridging up with the Cub Program, some training modules need not be repeated.  see New Leader Training

A Trained Scoutmaster/Ast Scoutmaster completes these

1. Youth Protection (refresher every 2 years)
2. New Leader Essentials (do not need to repeat this)
3. Boy Scout Fast Start
4. Outdoor Leader Skills

http://www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/NewLeaderTraining.aspx

BSA Online Learning Center  (http://olc.scouting.org)

YOUTH PROTECTION (online)

The Troop Committee Challenge Learn how a Troop Committee should be organized, and the tasks which need to be completed by each member of the Committee.  Learn how adult training can make your troop stronger. (Required to be trained to position and to receive the Trained patch for all Troop Committee Members.)

Health and Safety

Boy Scout Fast Start

1. The Troop Meeting -How to run a troop meeting, the patrol method, and resources.
2. The Outdoor Program - Planning, organization, ideals, and BSA policy for outdoor activities. It also touches on long-term and high-adventure activities.
3. The Troop Organization - This program starts with the charter concept—the chartered organization, the district, and the council, and their relationship to the troop. Each leadership and committee position is described.

New Leader Essentials

This 90 minute training course presents an overview of the core elements of Scouting, including the organization's mission, aims, and methods.  If you already took this class when you were a Cub Scouter, it does not need to be retaken.

Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training

This course is the new training specifically for Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters.  This course is designed to introduce adult Boy Scout leaders to the basic information needed for operating a troop.  It includes (1) Troop Organization, (2) the Patrol Method, (3) Leadership, (4) Advancement, and (5) Resources and Program Planning.

Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills

This hands-on program give adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts and make the outdoor program of the Boy Scouts of America come to life.  We want leaders to feel comfortable working with and instructing their Scouts from pitching a tent to starting a cooking fire. (Required to be trained to position and to receive the Trained patch for all Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters.)

Woodbadge

Wood Badge has evolved into the premier leadership course of the BSA, strengthening a leader's ability to effectively work with groups of youth and adults.  By invitation only every two years.

Chartered Organization Representative Training

Boy Scout Leader's Training Award

Training

1. Complete Boy Scout Fast Start training
2. Complete New Leader Essentials
3. Complete Leader Specific Training for your position
4. Complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (for Scoutmasters and assistants)
5. Complete Youth Protection Training

Tenure

Complete a total of 2 years as a registered adult Boy Scout leader.

Performance

Do five of the following:

1. Participate in a support role for five overnight campouts.
2. Help with two annual unit and/or district Friends of Scouting presentations.
3. Participate actively in three troop parents' nights or courts of honor.
4. Help organize or reorganize a Boy Scout troop.
5. Help supervise or support a troop money-earning project.
6. Participate in a supplemental training course at either the council or national level.
7. Serve on the staff of a council or district training event.
8. Serve as a merit badge counselor for at least five Scouts.
9. Successfully complete Wood Badge training.
10. Fulfill requirements of a troop committee function as described in the Troop Committee Guidebook.
11. Assist actively with a Webelos den for 6 months.
12. Participate in six Boy Scout leader roundtables.

Scoutmaster's Key

Training

1. Complete Boy Scout Fast Start Training.
2. Complete New Leader Essentials
3. Complete Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training.
4. Complete Youth Protection Training
5. Complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills.
6. Participate in one supplemental training course either at a local council or national level.
7. Conduct troop youth leader training at least three times, as outlined in the Troop Leadership Training.
8. Participate as an adult in youth leader training by either serving on the staff or attending the Scoutmaster orientation session of the national youth leader training conference.
9. Earn the Boy Scout Leader's Training Award.

Tenure

Complete at least 3 years of registered tenure as a Scoutmaster within a 5-year period
(can include the tenure used to earn the Scouter's Award).

Performance

At least twice during the three-year period, serve as a Scoutmaster of a troop that earns the National Quality Unit Award.

 

Scoutmaster's Award of Merit

Requirements

The Scoutmaster Award of Merit may be earned by a Scouter who meets the following requirements.

• Be a currently registered Scoutmaster who has served in that position for at least 18 months
• Have achieved the Quality Unit Award at least once during his period of service
• Have completed Boy Scout Leader Fast Start and Scoutmastership Fundamentals or equivalent
• Have a record of proper use of the Boy Scout advancement program, resulting in a majority of his Boy Scouts attaining the First Class rank
• Have a record of:
  • Development of boy leadership through the patrol method
  • Positive relations with the troop's chartered organization
  • An extensive outdoor program including strong summer camp attendance
  • A positive image of Scouting in the community
  • A troop operation that attracts and retains Boy Scouts

The following must be attached to the application form:

• A list of Boy Scouts who became First Class Scouts during the nominee's tenure as a Scoutmaster
• A statement by the senior patrol leader on behalf of the patrol leaders' council and the troop committee chairman attesting to the nominee's performance as Scoutmaster. (This statement is certified by the senior patrol leader and troop committee chairman.)

Procedure

The chairman of the troop committee has the responsibility of nominating the Scoutmaster on behalf of the patrol leaders' council and the troop committee.

The nomination is certified by the unit commissioner and forwarded to the local council service center.

Approval authority lies with the Scout executive and either the council NESA chairman or the council commissioner.

The Scout executive will forward the nomination to the director of the National Eagle Scout Association at the national office. The nomination should be approved by the Scout executive and either the council NESA chairman or the council commissioner.