The BSA Training

Continuum

New Leader Training

The Basic Leader Training program is the culmination of more than two years of work by professionals and volunteers from throughout the nation. Their goal was to revise and update the volunteer leader training materials for the Boy Scouts of America. The result is a seamless training program that helps leaders easily graduate through the courses quickly and with little duplication.

The package provides the district training committee with tools to achieve 100 percent trained unit volunteers. Here is a brief overview of the components of the training continuum.

Fast Start Training:  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.

Basic Leader Training

New Leader Essentials for all unit-level leaders

Leader Specific training, which is based on the leader's unit-level position.

The BSA On-Line Learning

• Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing Fast Start
• Youth Protection Training
• Troop Committee Challenge
• Safety Afloat
• Safe Swim Defense

To access the E-learning center, log into MyScouting on the National BSA website and click on E-LEARNING.

Fast Start Training

Fast start training provides an immediate comfort level for new leaders, enabling them to say, "I can do this!".  Fast Start training is the first step for any new volunteer and should be delivered immediately and preferably before meeting with any youth member.

E-Learning Center provides 24 hour access to on line training for Cub Scout Leader Fast Start and Boy Scout Leader Fast Start and Venture Leader Fast Start directly to you from the Boy Scouts of America.

Basic Leader Training

Basic Leaders Training comprises two parts: New Leader Essentials for all unit-level leaders and Leader Specific training, which is based on the leader's unit-level position.

Basic Leader Training is designed for maximum flexibility. The sessions are delivered by the district training staffs and are often nicknamed according to local tradition. Some will be delivered over time, on one or more evenings, and some in a one-day session.  New leaders may attend the training sessions in any district, wherever and which ever is most convenient for the volunteer.

Shu Shu Ga is Basic Leader Training conducted in the Aquila and North Shore Districts.

New Leader Essentials

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, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing. 

Ideally all unit-based volunteers - Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing leaders - take this 90 minute course 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.

Leader Specific Training

Once volunteers have completer New Leader Essentials giving them an overview of the BSA program, they begin training for a specific Scouting position.  This training provides the specialized knowledge a new leader needs to assume a leadership role.  Because each course is designed for a specific leadership position, the training time varies.  Leader Specific training has been developed for the following positions and their assistants:

Scouting is a youth service organization and our first job must be to protect out youth members from injury and abuse. Scouting must be a safe and secure environment for everyone. All leaders, all members of units committees, indeed anyone who works with young people need to know the facts and responsibilities of youth protection.

Youth Protection Training is a requirement for Quality Unit Awards. Youth Protection Training is required for all adults (over 18) participating in any National event with youth - National and World Jamborees, Philmont, Florida Sea Base, Northern Tier High Adventure base, etc. Youth Protection Training is required for all adults (over 18) participating in any "out of council" event or trip with youth.

Youth Protection is Everyone's Responsibility
Youth Protection Training is conducted several times a year throughout the council and in a self paced on-line version through the MyScouting portal.

Our highest priority is the safety and well-being of our youth members and participants. To help protect our young people, we are pleased to offer youth protection training online. This training is one part of a comprehensive youth protection training program that formally began in 1988. It is designed to help prevent child abuse in all of its forms—whether verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, or neglect.

We are proud to offer this training free of charge to all parents, teachers, coaches, social workers, and youth development leaders. This training comes in an easy-to-use format and will require about an hour to complete, and it could be invaluable to you and the youth in your life.

Wood Badge for the 21st Century

Wood Badge has evolved into the core leadership skill training course of the Boy Scouts of America Training Continuum.  Wood Badge focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability to work with and lead groups of youth and adults.  It should be the goal of every Scout Leader to take Wood Badge within 2 years of their first becoming a leaders.

More info on current Wood Badge Courses

Supplemental

Training

Cub Leader Pow Wow

Pow Wow: The "How To Do It" training course for Cub Leaders.  After completing Cub Leader Basic, this training course will show you how to do the planning, how to do skits, how to do crafts, how to do games and more.  Hands on and Fun.

BALOO
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

OWL Outdoors Webelos Leader Training

OWL is a specialized course designed to give both new and experienced leaders a better understanding of the Webelos program and especially the outdoors program in preparation for the transition to Boy Scouting.

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

Introduction to Outdoor Leaders Skills is the required outdoor training for all Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, and Varsity Scout coaches. The skills taught are based on the outdoor skills  found in The Boy Scout Handbook. The course is a day and half long, but a leaders can move at an accelerated pace by demonstrating mastery of a specific skill. The emphasis is on the skill, rather than attendance at the course.

University of Scouting

Other Boy Scout On-Line Supplemental Training Modules

Mentoring

Mentoring is an opportunity to help a person grow through discovery. This session will address various mentoring models and ways to be a mentor to Scouts and Scouters.

Chain Saw Safety

Council properties rely on chain saws to help clear trails, remove deadfalls, clear timber, and stockpile wood for campfires and heating buildings. This training outline provides local councils with the resources to train chain saw operators on council property.

Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide

This module will guide new and potential merit badge counselors through their responsibilities in the role and will give them an understanding of the methods of counseling Scouts. It is intended as a short orientation course for new merit badge counselors before they begin working with Scouts.

Board of Review Training

This module will train troop committee members and others in the purposes of the board of review, offering suggestions for the types of questions that can or should be asked.

Geocaching to Promote Scouting

Geocaching is an exciting new sport that uses GPS navigation to find hidden treasures. It provides another tool for the fun-with-a-purpose toolbox and can combine outdoor adventure with advancement, recruiting, retention, and public relations.

The Order of the Arrow and Your Troop

This session discusses the benefits to the individual, troop, district, and council as a result of the Order of the Arrow's influence in your troop.

Orientation for New Boy Scout Parents

This brief orientation is designed to draw new parents into the troop experience and give them the information they need to enjoy the program and help their sons succeed.

Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing

Safe Scouting can happen if you follow the Scout motto—Be Prepared. This unit of supplementary training will describe how to plan for and conduct a safe Scout outing.

Recruiting Quality Training Staff

Recruiting is an ongoing responsibility. This session will provide an overview of the steps involved in recruiting quality district or council training staff and will allow participants to take a step-by-step practice run through the recruiting process.

Scoutmaster Conference Training

This module will teach Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, and other troop leaders about the purposes of the Scoutmaster's conference and will offer suggestions for questions that could be asked at these conferences.

Selecting Quality Leaders

This session will provide an overview of the seven steps to recruiting a key adult unit leader and will prepare participants to recruit new leaders for their units' needs.

The Youth Leadership Training Continuum

This supplemental training module is designed for Scout leaders and parents who want to understand the youth leadership training continuum.

PowerPoint Presentations

Supporting Scouts With AD/HD (PPT) (DOC)

The aims and methods of the Scouting program make it an outstanding opportunity for those with AD/HD characteristics to develop and enhance the skills that can lead to success in school, in relationships with other, and in life.

District Committee Workshop

Leadership Training

for Youth Members

1. The first step in Youth Leader training is the “Introduction to Leadership”. This is the individual counseling that the Scoutmaster does with a youth when he undertakes a new position. It is the training in the specific functions of his new position.
    
2. The Second phase of Youth Leader training is “Troop Youth Leader Training”. This is training at the troop level to help the youths do a better job of working together. It addresses many very practical situations a Youth Leader may encounter. This training can only be effectively carried out at the Troop level.
    
3. The Third type of Training is the “National Youth Leadership Training” (NYLT). The interaction among scouts from all over the Council is a major ingredient in the course. That is why it is not able to be provided at the Unit level alone! NYLT supports the training done by the home Troop Scoutmaster.

Den Chief Training

National Youth Leadership Training - August

2008 NYLT Information and Registration Form

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National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE)

NAYLE will provide Scouts with a Philmont-based wilderness encounter that motivates them to follow a life of helping others succeed based on the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

Brownsea 22

2008 Brownsea 22 Information and Application Forms