Boy Scout Leader Training

After completing New Leader Essentials, Youth Protection Training, Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training and this course, the participant is then considered a "TRAINED" leader.

Scoutmaster and Assistant Leader Training

This training is designed for any registered adult accepting the invitation to serve as a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster of a Boy Scout Troop, Troop Committee members and other registered adults. Webelos leaders preparing to move on to a leadership position in a Scout troop are also encouraged to enroll. This training is divided into (3) three two-and-a-half hour sessions:

1. Getting Started: The Role of the Scoutmaster in a Boy-Led Troop

2. Lighting the Fire: The Outdoor Program and the Advancement Program

3. Keeping it Going: Program Planning and Troop Administration

Once you have completed this training, you have the opportunity to attend "Introduction to Outdoor Skills", this will round out your training as a Scoutmaster or Assistant Scoutmaster. Once you have completed New Leader Essentials, Youth Protection Training, Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training, and Introduction to Outdoor Skills, you are considered a "TRAINED" leader.

Troop Committee Challenge Training

This training has Boy Scout Troop Committees has been developed to help troop committee members understand their roles and responsibilities. This fun and interactive training serves as a vital tool for new troop committee members as well as for veterans. This training is best when all members of the troop have experienced it, including the Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters. This is a fast-paced three-hour session. Once you have completed New Leader Essentials, Youth Protection Training, and Troop Committee Training, you are considered a "TRAINED" leader.

Introduction to Outdoor Skills

This hands-on overnight day-and-a-half program gives adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the out-of-doors. Imagine having hands-on knowledge setting up a campsite, pitching a tent, hiking, outdoor cooking - all the skills necessary to see the outdoor program of the BSA come to life. Hands-on participation makes the best learning tool, you will leave the training experience knowing you can show your Scouts how to accomplish outdoor skills while fulfilling rank requirements.