Training
The council training committee is chaired by veteran Scouter Kathy Smith. The committee includes district and council trainers and provides a complete annual calendar of assisted and trainer led training opportunities. See the council calendar for details on specific dates. Online training is available through MyScouting and includes many required and basic training courses for all Scout leaders. |
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Do you have a PhD in Scouting? If you don't, you need to get one. Of course I'm speaking of Wood Badge, the highest level of adult training offered by the BSA. I'm Edward Dicks and I am the Scoutmaster for the 2012 Wood Badge course. Wood Badge is a unique training experience designed for every adult leader, not just Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, or Committee Chairs, but specifically for you. In fact, the training you receive will make you not only a better Scouter, but a better leader, a better parent, a better person. Someone you know has been to Wood Badge, ask them about their experience and I'm certain you will be hear some terrific stories of how this course has helped them to be better prepared for their everyday life. Yes, today 2012 seems like a long way off, but it's really right around the corner and preparations for the course are already underway. If you'd like to know more about Wood Badge, I encourage you to contact me at 361-1870 or via email at edicks@charter.net. |
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MyScouting – Through the MyScouting page various training opportunities exist that you can do from the comfort of your own home. These include many required training sessions such as youth protection training and leader fast start. Other sessions include safe swim defense, trek safely, weather hazards, safety afloat and climb on safely. |
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OLS – Outdoor Leader Skills is an overnight training primarily for Boy Scout leaders. The course emphasizes safety, procedures and best methods for outdoor enjoyment with boys ages 11 - 16. |
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"This is Scouting" is for every Scouter. This online course includes rules, regulations, safety and a historical overview of the BSA. |
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PST - Position Specific Training is geared to the specific position a Scout volunteer holds (den leader, scoutmaster, etc.) |
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BALOO – Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation is a one day course. It is a first step in developing the outdoor skills necessary for an effective and safe outdoor program. BALOO is primarily for Cub Scout leaders. |
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Leave No Trace Trainer –Anyone attending this training will be considered a Leave No Trace trainer at the national level with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Leave No Trace is a national and international program designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike, camp, picnic, snowshoe, run, bike, hunt, paddle, ride horses, fish, ski or climb. The program strives to educate all those who enjoy the outdoors about the nature of their recreational impacts as well as techniques to prevent and minimize such impacts. Leave No Trace is best understood as an educational and ethical program, not as a set of rules and regulations. Leave No Trace information helps public land visitors understand and practice minimum impact skills and ethics. |
