Training - Bryan on Scouting

Summit Bechtel Reserve hosts its first Wood Badge course, creating a template for other councils

July 13, 2018 8

Last month, a group of Scouters from across the country held the first Wood Badge course in the history of the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Other councils can follow their lead and host their own course at SBR.

Powder Horn in Paradise: Scouters take training course in Hawaii

June 26, 2018 3

Scouts and Scouters visited Hawaii for a fun-filled high adventure course.

How the NYLT Leadership Academy takes your council’s NYLT course to the next level

May 31, 2018 1

NYLT Leadership Academy is about training the trainers. It’s designed for youth who staff their home council’s NYLT course. Scouts and Venturers leave as better leaders, presenters and trainers.

Philmont Training Center courses ideal for anyone involved in tracking advancement

May 24, 2018 1

If you’re the man or woman who tracks advancement for your Scout unit, here’s an opportunity to get trained, have fun and spend a week at one of the greatest places in the Scouting universe.

The Summit Bechtel Reserve offers top-notch training courses, too

May 14, 2018 0

Excellent training opportunities for adults and youth await at the Summit Bechtel Reserve’s John D. Tickle National Training and Leadership Center.

Chaplain and chaplain aide training now available for councils

May 7, 2018 23

A Scout is reverent, and the new Advanced Unit Chaplain and Unit Chaplain Aide Training is guidance for councils to help chaplains and chaplain aides perform this important role.

6 can’t-miss Philmont Training Center conferences for Scouters who train others

April 25, 2018 2

If your Scouting job involves training other leaders, you should consider attending a conference at the Philmont Training Center. Getting trained on training is always a good idea.

Taking your pack or den camping? At least one adult must take BALOO training first

March 28, 2018 38

If you want to take your pack or den camping, at least one adult in your pack must have taken BALOO, the Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. Here’s what you need to know.

Every Scouter must complete updated Youth Protection training by Oct. 1, 2018

March 16, 2018 97

Even those Scout leaders who took the previous version of Youth Protection training must log into My.Scouting.org and complete the new Youth Protection course. You have until Oct. 1, 2018, to do so.

This January, fly south to the Florida Sea Base to get trained

November 29, 2017 3

Escape winter while acquiring the latest tools to help your Scout unit. That’s the promise of a volunteer training conference at the Florida Sea Base.