Boy Scouts of America

Commissioner-Position Training

Online option

Position-Specific Training courses are available in the BSA Learn Center.

Online learning plans are available for:

  • Unit Commissioner
  • Roundtable/Asst Roundtable Commissioner
  • District/Asst District Commissioner
  • Council/Asst Council Commissioner

Instructor-led option

Local councils have the option of delivering Instructor-led Position-Specific Training. Curriculum is available for:

When delivering facilitated in-person training ensure you follow the Guide to Leader Training located at https://www.scouting.org/training/adult/administration-of-training/.

Facilitated in-person training Fillable Training Cards can be downloaded here.

Commissioner Basic Training has a new name - Commissioner Position-Specific Training!

Commissioners are now considered trained when they complete the prescribed online Position-Specific Training or the facilitated In-Person Instructor-Led Position-Specific Training. Their introductory training is complete when the online or in-person modules are finished.

While completion of the Onboarding Progress Record is no longer a requirement, it is still a helpful tool for administrative commissioners—Council/Assistant Council or District/Assistant District Commissioners— to use to familiarize the new commissioner with the expectations of the position they are entering.

Onboarding Progress Records:

Feedback on Curriculum

Commissioners are encouraged to provide feedback on our Position-Specific Training Curriculum. If you have suggestions for updates or if you note errors in the material, please use the form below to share your comments. All feedback is collected by the Curriculum Review Team and is considered for future updates

Feedback on Position-Specific Training

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.