Boy Scouts of America

Supplemental Training Opportunities

Supplemental training is designed to provide orientation beyond the basic training offered in leader-specific training.

Fundamentals of Training

The course introduces teaching techniques and skills to new Scout trainers but is also designed to help all Scouters, regardless of their experience, present effective training. Intended for both youth and adult trainers, the course will help those who might have trained for other organizations learn the BSA’s training techniques, and it will help freshen up the skills of current BSA trainers.
A team has been assembled to update the Fundamentals of Training curriculum to pilot during Scouting U Week at Philmont, July 21 – 27, 2024

Trainer’s EDGE

While the Trainer’s EDGE is a required train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT staff, it is also for other trainers wishing to enhance their training and presentation skills.
A team has been assembled to update the Trainer’s EDGE curriculum to be ready to pilot during Scouting U Week at Philmont, July 21 – 27, 2024

Strategic Training Plan 

A team has been assembled to update the Strategic Training Plan curriculum to be ready to pilot during Scouting U Week at Philmont, July 21 – 27, 2024.

Task Force Chair, Danielle Ballantine from the National Capital Area Council, shares that “feedback by participants from the current course revealed that although they learned the strategic planning skills to create training plans, the follow through of creating and implementing a training plan in their home council did not always occur.” The team is re-writing the curriculum with a top goal of helping to ensure the participants not only learn the skills to create a strategic training plan that is relevant to them (as a district or council training chair for example) and their Council, but also how to obtain buy-in and approval from the other stakeholders in their council. The team is also working to develop a curriculum that best meets the training needs of the new generation of scouting leaders.

It is important to note that the Strategic Training Plan curriculum has not been considered a part of the T-cubed train the trainer series, but is a standalone administrative training course under supplement adult training. The team is following the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) method of instructional design.  Hope to see you at Philmont! 


New-Unit Organizer Modules

These modules were prepared by the National Membership Committee’s New-Unit Organizer Task Force. They are designed to help Scouters understand the role of the new-unit organizer and the new-unit commissioner, and how to use the Unit Performance Guide. The modules are designed as 50-minute sessions to use at district or council training events. New-Unit Organizer Training and the accompanying slide deck are designed to be used to train new-unit organizers.

New-Unit Organizer Training
New-Unit Organizer slide deck
New-Unit Commissioner module
New-Unit Organizer module
Unit Performance Guide module

Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing 

Although it can be effectively used at the unit level, this outline and video were designed to be presented at a district or council-level venue, such as a University of Scouting. An explanation of the sandwich principle and emphasis on the importance of qualified supervision and discipline are at the core of this training. NOTE: Due to the large size of this file, it is highly recommended that it be downloaded rather than trying to view it directly from this site. LINK

Recruiting Quality Training Staff

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. LINK

 
Cub Chat Live (every Friday at 2pm CT) – Facebook and YouTube
Troop Talk Live (second Wednesday of each month at 2 pm CT) – Facebook and YouTube
Leading our Adventures (every other Friday at 5pm CT) – Facebook and YouTube



University of Scouting

University of Scouting is a local Council event, it is an action-packed, fun-filled day of supplemental training where you chose the classes you wish to take. Classes are generally led by experienced  volunteers and professionals who will help you enhance your ability to deliver a fun and exciting program for Scouts.

Check with your local council training committee to see if have a University of Scouting program in your area.

National Volunteer Training Conference

The annual Scouting U Volunteer Training conference will be held on April 25th to 27th, 2024.  The Las Vegas Area Council, located at 7220 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada,   will once again host this year’s conference.  The theme and focus of the conference will be “Building Relationships.”

The conference is intended to provide both information on the status of training in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and gather information from the field on training effectiveness and product need.  A number of critical training topics will be discussed.  Please join us to help us review and plan the future of training in the BSA.

Virtual sessions will be identified soon as the agenda is finalized.  A separate communication will be sent out with the various virtual meeting links.

Flyer for the Conference is @ https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/National-Volunteer-Training-Conference-2024.pdf.

The event is open to anyone who has an interest and/or passion for training. Watch for details in the quarterly “Training Times” as well as the “BSA Volunteer Training Team-Scouting U” Facebook page.

Roundtable

Roundtables provide unit leaders with the skill to do and the will to do what is needed to ensure that every member of every unit has a great Scouting experience.  They build upon the foundation provided by position-specific basic training and each leader’s commitment to serving youth through Scouting.  LINK

Day Camp and NCAP Training

The purpose of National Camping School (NCS) is to provide adults with a learning experience and training related to the operation of council camp. The key staff members will, in turn, train and supervise other staff personnel in your council camping program.

Link to Day Camp Training

Link to NCAP Training

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.