Leader Required Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required Training:  All leaders are required to have the following training, which can either be done online or in a classroom setting:

 

• Online Training Website:  http://training.nsbsa.org (click Online Training link)

• YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING (to be completed before registration):  Required for all BSA registered volunteers, regardless of their posisition.  The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time of application and before volunteer service with youth begins.  (Approx. 30 minutes) YPT must be renewed every two years or the volunteer cannot be re-registered.

• Fast Start Training (to be completed w/in two weeks):  Online overview training.  Position-specific programs give leaders information on planning and conducting their first meeting and demonstrates one they can use.  (Approx. 20 minutes)

• This Is Scouting (to be completed w/in one month):  An introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and method of Scouting.  It addresses how these aims and methods are reached in age-appropriate style within Cub Scouting.  (Approx. 60 minutes).

• Position/Leader Specific Training (to be completed w/in sixty days)*Classroom Only:  This training provides the specialized knowledge a new leader needs to be successful in a leadership role.  (3 Hour Training)