Training

The new Basic Leader Training comprises two parts: This is Scouting for all unit-level leaders and Leader Specific Training, which is based on the leader's unit-level position. Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters and Varsity Scout Leaders must also complete Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills before they are considered trained for their position.

Mark your calendars
Mt. Diablo Silverado Council
at Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
on Saturday, January 21, 2012.

Imagine a one-stop training event where you can find all the courses you need to be the best Scout Leader possible! An event where you can bask in the warmth of friendliness and camaraderie with like-minded Scout leaders. This is Scout L.E.A.D and it’s a blast! 

The training of youth leaders in scouting is important to promote the growth of the individual youth and a leadership model for the Boy Scout/Varsity/Venture (unit) program. The unit leader is the primary source of youth leader training.  As a supplement to that training, the National Youth Leader Training Conference provides youth with a one-week/two-weekend-long experience – a month in the life of a model unit - designed to give potential youth leaders the skills they can use to help their units. The objectives of the conference are to:

Weather conditions — good, bad, and ugly — are an important factor in any outdoor Scouting activity. The BSA has developed an online "Weather Hazard" training for all Scout leaders. Completion of this training is required for a minimum of one adult for all Scout outings as of January 1, 2009.