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ADULT LEADER TRAINING
Becoming a trained leader is easy...and important! Boys in your den and pack will benefit from your increased knowledge and skills. All adults are highly encouraged to be 'trained' for their position. The easy steps are:
1. Complete Fast Start Training
(optional...and
online)
2. Complete New Leader Essentials course held in local districts.
3. Complete Leader Specific Course(s) for your position, held in local
districts.
Here are the courses for each Cub Scout position:
| Position | Optional | Required | Required |
| Tiger Den Leader | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Assistant Tiger Den Leader | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Den Leader | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Assistant Den Leader | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Webelos Den Leader | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Asst. Webelos Den Ldr. | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Den Leader Specific |
| Cubmaster | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Cubmaster Specific |
| Assistant Cubmaster | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Cubmaster Specific |
| Committee Chair | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Committee Member | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Treasurer | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Advancement Chair | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Activities Chair | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Events Chair | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Pack Trainer | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Pack Growth Coordinator | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Charter Representative | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
| Institution Head | Fast Start | New Leader Essentials | Committee Member Specific |
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ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED NEW LEADER
ESSENTIALS, YOU DO NOT NEED TO TAKE IT AGAIN WHEN YOU CHANGE POSITIONS IN THE FUTURE! YOU WILL NEED ONLY TO COMPLETE THE POSITION-SPECIFIC COURSE FOR THE NEW POSITION TO RETAIN 'TRAINED' STATUS. |
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Visit the council website training page to find upcoming training courses, and even take your first steps of training online...the Online Fast Start Training course is available to take online from the comfort of your home!
Once you're TRAINED, don't forget
that there are
ongoing learning opportunities! Attend
Pow-Wow each November, and make a goal of enrolling in
Wood Badge. Wood Badge is more than just Scouting training; it
will help you in your personal and professional life as well.
Adults may also earn special Adult Training awards based on leadership
tenure, training, and performance. These are the knots worn above the
left pocket. See the Adult Training
Awards page for more information and to print the form for your
position.
Each pack is encouraged to name an adult to the position of Pack Trainer. This person ensures that new adults have the information they need to get started on training, and keeps tabs on the training status of each adult in the pack.
Training provides a solid foundation for pleasurable, exciting, and
rewarding involvement in Scouting.
The chart at left shows the TRAINING
STEPS:
First, a new adult takes Fast Start
Training, either by video or online.
Then New Leader Essentials and
Leader Specific trainings are completed. Once you've finished
these three simple steps, you can wear the trained strip on your
uniform...and call yourself 'trained!'
There are many additional opportunities to
hone your leadership skills...from Pow-Wow and Wood Badge to District
Roundtable and lots of other events. Adults can continue to learn new
skills as long as they're involved in Scouting!
OTHER RESOURCES:
Philmont Training Schedule (LINK)
Wood Badge Application (LINK)
Fast Start Guide (PDF)
Unit Training Inventory (PDF)
(PDF = Adobe Acrobat Format)
A free Adobe Acrobat Reader Program is on this disk so you can open PDF
files.