Cub Scout Leader Training Courses

Cub Scout Leader Training

Cub Scout Fast Start
	A self study orientation course for Cub Scout Leaders and is available on line. This program will acquaint the new Cub Scout leader with the basic information about their position. This training is offered online at Scoutnet Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 30 minutes

Youth Protection
	Youth Protection Training (YPT) is a 30 minute online training program that has been developed to safeguard both youth and adult members in the scouting program. This training teaches Scout volunteers what resources are available to educate scouts about child abuse, how to avoid it, how to identify abuse, and how to deal with it. Youth Protection certification is valid for two years. This training is offered online at Scoutnet Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 90 minutes

New Leader Essentials *Click here for scheduled offerings*
	New Leader Essentials is an introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. It addresses how these aims and methods are reached in an age-appropriate style within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing. Videos, discussions, and hands-on reinforcement are presented during the 90-minute training session. Ideally, all unit-based volunteers—Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, and Venturing leaders—take this session at the same time, so they understand that they are all striving for the same results with the youth they serve. Each leader completes New Leader Essentials training only once. Benefits of New Leader Essentials • A better understanding of how and where my unit and my job within my unit fits in to the "bigger picture" of Scouting. • A better understanding of the changing roles of adult volunteers as their boys mature and move through the different stages of the Scouting program. • An awareness of the different aspects of the Scouting program, which may result in leaders taking advantage of those programs for a child in a different age group Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 90 minutes

Leader Specific Training *Look below for scheduled offerings*
	Cub Scout Leader Fast Start and New Leader Essentials should be completed prior to enrolling in this course. Following New Leader Essentials Training, this course is phase two of a new Cub Scout Leader's introduction to the Boy Scouts of America and to the responsibilities, opportunities, and resources that will ensure a successful pack leadership experience. This course is intended for every adult leader in every Cub Scout Pack. Participants receive specific instruction in their leadership position which will help them succeed in that position and are taught in 5 separate breakout sessions: • Cubmaster Specific Training - Click here for scheduled offerings • Pack Committee Specific Training - Click here for scheduled offerings • Tiger Leader Specific Training - Click here for scheduled offerings • Den Leader Specific Training (for Wolf and Bear Leaders) - Click here for scheduled offerings • Webelos Leader Specific Training - Click here for scheduled offerings If a Cub Scout leader changes positions (for example, if a Tiger Cub Den Leader becomes a Cubmaster or a Bear Den Leader becomes a Webelos Den Leader), that leader should take this course again to learn the material related to the new position. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 2 hours.

Outdoor Webelos Leadership Training *Click here for scheduled offerings*
	Outdoor Webelos Leadership Training (OWL) is designed to provide Webelos Leaders, Cubmasters, and interested Committee Members with the information and skills needed to conduct a successful Webelos outdoors program. Incorporating the adage "Scouting is Outing", the course is conducted out-of-doors, rain or shine. Outdoor skills of Cooking and Sanitation, Campfires, Knots, Woods Tools, Naturalist, Forester, First Aid, Firebuilding, Geologist, Outdoorsman, Selecting Campsites, Tents, Bedding and Weather are taught in the program. The emphasis is on "Hands-on" Training. OWL is an overnight course generally taught on a weekend. You will need to bring the following: • Activity uniform • Tent and sleeping bag • Pocket Knife • Flashlight • Lawn Chair • Rain Gear • Notebook and pen • Mess kit/ utensils/ mug • Bug repellant A completed Class 1 Medical Form is required to attend OWL. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: a weekend. 2 days, with an overnight campout in between

Den Chief Training Click here for scheduled offerings
	The Den Chief plays an important roll for both his troop and the pack. Den Chief training works best if the Den Leader or the Cubmaster take the training along with the Den Chief. This helps the pack leaders know how to use the Den Chief in the den. For the Den Chief, it helps them know their job and the pack leadership is behind him. For the troop, the Den Chief provides an excellent example of Boy Scouting to the Cub Scouts and help encurrage them to join the troop their Den Chief is from. Den Chief training will show the Den Chief how to help the Den Leader with the den activities from meeting to meeting. These can include games, skills, songs, and stories & adventures from someone who is a Boy Scout close to their own age. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 6 hours

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) *Click here for scheduled offerings*
	This course trains pack leaders to plan and carry out "entry-level" outdoor experiences. Ask a boy why he wants to be a Cub Scout, and nine times out of 10 he'll answer "to go camping." That's why Cub Scouting has introduced BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) training, so boys, along with their parents or some other adult, can participate in a successful overnight camping experience. A pack camp-out, at a location approved by the local council, is a great way for families to have fun and build confidence in outdoor skills. This kind of camping isn't the rugged high adventure outing geared toward older Boy Scouts. It's what you might call "soft camping," where families can simply drive up to a campsite and pitch a tent within a few feet of their vehicle's rear bumper. The emphasis is on family fun activities that don't require lots of advanced outdoor skills. How do you get started? A member of your pack committee needs to attend BALOO training. The BALOO session will give your pack's outdoor activity leader the tools to conduct a safe and successful overnight. BALOO sessions include the why and how of Cub Scout camping—planning, equipment, meal preparation, and campfire programs. In the afternoon, Cub Scouters rotate among four round-robin sessions—fire safety, stoves, and lanterns; first aid and sanitation; nature hikes and games; and cooking. Scattered throughout the day are plenty of the four S's: songs, stunts, stories, and showmanship. With proper planning and your BALOO-trained leader, your pack should be set for a fun and exciting weekend event. BALOO is an all-day training usually offered on a Saturday. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 8 hours

Rangemaster *Click* here *for scheduled offerings*
	This training allows you to run Archery & BB ranges at District-level camps (Twilight Camp or Day Camp, and Cub-O-Ree). Archery & BB Beltloops are restricted awards. A scout may only earn their Archery & BB Beltloops and Sports Pins at on BSA range, under the supervision of a BSA certified Rangemaster. Rangemaster certification is valid for 2 years. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 3 hours

Safety Afloat & Safe Swim Defense
	These are two separate courses that are almost always taught together. These courses are designed to train adult unit leaders in the basics of water safety and unit aquatic activity planning. Participants who attend this training will receive a Safety Afloat certification and a Safe Swim Defense certification. The courses focus on the seven points of Safe Swim Defense and the nine points of Safety Afloat. The classes address major concerns about aquatic and boating safety and water rescue. Participants will receive Safety Afloat and Safe Swim Defense training pamphlets. This certification is required in order to obtain a tour permit for outings with aquatic activities. It is recommended that all adult leaders achieve this certification. Safety Afloat & Safe Swim Defense certifications are valid for two years. This training is offered online at Scoutnet Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration for both: 90 minutes

Leave No Trace *Click here for scheduled offerings*
	This is a half-day awareness seminar for adults in all phases of the Scouting program: Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing. The agenda includes an introductory videotape describing Leave No Trace ethics, and interactive round-robin presentations based on the seven basic principles of LNT: • Plan Ahead and Prepare • Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces • Dispose of Waste Properly • Leave What You Find • Minimize Campfire Impacts • Respect Wildlife • Be Considerate of Other Visitors Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 3 hours

Woodbadge for the 21st Century *Click here for scheduled offerings*
	Woodbadge is the advanced training program for all adult Scouting leaders. It is designed to increase participants' leadership skills. The Wood Badge program consists of two parts — practical training and application. The practical leadership experience is gained in a training setting (held over two three-day weekends) where leadership skills can be learned and practiced. At the conclusion of the practical training, each participant makes a commitment to complete a set of personal goals related to his/her Scouting position. In this way, the Wood Badge experience contributes to a stronger unit, district or council, as well as provides an opportunity to practice the leadership skills learned on the course. All Scouters that have completed the basic training for their position are eligible to attend Woodbadge. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: two 3-day weekends, with patrol meetings in-between, and 5 ticket items after completion of the course.

Scouter Success Seminar Click here for scheduled offerings
	The Scouter Success Seminar is a fun learning experience offered to Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing Leaders, as well as District and Council Leaders. Participants attend the courses they choose in any program. This experience broadens a person’s understanding and knowledge of the Scouting program through a variety of course sessions on specific topics taught by experienced volunteers from our council. Courses are filled on a first-come basis. Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: all day, divided into 6 separate 1-hour sessions.

Roundtable
	Roundtable is held the first or second Thursday of the month (depending on your district). It is an excellent opportunity to receive basic information, training and practical program ideas for adult leaders. Roundtables help leaders to plan monthly programs and provide the opportunity to discuss Scouting issues of common interest. Northern Star Roundtable Information Back to Northern Star Training Calendar Approximate Duration: 1 1/2 hours