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Training Committee: for names and contact information
see the Contact page
Any questions on training? E-mail training@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
Presentations and handouts from the Baden-Powell
Council's University of Scouting over the years are now available on
an on-line resource
page. Check it out!
Upcoming Training Opportunities in 2024
(Additional courses and opportunities will be
available from the Baden-Powell Council and from neighboring
councils).
For more info on these courses, please email training@tompkinscortlandscouts.org
- Cub Leader Training - October 19, 2024 8:30am to
12:30pm at the Ellis Hollow Community Center in Ithaca, run by Liam
Murphy. Signups no later than October 15 - need at least 4 persons
attend to make it worth proceeding. Contact liamgbmurphy@twcny.rr.com
- WRFA - Wilderness/Remote First Aid - FRIDAY to SUNDAY, OCTOBER
18-20, 2024 - Scout Service Center (2150 NY Rte 12, Binghamton
NY)*
This course is intended for all Scouts BSA leaders and older youth
(minimum age 14)
This program consists of two parts:
1) American Red Cross Blended learning Adult CPR/AED, Friday evening 2
hrs plus a prerequisite 2 hr online session
2) American Red Cross Wilderness/Remote First Aid and scenarios,
Saturday and Sunday 8 hours each day
Complete information / Registration:
https://scoutingevent.com/368-WRFA
Course Director -- Steve Campbell, bsadkcatskill@gmail.com
- IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills - SATURDAY to
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26-27, 2024 - Camp Tuscarora (Windsor NY)*
This course is intended for all Scouts BSA leaders, and is required
for Scoutmasters / Assistant Scoutmasters to be considered 'trained' for
their position.
This program consists of a weekend of hands-on learning the various
skills needed to safely take your unit on an outdoor hiking or camping
trip.
Complete information / Registration
https://scoutingevent.com/368-88512
Course Director -- John Udall, jsu1@cornell.edu
- BALOO - Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation - SATURDAY to
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26-27, 2024 - Camp Tuscarora (Windsor NY)*
This course is intended for all Cub Pack leaders, including
Cubmasters, Den Leaders, and Committee members. A BALOO-trained adult
must accompany the Pack (or Webelos / Arrow of Light Den) on all
overnight campouts.
This program consists of a weekend of hands-on learning the various
skills needed to safely take your Cubs on an outdoor hiking or camping
trip.
Complete information / Registration
https://scoutingevent.com/368-88511
Course Director -- Rebecca SaintSurin, rebeccascouts416@gmail.com
*= Course given by Baden-Powell Council, Service Territory
10 or another council - unless a link is
provided, please feel free to contact Larry Blumberg LBlumberg@stny.rr.com
with any questions, or check the Council
website for more information n these courses.
Cub Leader Position-Specific
Training
Cub Leader Position-Specific Training is for: Den Leaders and Assistant
Den Leaders, Cubmasters and Assistant Cubmasters, Pack Committee and
Committee Chair
Some of the topics covered in the presentation include:
Pack structure
Role of Pack Committee
Cub Scout uniforms
Advancement
Conducting a Den meeting
Denners and Den Chiefs
Conducting a Pack meeting
Annual program planning
Preparing families for outdoor adventures
Local Opportunities for your Pack
And lots more !!!
Multiple Session Available!
There is no charge for the course, but you must pre-register for it. If
signing up after registration has closed, you must contact the course
director, Rebecca SaintSurin: rebecca.saintsurin@yahoo.com
Please Bring:
Your questions
Paper and pencil to take notes
Bring a lunch please if you'd like one or snacks
Please wear your Scout uniform (if you have one)
Note!: In order to be considered fully trained, National BSA
requires the completion of Youth Protection Training and Hazardous Weather
Training. These trainings can be found online at https://my.scouting.org
and should be completed ahead of time.
Are all of your unit's leaders trained?
Review the
page from National's website giving the requirements for a leader to
be considered "trained".
Specific course modules required for training Cub, Venturing, Sea Scouting
and Exploring leaders can be downloaded
here in PDF format.
Online Training: You need to log into the Learn
Center at My.Scouting.org
to take online courses. You don't need to be a registered Scouter to set
up a MyScouting.org account, but it is a very good idea to associate your
account with your member ID number as soon as you receive your membership
card. That way, any training you take online will automatically be
credited to your BSA records. When entering my.scouting.org,
you'll find training
under Home, My Dashboard, My Training. Courses are in the "Training
Center", listed by program. Please do not set up more than
one My.Scouting.org account! If you have problems after you've set up
one account, get help - duplicate accounts are one of the major causes of
problems in getting proper credit for training, among other things. If for
some reason you wind up with two BSA membership nunbers (you shouldn't,
but it happens), you can associate your My.Scouting.org account with all
of the member numbers through the "Manage Member ID" tool under "Legacy
Web Tools".
Note: Nearly all position-specific
training includes many different modules, all of which need to be
completed before a leader is considered "Trained". Be sure that you have downloaded
a list of positions and modules here and reviewed them to make sure
that your leaders are, in fact, trained!. Different leadership
positions require different combinations of modules, and some modules are
shared between a number of different positions. You don't have to
retake a module once taken, even if it was taken for another
position.
All Adults: All adults are required to take Youth
Protection Training before they are registered, and to keep their YPT
current while they are registered. All unit-level leaders who were not
considered "Trained" as of April 2018 are required to take
Hazardous Weather Training in order to be considered
"Trained".
Cub Scouts: All training courses for Cub Scout Leaders are now
available online (other than the outdoor session required for BALOO).
Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts and Venturing: Most Boy Scout,
Sea Scout and
Venturing leader training can be taken from my.scouting.org,
other than required Outdoor Training (IOLS). You'll find training
under Home, My Dashboard, My Training, or, click the Learn Center image on the right side of the home page.
Exploring: Training for Explorer leaders available through My.Scouting.org
includes:
District-level Adults: Training for adults who are
registered at the District level which is available through My.Scouting.org
includes:
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Merit Badge Counselor training
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Commissioner Basic Training (separate courses for
District Commissioner, Unit Commissioner, Roundtable Commissioner and
assistant commissioners for each of these)
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District Committee Training
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Membership Ethics (required for Key 3, worthwhile for
Key 3 delegates and committee chairs).
Other courses with links at My.Scouting.org
include:
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Safe Swim Defense
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Safety Afloat
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Climb on Safely
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Hazardous Weather (required for unit leaders after
April 2018)
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Unit Commissioner Fast Start
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Chartered Organization Representative Fast Start
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New Member Coordinator Training
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Staffing the District Committee
In-Person Training:
If your pack or troop has a large number of people who need
training, don't wait for a scheduled session - the Training Committee is
also bringing the training to you! Contact them at training@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
and schedule a training session for your pack leaders. Packs should
have a Pack Trainer if at all possible, so as to be able to present leader
training to new leaders as needed.
The Boy
Scouts of America’s Youth Protection Training Policies
Youth safety is the No. 1 concern of the BSA.
To increase awareness of this societal problem and to
create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in
Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America has implemented the following Youth Protection policies:
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Youth Protection Training is required for all
registered volunteers.
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New leaders are required to take Youth Protection
Training before registering as a leader. Applications
cannot be accepted without certificates of completion for the YPT
course. This has been local policy for some time, but as of September
1, 2017, it became a requirement nationwide.
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For current leaders, Youth Protection Training must
be taken every two years. If a volunteer’s Youth Protection Training record is not current at
the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered and the
unit charter will be held up - make sure that all leaders are trained,
and will remain so throughout the year, before handing in a recharter
application. Note: B-P Council local policy
says YPT must be current throughout the year for which the volunteer
is being registered.
- Adults accompanying a Scouting unit on
activities who are present for more than 72 hours: Effective for
the 2018 BSA summer camp season, any adult accompanying a Scouting
unit to a resident camp or other Scouting activity who is present 72
hours or more must be registered as a leader, including completion
of a background check (CBC) and Youth Protection Training (YPT) -
even if they are the parent of a youth on the trip. The 72 hours
need not be consecutive, so an adult can't "reset" by
leaving camp for a while.
- Effective October 1, 2018, two registered adults 21
years of age or over are required at all Scouting activities,
including meetings. This also applies to Patrol events -
youth-only Patrol outings are no longer permitted. A registered female
adult over 21 must be present for any activity involving
female youth. Notwithstanding the minimum leader requirements, age-
and program-appropriate supervision must always be provided.
- Units Service Female Youth Members: There must be at least
one registered female adult
leader over 21 in every unit serving females. This does not have to
be the top leader, however - when Girl Troops are chartered in the
Scouts BSA program after February 1, 2019, the Scoutmaster may be
male as long as there is at least one female Assistant
Scoutmaster.
- Tenting: Separate tenting arrangements must be provided for
male and female adults as well as for male and female youth,
although spouses may share tents. Youth sharing tents must be no
more than two years apart in age. In Cub Scouting, parents and
guardians may share a tent with their family. In all other programs,
youth and adults tent separately, even if the adults are parents of
the youth.
- Reporting: All persons participating in Scouting programs
are mandated reporters of child abuse. Reports must be made to local
law enforcement and child protective services. As part of its
"Scouts First" approach to the protection and safety of
youth, the BSA has established a dedicated 24-hour helpline to
receive reports of known or suspected abuse or behavior that might
put a youth at risk. The number is 1-844-SCOUTS1 (1-844-726-8871).
Online reporting is also available at http://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/incident-report/
When to use it: Anytime you believe a youth has been harmed or their
safety and wellbeing is at risk, and you cannot immediately reach
your Scout executive or local council. If a Scout is bullied because
of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or
disability, and local help is unable to resolve the problem. If
someone is at immediate risk of harm, always call 911.
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The Guide to Safe Scouting on-line version is
always the most up to date -
find it at https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/
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To ensure these policies are fully implemented,
please take the following steps:
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If your YPT will expire within
the year for which you are registering, by local rule you need to
renew before the unit you are registered in can recharter. Please log on to
My.Scouting.org
and take the training prior to December 15th.
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If you are already registered, and your
My.Scouting.org account is properly linked to your membership
number, your training will
automatically be updated in the system and associated with the
member ID/reference number issued when you created the account. If you do not know your member ID number, contact
your unit leader or committee chairman or unit commissioner. Your council
can also assist you.
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A person does not have to be a registered
volunteer or have an ID number to take Youth Protection training.
To take the training, log in to My.Scouting
and create an account. Upon completion, you may print a training certificate to
submit with a volunteer application. Once you have your membership
card with your new member number, log back in My.Scouting.org and input your member ID
in your profile (use the "Manage member ID" function in
the main menu) so the
training will be linked with your records.
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If you have taken Youth Protection Training within
the past two years but did not take the course online, log on to
My.Scouting.org and use the
"My Training" function to ensure your records are up to
date. If your records are not up to date, e-mail training@TCScouts.org
with information about when you took the training and from whom,
and we will enter the information into your records (don't forget
to include your unit number, so we can find you!). Or, you can contact
the Baden-Powell Council and have them verify that your Youth Protection Training
records are accurate.
To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of
the Boy Scouts of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe,
see the information available in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting
handbooks, or go to http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx.
Baden-Powell Council Local Policy for Youth Protection Training
The Baden-Powell Council has established
the following stricter Youth Protection Training (YPT) requirement that supersedes the National
Policy:
In order to renew your registration, your Youth
Protection Training must
remain current through your entire registration period. For this
reason, you are encouraged to take YPT every year to ensure that
it will not lapse during your registration period! (National
requirements just require current YPT at time of registration or recharter)
Has your training passed its "shelf
life"?
The National Training Committee has issued a reminder that
some BSA training has a "shelf life", and must be renewed on a
regular schedule. If you have any of these certifications, check when you
last took them!
One Year:
Membership Ethics*
Two Years:
Youth Protection Training (YPT)* - note local policy requires YPT to
be current thoughout charter year even though National policy
allows two years.
Climb On Safely *
Safe Swim Defense*
Safety Afloat*
Hazardous Weather*
Camp Visitation
Chainsaw Safety
Three Years:
BSA Lifeguard
Paddle Craft Safety
Swimming & Water Rescue
Five Years:
National Camp School (five camping seasons).
* = This course is available online through the national
Web site my.scouting.org.
You'll find your training listed under Home, My Dashboard, My
Training on my.scouting.org, listed by program
(Cubs, Scouts, etc). Some of the courses noted here are in
the "Other" section, so if you don't find the course under your
program, check there, too. Make sure you've set
up your my.scouting.org account with your membership
number (use the "Manage member ID" function on the main menu), so that your training will be credited to your
records on the Council's computers!
Have you applied for recognition
of your accomplishments?
The BSA has many "square knot" recognition
awards for taking training and putting it into practice. See the Recognition
section of the Advancement page for details.
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