Training
Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Unit Committee Chairs, and New Member Coordinators must be fully trained by November 2023. Those who are not fully trained will be dropped at recharter. Any dropped Key 3 member will impact the unit’s ability to recharter.
Cub Scout:
- Cub Leader Position Specific (C40)
- Cub Scout Den Leader Specific (C42)
- Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO;C32) – BALOO consists of two sessions, an online portion (https://my.scouting.org, Menu, My Training, Cub Scouts, Catalog, search on BALOO) that takes 35 minutes and a hands-on overnight session. The overnight sessions are listed below.
- Akela’s Trail (formerly PowWow)
- TBD
Scout:
- Scoutmaster Position Specific Training(S24)
- Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS; S11)
- 06/17/23 – 06/18/23 – Lorton, VA
- Goshen Summer Camp will offer IOLS – Check with the Camp Director
- Back Country Outdoor Leadership Skills (BCOLS)
Chartering Organization Representative (CR; D72)
- Available on-line (48 min)
District:
- Commissioners
- Available on-line (305 min)
- District Chair/District Commissioner
- TBD
Miscellaneous:
Climbing Level 1 Instructor Training
- 09/16/23 – 09/17/23 – Sugarloaf Mountain, Urbana, MD
- 09/23/23 – 09/24/23 – Great Falls Park, McLean, VA
Community Emergency Response Training
- Fairfax County CERT training – take your Emergency Prep to the next level by attending the CERT – Contact: Jeffrey Katz (Volunteer Liaison, 703-246-3926)
Den Chief Training (C31)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Scouting
- Available on-line (30 min)
First Aid/CPR/AED
- Campaign Pay It Forward (30% discount – use code “Scouts”)
- American Red Cross – Blended Courses (2.5 hr online, 1.75 hr classroom)
- Stop the Bleed– How to stop bleeding in a severely injured person
- Until Help Arrives
- (See Wilderness First Aid)
High Adventure Bases Training
- TBD
- TBD
Life-to-Eagle Seminar
- TBD
Mental Health First Aid – Understand mental illnesses, seek timely intervention, and save lives
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT; S78)
06/18/23 – 06/23/23 – Session 23-2 – Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA
06/25/23 – 06/30/23 – Session 23-3 – Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA
07/23/23 – 07/28/23 – Session 23-4 – Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA
07/23/23 – 07/28/23 – Session 23-5 – Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA
Outdoor Ethics/Leave No Trace (D78)
- 06/10/23 – Brandywine, MD
- 09/09/23 – Brandywine, MD
- 12/03/23 – Brandywine, MD
- Outdoor Ethics Newsletter
Powder Horn (P50)
Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)/NOVA
- Scouting at Home – STEM
- NOVA Awards to do at home
- STEM in Scouting – Online Activities
- STEM Scouts – YouTube Channel
- STEM Scouts – Facebook Channel
- NASA STEM
- Scout Life – Science Fun!
Stop the Bleed
Trainer’s Edge (H96)
- TBD
University of Scouting
- 02/24/2024 (2023 Course Materials available on Basecamp)
Wilderness First Aid/CPR/AED (N02)
- Online (72 minutes)