Training

The Boy Scouts of America and the Bay-Lakes Council strongly believe that every youth deserves a trained leader and that we owe every leader the opportunity to be trained. It’s a fact that trained leaders run better units which in turn helps our youth get the most out of Scouting. In the coming year we have made a commitment to ensure that every unit has a trained top leader. Help deliver the Promise of Scouting by being a better trained leader today!

There are numerous training opportunities offered during the calendar year. Courses range from basic leader orientations to how to camp with numerous Scouts and their families in a Pack setting to advanced leadership training for adults, Wood Badge. Training is available to assist you as you provide a quality program for the youth.

For more information about the dates for a particular course, please consult the training calendar or contact your district training chairman or your district executive.

Did you know that trained leaders recharter 18 percent more youth than an untrained leader? Parents expect to have their boys led by quality-trained leaders, and upon recruitment, we promise to train new leaders in their positions. To achieve this objective, the Boy Scouts of America have designed interactive and fun training sessions.

Training Contacts
To achieve our training goals the Bay-Lakes Council has reorganized all training to now fall under one Council Training Committee.

Scouting Position	Youth Protection	Orientation	Position Specific	Outdoor Skills	Council Advanced Leadership Skills	National Advanced Leadership Skills
Tiger Cub Scout Leader	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Tiger Cub Leader Specific		Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Cub Scout Den Leader & Asst. Den Leader	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Den Leader Specific		Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Webelos Den Leader & Asst. Den Leader	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Webelos Leader Specific	Intro to Outdoor Skills/Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Cubmaster & Asst. Cubmaster	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Cubmaster Specific	Intro to Outdoor Skills/Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Pack Committee	Required every  2 years*	This is Scouting*	Pack Committee Specific	Intro to Outdoor Skills/Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
11 Year Old Scout Leader (LDS)	Required every  years*	This is Scouting*	LDS 11 year old Scout Leader Specific	Introduction to Outdoor Skills	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Scoutmaster & Asst. Scoutmaster	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Scoutmaster Specific	Introduction to Outdoor Skills	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Troop Committee	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Troop Committee Challenge*	Introduction to Outdoor Skills	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Varsity Coach & Asst. Coach	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Varsity Leader Specific		Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Varsity Team Committee	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Varsity Leader Specific		Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Venturing Leader & Asst. Venturing Leader	Venturing YPT required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Venturing Leader Specific	Powderhorn	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Venturing Crew Committee	Venturing YPT required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Venturing Leader Specific	Powderhorn	Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
Unit Commissioner	Required every 2 years*	This is Scouting*	Commissioner Job Specific		Wood Badge	Philmont Leadership Challenge
This emblem is available to all adult leaders who have completed Youth Protection, This is Scouting and Leader Specific Training for their position.