Scout Law: Helpful
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Theme: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
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Roundtable Blog: elkhorncubs.blogspot.co
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LDS Scouting Handbook: https://www.lds.org/
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Upcoming Events
Basic Training
Elkhorn District: Saturday, January 13th, 8 am to 11:30 am. 110 S Main, Millville.
District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts. The award is available to Scouters who render service of an outstanding nature at the district level. You can find an online nomination form at
https://www.trappertrails.org/
Cub Swim Day: Friday, April 20th and Saturday, April 21st. Times to be announced. $2 per Cub.
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Training Highlight: Be a Trained Leader
If you had a magic wand, would you use it to make the Scouting program better and more fun for youth so they stayed in Scouting longer, so it had a larger impact on their lives? What if the same magic wand made leadership roles easier, more rewarding, and led to better retention among adult leaders? Would using that magic wand be a top priority?
Well, such a magic wand does exist- in the form of the learning programs for leaders in the Boy Scouts of America. Common sense tells us that training is important, and research shows the importance of trained leaders. A trained leader is knowledgeable and more confident in the role being performed. Trained leaders exhibit a knowledge and confidence that is picked up by people around them. Trained leaders impact the quality of programs, leader tenure, youth tenure, safety, and a whole lot more. A trained leader is better prepared to make the Scouting program all it can be!
Adult leaders in units are considered trained and eligible to wear the official Trained emblem when they have completed Youth Protection Training and the leader specific course for their position. Training should be refreshed periodically to keep current with changes in the Scouting program, as leaders change positions, and before undertaking certain activities. Youth Protection training is required every two years. BSA programs change from time to time. A leader trained in an older version will not be trained to properly deliver the new program unless he or she updates training periodically and learns about the latest changes. All unit Journey to Excellence scorecards have a line item for which leader training is required to achieve Silver or Gold status. (Don't know what Journey to Excellence is? There's training for that!)
Would you entrust your children to untrained sports coaches or untrained teachers? Parents shouldn't be expected to entrust their Scouts to untrained Scouters either.
Scouting requires a lot of knowledge to deliver the program well. Some of that knowledge is related to efficient operation of the den and pack; some is about safe Scouting; some is related to advancement; and some provides specific skills for special activities. None of this knowledge is difficult to attain, and training provides a solid foundation for each leader.
Required adult training consists of several levels.
*Joining course: Youth Protection (available online at my.scouting.org)
*Position-specific courses: All Cub Scout position-specific training is available on the eLearning web page, as well as in person at Basic Training.
*Supplemental courses: Supplemental and specialty training is available for special activities that pose a higher than normal risk of injury to Scouts. Online training available on the eLearning web page includes:
*Safe Swim Defense (refresher every 2 years)
*Safety Afloat (refresher every 2 years)
*Climb on Safely
*Trek Safely
*Weather Hazards (refresher every 2 years)
*Drive Safely
Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos (OWL) is highly recommended for new Webelos leaders so that they will have the skills to complete many of the Webelos activities. This training is conducted as part of the Introduction to Outdoor Skills.
Other types of supplemental training include:
*Roundtable (held the 2nd Wednesday of each month)
*University of Scouting/Baden-Powell University/Pow Wow
*Commissioner's College/College of Commissioner Science (for all Unit Commissioners and Stake Primary and Young Men leaders)
*CubCast and ScoutCast (podcasts of important topics for Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders. Most are about 15 minutes long, and new podcasts are added monthly.)
*Advanced Courses:
*Wood Badge: for all adult leaders. Involve the whole family by attending Encompass, otherwise known as Family Camp.
*Philmont
*Leave No Trace Trainer Course
*Tread Lightly Course
Training awards are available for leaders who have made the commitment to be trained and offer a good program to Scouts. You can find handouts for the various awards available in the Roundtable black file or at the awards central page: https://www.scouting.
*Den Leader Training Award
*Scouter's Training Award
*Cubmaster's Key
These awards recognise
*Being fully trained for the positon
*Attending Roundtables, BPU, and other supplemental training while working on any of those awards.
*All of them acknowledge that a leader cannot provide truly excellent service to youth unless he or she is fully trained.
Tools exist to help track every leader's training status.
*Unit committee chairs are required to ensure that the unit's registered leaders are fully trained, either directly or via a designated unit training coordinator. Unit commissioners should ensure that the unit committee chair or designee has up-to-date training records for all registered leaders.
*Registered committee chairs should be able to review the training status for all leaders in the unit (at least for the online eLearning training) by logging onto the training tracking web page at my.scouting.org.
Looking for training opportunities? Check out the district calendar or the training tab at trappertrails.org. This will also allow you to register for training events.
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