The Boy Scout program offers a wide range of training opportunities for adult leaders. Some of the training is meant for every adult. Other training is designed for adults who will become Scout leaders. Still other training is more specialized. For example, adults can take Backpack Awareness Training to learn how to lead Scouts on high adventure trips.
Detailed information about Adult training can be found at the website provided by the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The website includes descriptions of the training and dates when training when training will be offered. Simply click here to visit that site.
Please let our training coordinator know what training you have, or what training you are interested in taking. Click here to send an e-mail to Joe V.
We recommend that every adult view the Fast Start Video and take Youth Protection Training.
This is a video (approximately one-hour long) that is intended to acquaint every adult with basic information about scouting and how a scout troop operates.
The Troop has a copy of the video. Once or twice a year, we show it at a Parents' Meeting.
Alternatively, the training is now available online at the OCBSA site (just click here).
This is an outstanding program we strongly recommend. It provides information about how to recognize, prevent and respond to suspected child abuse. This training must be renewed every three years. The training takes about 90 minutes and is offered every month at the LDS Church in Irvine. Alternatively, it can be taken online at the OCBSA training site (just click here) and click on the Youth Protection Training link on the left. If you are taking the training for the first time, it is recommended that you take it live.
Every adult who will become an Adult leader must complete Scout leader training.
Previously Scout leader training was called Scout Adult Leader Training (SALT). That training has been modified somewhat and replaced by the training described below. Adults who have completed SALT within the past five years, however, do not have to take the new training.
This is a 90-minute introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. Each leader completes New Leader Essentials training only once.
This training (3 sessions of about 2.5 hours each) concentrates on troop operation.
This training takes about 3 hours.
This training focuses on outdoor skills through 1 1/2 days of training (including an overnight campout).
A Scout leader who has completed Safety Afloat training must be present at every Scout water activity.
This training is meant to prepare Scout Leaders for planning and enjoying safe High Adventure outings including backpacking, hiking, skiing, climbing, camping, canoeing and bicycling. The course consists of 20 hours of classroom training followed by two field exercises, a day hike and an overnight hike, to demonstrate and practice the skills taught in the classroom.
The classroom training is usually given on a single weekend starting Friday night, continuing all day Saturday and into the evening, and ending Sunday morning.
CPR and First Aid Training is offered by the Red Cross and can be completed in one day.
Training opportunities are set forth on the calendar maintained by the Rancho del Mar District. Just click here then navigate to the Calendar for the most up to date information.