Venturing Leader Training
Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities... The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, to grow, to develop leadership skills, and to become good citizens. |
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There are many opportunities for a Venturing leader to receive training: in the unit, at the district and council level, and at the national level too.
What Makes a Trained Leader? Venturing crew Advisors, assistant Advisors, and crew committee members are considered trained when they have completed New Leader Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training.
Unit-level Training
- Venturing Fast Start
The Venturing Fast Start program illustrates how using the program planning process can get Venturing programs off to a successful start. It provides information about training youth officers and is designed to be produced locally to orient new crew Advisors. It is available on-line at the Mt Baker Council web site, and is also available in the New Crew Fast Start video, No. AV-03V013.
- Other
Youth Protection, Leave No Trace, and many of the other training sessions can be done at the unit level. Boy Scouting works because the more experienced, trained boys teach those boys who need the training. Use your trained adults to teach the new adults the proper way to camp and work with our youth!
District-level Training
Our goal as a district is to have 100 percent of our leaders trained. To achieve that goal, our district training team has made this offer: if your unit has six or more registered adults that need the leader-specific training, we will come to you. Contact us for your training needs!
- New Leader Essentials
An introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. offered three or four times a year, this is the first step in training. More info...
- Venturing Leader Specific Training
Developed for Venturing Advisors, assistant Advisors, and crew committee members, this training incorporates Venturing's current adult leader training. New Leader Essentials and Venturing Leader Specific Training can be completed in one day, after which the leader is considered to be trained
- Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
All Boy Scout leaders need this training to be considered Trained leaders. This is a great course for the Venturing leaders as well. The short course teaches the skills required to work with boys in the out-of-doors and also gives you a chance to hone your skills on the basic outdoor Boy Scout skills. It is also a great course for Webelos leaders to prepare themselves for taking Webelos on outings and for learning the skills needed before becoming a Boy Scout leader. More info...
- Youth Protection
We would like to see every registered adult and active parent/guardian in Island District complete this training. For more on Youth Protection training, click here.
- Other Trainings
Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Climb on Safely, Merit Badge Counselor training, and others. Click here.
Council-level Training
- Wood Badge
Wood Badge is a comprehensive training course to help leaders hone their skills, extend their understanding of boys and of other adults, and go on to new levels of personal growth and learning as Scouters. Click here for more info.
- Powder Horn
The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program. Click here for more info.
- Other Training Opportunities
Check the Mt Baker Council web site for more on council-sponsored training opportunities.
National Training Opportunities
- National Camping School
Key staff positions at all BSA camps - from Cub Day Camp through High Adventure - must attend a BSA National Camp School. If you are planning on participating more as an adult leader, ask your District staff if you should attend one of these camps.
- Philmont Training Center
The national training center for the Boy Scouts of America, Philmont offers many training sessions throughout the year for adults and youth. For more on Philmont, click here.
