Anyone who works with the boys must have ...

• Youth Protection Training - online and instructor led training - Effective June 1, 2010

1. Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers.
2. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before they submit their application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.
3. Youth Protection Training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be re-registered.

• Fingerprint scan - Obtain a form from Mike Jumper and take to the Sheriff's Office. The cost is $12 for the basic version. Live scan is more expensive and not needed.
• Adult Leader Application - You can either download this form or obtain one from Diana Sleeth. When completed please return it to her with the application fee and she will handle it from there.

Basic Training for Adults

• Boy Scout Leader Fast Start - online training
• This is Scouting - online training

Additional Training

• Adult Training - GEC website
• Boy Scout Leader Training - GEC website
• Woodbadge Training - GEC website
• High Adventure Training - GEC website
• Boy Scout Leader's Training Award - Progress Record 
• Troop Committee Challenge -  online training - As a member of your troop committee, completing This is Scouting and Troop Committee Challenge qualifies you as a Trained Boy Scout Leader, and makes you eligible to wear the Trained patch for your position. Troop Committee Challenge training for Boy Scout troop committees has been developed to help troop committee members better understand their roles and responsibilities. Through hands-on experiential learning, this training will also enable troop committee members to better deliver the promise in support of the troop, Scoutmaster and Scouts. 
• Safe Swim Defense/Safety Afloat Online Training Module - online or instructor led - The Boy Scouts of America requires that any aquatics activity be conducted in a safe manner. The first step in doing this is well trained leadership. If this is the first time you are taking this training, the Council Training Committee encourages you to attend an instructor led session to allow for discussion and questions.
• A Guide to Safe Scouting - pdf - The purpose of the Guide to Safe Scouting is to prepare members of the Boy Scouts of America to conduct Scouting activities in a safe and prudent manner. The policies and guidelines have been established because of the real need to protect members from known hazards that have been identified through 100 years of experience. Limitations on certain activities should not be viewed as stumbling blocks; rather, policies and guidelines are best described as stepping-stones toward safe and enjoyable adventures. All participants in official Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Boy Scouts of America policies and guidelines. The Guide to Safe Scouting provides an overview of Scouting policies and procedures rather than comprehensive, standalone documentation. For some items, the policy statements are complete. Unit leaders are expected to review the additional reference material cited prior to conducting such activities. In situations not specifically covered in this guide, activity planners should evaluate the risk or potential risk of harm, and respond with action plans based on common sense, community standards, the Boy Scout motto, and safety policies and practices commonly prescribed for the activity by experienced providers and practitioners.