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Training Contacts (Updated 6.25.10)
Training Requirements and Recommendations (Updated 6.2.10)
Leader Training Schedule (Updated 6.25.10)
Basic Leader Training Flowchart (Updated 6.2.10)

The Trainers Edge, August 21
Wood Badge Dinner, August 21
Life to Eagle Seminar, August 28

Crew Orientation...
Venturing is a program where high-school age boys and girls take a lead role in organizing and running their own high adventure activities. This multimedia program, covers specific leadership skills in program planning, money-earning, and running effective committees. This presentation should be a first step in training effective crew leadership.

Venturing Crew Orientation

Venturing/Sea Scouting Leader Specifics...
Venturing Leader Specific is required for all Advisors, Associate Advisors, Venturing Committee Positions, Skippers and Mates. (Note: This is in addition to New Leaders Essentials.)

Outdoor Courses...

Okpik (Cold Weather Camping) Training

Venturing Powderhorn...
Powder Horn is a training opportunity designed to expose the Venturing or Boy Scout leader to activities and resources necessary to operate a successful Venturing Ranger Award or Troop High Adventure program

Powder Horn Training - for advisors

Youth Leadership Training...
Below are a number of courses are that available to help train our Youth Leadership.

CPR / AED / First Aid Training...

BSA Online Training

Youth Protection
Youth Protection Training is Scouting's child abuse prevention training/program. Every leader needs to recertify in this training every two (2) years in the Northwest Suburban Council.

Boy Scout Leader Fast Start
Fast Start is the first training every new leader, or leader in a new position, should take prior to attending New Leaders Essentials and their Specifics Training.

This Is Scouting
This course is for every new leader. It will take you through most of the basics of scouting that tie all of our programs together. This course must be taken once in your scout leader career in order to be considered trained. Click here to take this course online.