Your Council Training Committee exists to help you. We provide training resources that will enable you to provide an effective and high-quality Scouting program for your youth members. Our job is training leaders. Every youth member deserves a trained leader!
This page is dedicated to the basic things a leader should do to be trained.
These are your first steps. Most of your basic training can be completed online; however, some volunteer roles required additional, often in-person training so check the Council calendars to see when these trainings are done in or near your community. These trainings are enhanced by the personal touch of an experience leader trainer and the sharing from other new leaders.
What does it mean to be a trained leader?
In order to be considered a fully trained for your position you must take the following courses listed below. All adults must take Safeguarding Youth Training before registering with BSA. Most the trainings needed are online and some are in person.
Upcoming Training Courses
- Wilderness and Remote First Aid @ Quail Hill (Oct 31st, 9:00 AM - Nov 1st, 2026, 5:00 PM)
- Patrol Leadership Skills (PLS) @ Quail Hill (Nov 6th, 7:00 PM - Nov 8th, 2026, 11:30 AM)
- Cub Scout Leader Training @ Citta (Nov 14th, 2026)
- Den Chief Training @ Quail Hill (Nov 14th, 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
- Outdoor Ethics Training (Nov 19th, 2026, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
- Science of Training (TTT) @ Citta (Jan 23rd, 2027)
- University of Scouting (Mar 6th, 2027)
- Wood Badge Staff Development (Mar 12th - Mar 14th, 2027)
- NYLT Spring 2027 @ Citta (Weekend 1) (Mar 12th, 5:00 PM - Mar 14th, 2027, 5:00 PM)
- NYLT Spring 2027 @ Citta (Weekend 2) (Mar 19th, 5:00 PM - Mar 21st, 2027, 5:00 PM)
- Wilderness and Remote First Aid @ Quail Hill (Mar 20th, 9:00 AM - Mar 21st, 2027, 5:00 PM)
- Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) @ Quail Hill (Apr 10th, 7:00 AM - Apr 11th, 2027, 1:00 PM)
- Wood Badge Course Weekend 1 of 2 (Quail Hill) (Apr 15th - Apr 17th, 2027)
- Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Training @ Citta (Apr 16th - Apr 17th, 2027)
- Den Chief Training @ Citta (Apr 17th, 2027)
- BALOO Cub Scout Adult Leader Training @ Citta (Apr 17th, 7:00 AM - Apr 18th, 2027, 3:00 PM)
- IOLS Scouts BSA Adult Leader Training @ Citta (Apr 17th, 7:00 AM - Apr 18th, 2027, 3:00 PM)
- NYLT Summer 2027 at Quail Hill S.R. (Jun 26th, 8:00 AM - Jul 2nd, 2027, 5:00 PM)
- Wood Badge 2027 @ Citta (Weekend 1) (Sep 10th, 7:00 AM - Sep 12th, 2027, 7:00 PM)
- Wood Badge 2027 @ Citta (Weekend 2) (Oct 9th - Oct 10th, 2027)
- Patrol Leadership Skills (PLS) @ Quail Hill (Nov 5th, 7:00 PM - Nov 7th, 2027, 11:30 AM)
- Den Chief Training @ Quail Hill (Nov 13th, 2027, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
