Scout Youth
Training
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Early Rank Requirements Videos
Video review of the requirements for Tenderfoot, Second
and First Class Ranks.
- Den Chief Training -
Normally conducted during the months of April and December.
A Den Chief is a Boy Scout,
Varsity Scout, or Venturing Scout assisting a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout den.
He assists the den leader with planning and conducting den
meetings, is familiar with resources for age-appropriate activities
for Cub Scouts and has a repertoire of activities that Cub Scouts
enjoy.
(Classes are normally scheduled for
in December - Check the NEIC Training calendar for the next date.
Note: Please
bring your Den Chief Handbook - A few may be available for
purchase during the session.)
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Troop
Leadership Training (TLT) - (Scheduled by the SPL/Scoutmaster
shortly after Troop Elections)
Replaces
the Troop-level Junior Leader Training (JLT). It is organized into three
one-hour modules, which can be taught individually or all in one
session. The content of the first session focuses on what a new leader
must know; the second session on what a leader must be, and the third
session on what a leader must do. Completing all three modules
qualifies the Scout to wear the "Trained" patch under his
badge of office.
Supplemental Helps
- Brownsea - National Youth Leadership
Training (NYLT) - Normally conducted
in June
Revises the Council-sponsored Brownsea Youth Leadership
Training curriculum. The week-long course models a month in
the life of a troop. The course
uses the patrol method and presents model Patrol Leader Council
meetings. Throughout
the course, the staff will be modeling the concepts and skills that
are the core content of the course. The focus of each session is not
only knowledge but giving the youth a “Toolbox of Skills" that
equips them with the “how.”
-
First Class to Eagle Training for Scouts
- Normally conducted
in February.
An informational class for current First Class Scouts that are
seriously working towards their Eagle Rank. Briefs the scout and
Scoutmasters on what they need to be doing now to prepare for making
the top rank in Scouting. (Classes are normally scheduled for in February
- Check the NEIC Training calendar for the next date.)
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Life
to Eagle information webpage
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Northeast
Illinois Council Training webpage
Adult Leader
Training
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Northeast
Illinois Council Training webpage
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BSA
Online Learning Center - E-Learning Course Management System
Website requires a secure login
and includes certified online training in three categories:
Orientation: Fast Start-Cub Scouting, Fast Start-Boy Scouting, Fast
Start-Venturing
Basic Training: (Only the Troop Committee
Challenge is available now,
hopefully it includes
New Leader Essentials and leader-specific training in the
future.)
Safety Training: Youth Protection Training,
Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat.
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Boy Scout Advancement
A video overview of the Boy Scout
advancement program.
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Supplemental Training Modules
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Supplemental training modules are designed to provide
leaders in Boy Scouting with orientation beyond the basic training
offered in New Leader Essentials and leader-specific training.
Additional
Training Opportunities
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Council
Training Day -
Normally conducted in
early November
Annual Training Day sponsored by the
Council normally held the second Saturday of November. A day packed
with Training for Adult Leaders. Many hands-on workshops and required
training courses are offered. All three programs of the Boy
Scouts of America: Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing are
represented.
- Commissioner Basic Training
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The course covers unit service
for all Scouting programs (Cub Scout, Boy Scouts, Varsity and
Venturing) and involves actual visits to Scouting units as part of the
learning experience.
- OKPIK- Cold Weather Outdoor
Training - Classes normally
start in November
OKPIK
(ook’pick) provides state-of the-art outdoor winter training
for Troop and Crews. This training instills leader
confidence (both older youth and adult) when taking groups into a cold
weather environment and support a year-around camping program.
- Wood Badge Training - Normally
conducted in
September
Wood Badge is
the advanced leadership-training course of the Boy Scouts of America.
This course is designed for any leader (Cub Scout, Boy Scout or
Venture Scout) who has completed their respective basic training course and
wants to further advance their leadership skills. Wood Badge is a
two-weekend course of practical instruction and is completed when the
participant finishes a “ticket” (A plan to put your training
into action.)
Handouts
used for Council Training Day
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Scouting
the Internet
How web sites and electronic
communications can support your program.
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Software
for Scouting
Software, web-based applications and
files developed to help support your unit's Scouting program.
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