ADULT SCOUTER TRAINING

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• Youth Protection training is required for all BSA registered volunteers and is a joining requirement.
• 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.

This course must be taken in person; it is not available online. A current list of scheduled EIM workshops within the Diocese can be found at www.austindiocese.org. Select EIM workshops. This is a three-hour workshop. At the end of your meeting you will receive a Certificate of Attendance. This Certificate is valid for three years; after its expiration, a shorter "refresher workshop" will need to be taken. The Volunteer Application and EIM Workshop should be completed within 30 days of each other. So, before submitting on-line Volunteer Application make sure that there is an EIM workshop which you can attend within 30 days. Note: The BSA Adult Application cannot be signed-off and submitted to BSA until both online Catholic Diocese of Austin Volunteer Application and the EIM Workshop are completed.

To begin, make an account at my.scouting.org. Boy Scouts of America offers training courses online at my.scouting.org. It also includes a Dashboard that shows what training you’ve completed. Visit the BSA Adult Training page for more information.  Also bookmark the Scouting Events calendar to keep track of all events in Circle 10.  ScoutingEvents Any Scouter can participate in any activity hosted by any District.

To become a Merit Badge Counselor, you must fill out another Adult Application and Background Check (below) at include “42” under Position Code. It is highly recommended to take MBC training.

• Merit Badge Adult Background Check Authorization [pdf]
• Merit Badge Counselor Form [pdf]
• Guide to Merit Badge Counseling [pdf]

Please find the complete list of Merit Badges via the following link. I have included the number of current T52 MBCs, but we always need applications for all Merit Badges, as many of our current Counselors are parents of Eagle Scouts.

Merit Badge Share Out List

When you have the forms prepared, email them to the Merit Badge Counselor Coordinator.

Working as patrols, this hands-on course provides adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the out-of-doors. Upon completion, leaders should feel comfortable teaching Scouts the basic skills required to obtain the First Class rank. Along with Scoutmaster Specifics this course is required of all direct contact leaders registered in Boy Scout Troops in order to be considered “trained”.  Watch the Capitol Area Council page for updated info.

The purpose of Wood Badge is to develop skilled leaders who can strengthen Scouting units in achieving the mission of the Boy Scouts of America.

When we accomplish the mission of Scouting, we do it in the units. Therefore, the short form of the purpose is, the purpose of Wood Badge is to strengthen units.

Although the course is different today, what Baden-Powell said in 1919 still applies:

One of the purposes of Wood Badge training is to get Scouters to think about the practice of Scouting, to meet together, to exchange experiences, and to live together in the spirit of the Scout Oath.

Adult leaders are awarded knots and other recognitions they can wear on their uniforms. Knots are placed over the left breast pocket in rows of three. 

The most common knot for ASMs is the Scouter’s Training Award. This award can be presented to registered Scouts BSA adult leaders who have two years’ tenure in the troop and have completed position-specific training and other performance requirements designed to encourage and recognize those who give of their resources to make the pack successful. Tenure does not need to be in the same position. In addition to a certificate and medal, a green square knot on a khaki background is available to wear on the uniform. 

Scouters Training Award ApplicationDownload

Visit the BSA Adult Training page for more information.

Information will appear here as soon as something is lined up.

American Red Cross offers Wilderness & Remote First Aid (WRFA) training class for Scouts, Scouters, and Outdoorsmen. When the next one is scheduled, we’ll post the information here. The American Red Cross Wilderness & Remote First Aid program is an outdoor oriented, advanced first aid training program. This is a minimum 16-hour first aid course …