New to the Troop or has your son recently crossed over from Cubs?

The Simon Kenton Council has provided a website with you in mind. Cut-n-paste this address into your browser:

http://www.skcbsa.org/council_training/council_training.htm

You’re going to want to explore this site. Even if you’re not planning to go into
Adult Leadership it also has the required two courses for Committee Members, (free and online).
Requirements for all the rest of the adult Leadership positions are listed
else where on this site.
Also, on this site is a link to the current listing of the Adult Leadership
meetings and seminars approved by the Simon Keaton Council.

Scroll down to where it says “Fast Start Training” under “Training Courses”.
Click on that and a screen will pop up with three choices.
(You can go back and look at the Cub or Venturing Scouts later.)

Click on “Boy Scout Fast Start Online”
and a screen will pop up asking for a user name and Password.
There is an option, in red font, to create your own personal account.
Click that and fill in the blanks. (You’ll need your SKC issued wallet card
so if you don’t have it yet be sure that Tim McCoy or Bill Burchfield knows that.)

Now, you are registered for any online courses you take. When you log in
later it will show all the training courses you have completed. In fact, go back now and log in with the Username and Password you just made.
A screen will pop up and in the middle of it is an orange bar with four choices.
This time click “Boy Scout”. A new window will appear with the opportunity to take
“Boy Scout Fast Start Online”. Click it and take the course. (The website says it takes about an hour.)
When you’re done you can print out a certificate for yourself. SKC also has a record of your new training.

Log out and take a break.

When you’re ready, take another course. This time when you log on select
“General” and then “Youth Protection Training”.

Those two courses are required for any role from Committee Member up to Scoutmaster.
Two other online courses that are open to you are: ” Safe Swim Defense” and “Safety Afloat”.
Both are under the “General” after the log in.

If all these directions sound complicated, it was more difficult to type up than actually go and explore the site. Simon Keaton Council has put this information together in a single location for you to use.

Since you have already registered with the SKC another option is the Troop Committee Online Training. If you have someone in Scouts this is good information about how the leadership is set up. It's also a good refresher course for the Committee Member that's been around for a while. Plan a block of time 'cause there IS a quiz or two to take!

Another good idea is to look over the policy concerning Board(s) of Review. Each Scout will endure this several times and it is reasonable to expect as an adult you will be asked to participate in at least a few! You can find the information at http://www.macscouter.com/Scoutmaster/BoR_Guide.asp

Contact Carol Mohr or go directly to www.skcbsa.org for more details or to sign up.