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Training

There are a number of different training opportunities currently available for new and experienced leaders of the Gamehaven Council. This training will provide you with the skills and tools necessary to be a productive and effective leader on an individual, troop, and council level. Training is offered for Boy Scout and Cub Scout adult volunteers and interested parents.

Why become trained?
Training is vital to your Scouts, as well as to each unit within Gamehaven Council. The single most important thing that a leader can do to help ensure that a boy receives the most out of their experience with the Boy Scouts of America is to be trained!

To become a "trained" leader you must attend at least four levels of training and complete Youth Protection training. These levels are Fast Start, New Leader Essentials, Leader Specific Training, and youth protection training.

• Fast Start helps new leaders get up and going quickly! It teaches the basics on how to organize and run your first youth meeting. On-line courses are available or you may obtain the Fast Start video from the Scout Office.
  
  
• New Leader Essentials highlights the basics of scouting. It covers the values, aims, history, funding and methods of the scouting programs. This course is for all scout leaders and need only be taken once.
  
  
• Leader Specific Training provides specialized knowledge to the scout leader for the position they hold. Completing this level of training authorizes the scout leader to wear the trained patch for the position they hold. If a leader changes position, they must complete Leader Specific Training for their new position in order to wear the trained patch.
  
  
• Youth Protection Training is a comprehensive youth protection training program for all BSA Professionals and adult volunteers. All registered leaders are required to complete this and it must be renewed every two years.

For information on upcoming training courses offered by the council courses, please review the Council Calendar or send an email to the Gamehaven Council at scouts@gamehavenbsa.org.