
Venturing Leader Training
What makes a trained Venture Leader? Four training modules available online through MyScouting.org and through group training in the districts and council.
Youth Protection Training
- Required for all leaders who have direct contact with youth
- Recommended for parents of all youth
- Teaches do’s and don’ts of working with youth
- Varsity-specific version
- Offered through MyScouting.org, or your district/council
Fast Start Training
- Take immediately after registering as a leader and before meeting with youth members
- Course is specific to the Venturing program.
- Offered through MyScouting.org, or available on DVD
This Is Scouting
- New online training session that replaced New Leader Essentials
- Offered through MyScouting.org
- DVD (No. 36118) available for areas with limited Web access
Position-Specific Training
- Hands-on training in how to run meetings and work with youth
- Based on leader’s position
- Venturing Crew Advisors and Assistants
- Offered by the district or council as group training
A direct-contact Scout leader is considered fully trained and entitled to wear the trained leader emblem when he or she has completed the above-mentioned training courses.
Supplemental Adult Training for Venturing Leaders
Wood Badge
- Advanced training in leadership skills
- Available to all leaders in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturing, as well as council and district Scouters
- Offered through the council
Powder Horn
- High-adventure resource training provided by the council
- Designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scout adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high-adventure unit-level program
The Trainer's EDGE
- The required train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT staffs
- Supplements the practice offered through Wood Badge and NYLT staff development
- Offered through the council
University of Scouting
- An annual training conference for Scout leaders provided by the council