Tag: Training
New Local Council Employment Process Webinars Announced
Learn more about the new council employment processes through webinars June 18–20. Each 30- to 45-minute session will highlight the changes, explain why they were made, and discuss how they benefit the local council. There also will be time for
National Council: ‘Development 180’ Classes Can Help Transform Your Career
Development is about you and your co-workers getting better and strengthening your competencies. It is evolution, growth, progress, advancement, knowing more, doing more, being prepared, and doing your best. 180 is taking a dramatic step in the opposite direction. Doing an “about
DETA Replaces SRI for District Executive Candidates
Effective Nov.1, the Selection Research Instrument (SRI) will be replaced by the District Executive Talent Assessment (DETA). The new DETA tool will make it easier to assess DE candidates and identify those with the greatest potential to succeed. DETA is
New Training Materials Available on Commissioners Website
The National Commissioner Task Force has updated the BSA Commissioner Training website with all-new training materials. Commissioners now have more resources for training than ever before. A Council Commissioner Basic Training course is in process and the manual update for
Volunteer Development Conferences Planned for Florida Sea Base
There’s only one thing better than sitting under a grass roof in the Florida Keys in the middle of January. That’s being trained by and sharing ideas with some of the best Scouters in the nation while you’re there. Let
Training Times: Youth Committee Members and New Training Opportunities Featured in Fall Issue
The fall issue of the Training Times newsletter has been published and is available online. Read more about the presence of youth members on national BSA committees, including four who serve on the Volunteer Training Committee. Also highlighted in this
PTC 2013 Registration Now Available at myScouting.org
Philmont Training Center 2013 conference registration is now open! Volunteers and professionals can register online at myScouting.org under the “Event Registration” tab. For a full list of 2013 conferences, visit www.philmonttrainingcenter.org. The conferences at PTC are conducted each summer and fall by
Update on Training Awards for Adult Unit Leaders
In 2011, the National Council’s Awards Committee conducted a review of the hundreds of awards presented to Scouts and adults in the BSA. Many recommendations were made to update procedures and the awards themselves. Among the recommendations was the update
‘Training Times’: New Rules for ‘Trained’ Leaders
The Winter 2012 issue of The Training Times newsletter has been published and is available online. (A PDF version also is available.) In this issue, you can read about a change in the set of courses necessary for a unit-level
Get Your Scouts Signed Up for NAYLE
Send your Scouts to NAYLE, the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience, and watch their leadership skills soar. Who’s eligible? Boy Scouts or Venturers (male or female) who are at least 14 but not yet 21, hold a unit leadership position,
