Don't see the training you need being offered soon in our district? Click here for a listing of other Capitol Area district training pages.  Remember...all of our scouts deserve trained leaders, so get your training soon!

Why take Leader Training?
Well, Baden Powell once said "Every boy deserves a trained leader".  Adult leaders that participate in the BSA training program are well equiped to deliver the best program possible to our scouts.  Take a little time and sign up for a class.  You'll rarely wish you had done something else with your time.

Here are some short descriptions of the type of training available to you...
 

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a one-day training event that introduces leaders and parents to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly pack camping.
Participants who complete this training course will:

  • Understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA outdoor program.
  • Gain the skills needed to plan and carry out a successful Cub Scout-level overnight activity.
  • Learn more about the resources available from the BSA for carrying out this activity.

This training is required for any adult who is in charge of planning a pack campout.
 

Fast Start Orientation

A required course that should be completed within days of accepting your first Adult Leadership position.  This one is easy to do online and only takes a few minutes of your time.  Visit the Online Training page on the Capital Area Council website for more information.
 

New Leader Essentials

As the first section of Basic Leader Training, New Leader Essentials is a 90-minute introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting and provides new leaders with a look at the resources available to them. New Leader Essentials often is offered as the first part of Leader Specific Training.
 

Leader Specific Training

This all-important training is designed to drill down to specifics on your leadership position. Den Leaders will take a different class than Cubmasters, and Cubmasters will take a different class than Scoutmasters, and so on.  Therefore, if you have taken a LST class for a position other than the one you are in now, you are strongly encouraged to sign up for a class that will address the specifics of your new position.
 

Outdoor Webelos Leadership Skills (OWLS)

Designed specifically for Webelos den leaders and their assistants, the Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders course teaches outdoor-related skills through demonstration and hands-on practice. Webelos den leaders should attend this training before conducting Webelos overnight camping with the boys and parents of the den. In addition to covering basic camping skills, this training features planning campouts and finding resources.
 

Intro to Outdoor Leadership Skills

Outdoor skills are critical to the success of the Scouting program, and Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills will provide leaders with the basic outdoor skills information needed to start a program right. This is required training for all Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters. The skills taught are based on the outdoor skills found in The Boy Scout Handbook.
 

University of Scouting

A super-sized training event deisgned to be a full day of learning while having a great time. Classes are usually offered in General , Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venture Scout Studies and include many skills and knowledge-based topics.
 

Wood Badge for the 21st Century

Wood Badge focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability to work with groups of youth and adults and is less focused on outdoor skills, which are more effectively addressed in other training courses. Incorporating leadership concepts that are used in corporate America, the course teaches participants the basics of listening, communicating, valuing people, team development, situational leadership, problem solving, and managing conflict.