All leaders must be trained or our Troop can loose it’s charter. You especially need to take note of the new policies concerning Youth Protection Training effective June 1, 2010. The Inland Northwest Council Youth Protection Policies can be found in the following PDF - INWCyouthprotectionpolicies. All registered Leaders must have Youth Protection Training, and it must be current (needs to taken every two years). Any new members cannot be registered until they take Youth Protection training. All parent are more then welcome, and even encouraged to take it. Training can be done online at www.scouting.org and it only takes about 30 minutes.
Details on the training can be found at the Inland Northwest Council and the Official Boy Scout of America webpage and some of the training can be done online at MyScouting. You will need to create and account to get to the training and each course takes about 20-45 minutes. The following need to be completed by each leader:
- Fast Start Training,
- Youth Protection Training,
- This is Scouting,
- Scoutmaster Specific Training, and
- Outdoor Leader Skills
Other Training May include
- Climb On Safely,
- District Roundtables,
- Philmont Training Center Course,
- Powderhorn,
- Safe Swim Defense, and
- Safety Afloat.
