March Training Update available at scouting.org

[AlFansome]

Check out http://scouting.org/training/trainingupdates.aspx for the March training updates.

 

- draft syllabus of co-ed NYLT available for the asking

- Venturing now open to 13 year olds (if they've completed 8th grade) --OR-- 14 year olds

- two Powerpoint presentations available at the bottom of the page concerning new/updated training courses and also the required training initiative that's being rolled out.

 

Snippets from the slides to chew on:

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1) Program-neutral training:

- Other than the specifics of how to do your job unit leadership training, ALL of our leadership courses will be open to all Programs and will be program-neutral

- This means Coed

- Proper age specific program 18 year old youth may choose NYLT or Wood Badge (but Wood Badge is probably better)

 

2) Regarding co-ed NYLT and NAYLE:

-All Youth Protection guidelines must be followed

-Mix of Programs and genders on teams preferred (use buddy or Truddy [3-deep] system)

-Attendees can SLEEP in different places with no proven impact on patrol method

-As with boy only small age spread within teams preferred (ie dont mix 13 yr old boys with 17 year old boys or girls)

- Many councils have been doing this for years with NO issues

- Philmont treks and Sea Base also coed

- Common outcome is raised performance for both males and females

 

3) Wood Badge syllabus changes:

- New Presentations on Diversity/Inclusiveness (Day 2), Communications Patrol

and Generations (Day 4, replaces original Diversity session)

- We are testing a new Patrol Project idea in January if successful, you may have the option to use this in 2010

 

4) WB (and other) Beads:

- Wood Badge, NYLT, NAYLE and PLC staff are all eligible to earn 3 and 4 beads

- Guidelines in the new NYLT syllabus

- Quartermaster can earn 3 beads

- Course Director may earn 3 beads if they do not qualify for 4 (ie NYLT CD may not have been WB Troop Guide and so not eligible 4 beads)

- Course Director Conference attendance REQUIRED of Course Director for ANY staff to get beads

- New Certificate in production

 

5) Mentoring:

- A new course on Mentoring is under development

- This Mentoring course is required for the new Leadership Society Award, which is open to Boy Scouts and Venturers

 

 

[jhankins]

Thanks for the synopsis and posting.

 

My only problem is the emphasis on "National Leadership" training for adults being PLC and SLC -- both incredibly demanding physically. There are some leaders that are dedicated to the point of being "national caliber" leaders, but wouldn't be able to partcipate in the physical rigors of the courses.

[emb021]

"5) Mentoring:

- A new course on Mentoring is under development

- This Mentoring course is required for the new Leadership Society Award, which is open to Boy Scouts and Venturers"

 

AFAIK, the course was completed a year ago and been held up in 'development'.

 

How does this affect the pin that came out. Will we still get the shirt strip that was originally intended?

 

What the heck is this "Leadership Society Award"? How is this tied in with the National Leadership Honor Society???

 

 

 

[jhankins]

Maybe that's for the people with the National Hall of Leadership nominations?

[bnelon44]

Leadership Society:

 

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Natl_Youth_Leadership_Society_512-354.pdf

 

My undersanding is that they want to make both youth and adult mentoring training. I hear the youth one is almost done.

 

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