Scouting4Ever Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 They have released the new Adult Leader Training Awards: http://www.scouting.org/Training/Adult.aspx (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos) Den Leader Training Award: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-052_WB.pdf Scouter's Training Award for Cub Scouts: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-057_WB.pdf Scouter's Training Award for Boy Scouting: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-058_WB.pdf Scout's Training Award for Varsity: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-059_WB.pdf Venturing Training Award: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-060_WB.pdf Cubmaster Key: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-053_WB.pdf Scoutmaster Key: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-054_WB.pdf Coach's Key: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-055_WB.pdf Advisor's Key: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/511-056_WB.pdf According to Scoutwire if you are currently working on an award you have until a specified time to complete it. Tiger Cub Den Leader Award December 31, 2012 Webelos Den Leader Award December 31, 2012 Cubmaster Award December 31, 2013 Pack Trainer Award December 31, 2013 Cub Scouter Award December 31, 2013(This message has been edited by jzweiac) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCEagle72 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I noticed that the Sea Scout awards were noticeably absent. So I sent up a message and found out that the National Sea Scout Committee will be working on them shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
click23 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 The official announcement is in the latest issue of the Training Times http://scouting.org/training/trainingupdates.aspx Training Awards for Adult Leaders in Units Update 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 of the unit leader training awards requirements and a review of the Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards. These recommendations have been reviewed by the national volunteer training committee and a task force of unit-level leaders. Some awards have been eliminated and all of the requirements for the remaining awards have been updated. The forms and requirements have been simplified, but the committees do not believe that means easier. They are along the same lines and Adegree of difficulty as the previous requirements, but will be less complicated and consistent across the awards and the phases of the Scouting program. The Cubmaster Award has been discontinued. Cubmasters may now earn the Scouter's Key Award and may wear the Scouter's Key knot with a Cub Scouting device. The Cub Scouter and Pack Trainer Awards have been discontinued. Cub Scout pack leaders may earn the Scouter's Training Award and may wear the Scouter's Training Award knot with a Cub Scouting device. The Tiger Cub and Webelos Den Leader's Awards have been discontinued. All den leaders may earn a new Den Leader's Training Award medal that is being created, and may wear the Den Leader's Training Award knot (identical to the previous Cub Scout Den Leader Award knot) with the appropriate device. A Tiger Cub den leader device is also being developed. Scouters who have earned the discontinued awards will still be able to wear these awards and knots. Scouters who have begun to work on the Cub Scout Leader Recognition Awards will still be able to earn them as long as they are completed by the following dates: Tiger Cub Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012 Webelos Den Leader Award - December 31, 2012 Cubmaster Award - December 31, 2013 Pack Trainer Award - December 31, 2013 Cub Scouter Award - December 31, 2013 Cub Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only earn the new awards and must use the new requirements. Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing awards, knots, and devices have not been changed. Only the requirements have been updated. Leaders who have started to earn these awards may use either set of requirements, but Scouters who have not started to work on an award may only use the new requirements. The training awards and keys are designed to recognize unit Scouters for tenure, basic and continuing training, and successful performance in their leadership role. Progress record forms with the new requirements for these awards can be found at www.Scouting.org/training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 So when's the deadline for CS DL since I do not see it listed. Thankfully Cub Scouter is until December 2013, so I'm good Now whether I'll get the actual know or not is a different story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkMan Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Just curious - anyone know if there a change to the Unit Leader Award of Merit? Pardon if I missed it somewhere else. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZScout5 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Unit leader award of merit was updated a while ago to include Cubmaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkMan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Right - so I gather it is still in place for Cubmasters even with the new change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA24 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 It should be. Although I wish they would go back to the white colored "Why Knot?" knot. The white colored knot was for 18 months of service and meeting some criteria. The green colored knot was for two years and meeting training requirements etc. The scouter's key was then a green + white combo knot using the colors from the old scoutmaster badge. The knot progression made sense for a unit leader. The current black/blue with shiny gold knot is ugly. I have no idea why they changed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkMan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Thanks. I don't think I've actually seen anyone with the award of merit yet - but I could imagine what you mean. It does sort of have this unusual progression now. Unit Leader Award of Merit - 18 months Scouter's Training Award for Cub Scouts - 2 years Cubmaster Key - 3 years I'm thinking one could receive these for concurrent service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA24 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The Cubmaster's Key is for concurrent service - one year past the scouter's award. From the BSA training site: (This can include the tenure used to earn the Scouters Training Award.) The den leader award is not concurrent. It must be a year served as a den leader and not for any other award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nope, no concurrent tenure except the the unit leader Keys. Even if you are serving in two different units in two different roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howarthe Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Aww... I really wanted to earn the tiger cub den leader award and wear that black and orange knot. I blew it last year, but I had hoped to try again someday. I'll be working on the den leader award this year. The actual criteria don't look so different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeattlePioneer Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 My Tiger Cub Den Leader knot is one that I wear most proudly and show off to Tiger Cub Den Leaders in hopes they will choose to earn it. One of the prettiest and most recognizable of the knots too, at least in my opinion. Scoutmaster Key but no Cubmaster knot, eh? That's shortsighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cito Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I don't really like the move to all the devices. I might own them, but they'd sit in a drawer. With devices you have to get right up to someone to know what program they earned the key in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Class Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I really don't like the Scoutmaster Award of Merit being dropped, and homoginized with the Cub Scout and Venturing Programs. Truly a mistake of epic proportions. We can hope the NESA will re-institute their Scoutmaster Award. And blah on those Mickey mouse devices. One Scoutmaster opine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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