Merit Badge Counselor Training

[kpmcateer]

Can anyone point me to an official source on what it takes, aside from YPT, to have a merit badge counselor "trained to position"? We have several hundred in our district that are showing up as "untrained" because they are lacking "D76 Merit Badge Counselor Orientation". It was my understanding that this course, while valuable, was not required to be considered "trained". I've been trying to find some official word on this but haven't hit on anything yet.

 

Thanks!

 

[dg98adams]

Essentials of Merit Badge Counseling - just got from our Council/District adv chair. Trying to attach

[dg98adams]

File won't upload, whats your email address?

[5yearscouter]

We usually do some kind of merit badge orientation at our roundtable and they usually put it down as being D76 when they submit the list of attendees to council.

 

Try

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/advancement/Merit_Badge_Counselor/The_Essentials_Presenters_Notes.pdf

 

 

and

 

 

http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/advancement/Merit_Badge_Counselor/The_Essentials.ppt

 

 

[kpmcateer]

Thanks for the responses. We just got it confirmed independently that this course is required, so we will be looking at additional venues to offer it during the upcoming year.