Why and How We Train Leaders

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Why and How We Train Leaders
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Introduction

• Why we train leaders?

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The Building Blocks of Scouting

• Scouting is based on life skills education,
  leadership development, citizenship, and values
  training. Its unique methods of program
  presentation are designed to help build youth
  with strong character who are physically fit and
  prepared to be good citizens.

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• Boy Scouts is a boy-led, boy-run organization,
  but the boys must be trained to be leaders. One
  of the Scoutmaster's most important
  responsibilities is to provide the direction,
  coaching, and training that empowers the boy with
  the skills he will need to lead his troop.
• Scouting's value to young people is clear, but
  the advantages of Scouting are not limited to
  boys. Adults also develop leadership and physical
  skills with every training experience.

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• Adult training begins with the Fast Start
  Orientation program, followed by Introduction to
  Outdoor Leader Skills and the new Leader Specific
  Training. Further training can include Wood Badge
  for the 21st Century, which has evolved into the
  BSA's core leadership skills training course. It
  focuses on a person's ability to work with and
  lead groups of youth and adults.

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Supplemental Training Modules

• Supplemental training modules are designed to
  provide orientation beyond the basic training
  offered in New Leader Essentials and leaders
  specific training.
• Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide
• Board of Review Training
• Geocaching to Promote Scouting
• The Order of the Arrow and Your Troop
• Orientation for New Boy Scout Parents
• Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing
• Recruiting Quality Training Staff
• Scoutmaster Conference Training
• Selecting Quality Leaders
• The Youth Leadership Training Continuum

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Recruiting Quality Training Staff
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Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude

• KSA necessary to make their contribution to
  Scouting worthwhile.
• How to use the many resources available
• How to use youth Leadership
• Builds confidence as the leaders carry out
  scouting programs

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Viewpoint

• Keep the various elements of the Scouting
  programs in perspective
• Understand the difference between the Scouting
  Program and its ultimate objectives

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Results of Training

• Good programs
• Young people stay in Scouting longer
• Tenure of trained leaders is longer
• Relationship between the unit and chartered
  organization is stronger
• Ultimate objectives of Scouting will be achieved

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Results of Training

• A picture is worth a thousand words

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1st Fundamental - Desire

• Adults resist learning something simply because
  somebody says they must
• Adults learn best when they have a strong
  motivation to acquire a particular skill or to
  increase a particular knowledge
• Create the desire to learn by emphasizing the
  importance of the job to be accomplished

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2nd Fundamental - Need

• Materials presented in a training course should
  provide immediate help to unit operation
• Try to use this idea This is what you do.
  This is why you do it. This is how you do it.

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3rd Fundamental - Practice

• Provide immediate and repeated opportunities to
  practice and use what is being taught
• On-the-job training with a skilled trainer is an
  excellent method of training

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4th Fundamental - Realistic

• Use actual situations as a basis for discussions

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5th Fundamental - Experience

• If new knowledge doesnt fit in with what leaders
  already know or think they know, they may tend to
  reject it
• Training materials should convince leaders of the
  best methods

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6th Fundamental - Environment

• Provide opportunities for fun and fellowship
• Encourage discussion and questions
• Try to avoid arguments
• Avoid arguments that relate to policies of the
  Boy Scouts of America

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7th Fundamental - Methods

• Use a variety of training methods and
  technologies to improve learning
• Change the pace often

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8th Fundamental - Guidance

• Leaders want guidance and help, not grades

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Four Level Training Plan

• Fast Start Training
• Basic Training
• Supplemental Training
• Advanced Training

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Summary

• Why is training important?
• How would you define quality training?
• As Trainers, what can we do to assure quality in
  the training courses we lead?
• How can each of us be sure that we are well
  prepared to deliver training to leaders?

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Summary

• How can we best use the Eight Fundamental
  Requirements for Training Leaders to prepare for
  the training courses we will lead?
• How should our training courses bring the values
  of Scouting through to the young people we serve?

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BSA 500

• Gentlemen start your engines

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BSA 500 Questions

• What does KSA stand for?
• Name three results of trained leaders.
• What are the four levels of the training plan?
• Name two fundamental requirements for training
  leaders.