Cub Scout Training

As a Cub Scout Leader you owe it to your youth members to be “100% trained”, learning as much as you can about Scouting and how to run your den and pack. For all positions, you must complete Youth Protection Training (good for two years).

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I’m a Den Leader or Assistant Den Leader – what’s required to be “100% trained”?

1. Youth Protection Training
   
2. Hazardous Weather Training
3. Den Leader-Specific Training

Youth Protection Training – The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Every adult must be current in Youth Protection Training (sometimes called “YPT” for short).

• You may take Youth Protection Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• The training must be renewed every two years.
• If you still feel like you’re not sure what Youth Protection Training is, visit this page for a little more information.

Hazardous Weather Training – This training discusses how to manage risks from the weather to our Scouting family.

• You may take Hazardous Weather Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• The training must be renewed every two years.
• If you still feel like you want more information about Hazardous Weather Training, visit this page.

Den Leader-Specific Training – This course provides Den Leaders with the information and tools to conduct a successful den meeting (a “den” is a group of 8-10 Cub Scouts and is assigned a number like “Den 1”; there are multiple dens within a Cub Scout Pack). This training course applies to all Den Leaders, whether you’re leading a Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos Den.

• You may take Den Leader-Specific Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• Den Leader-Specific Training does not expire.
• If you still feel like you’re not sure what Den Leader-Specific Training is, visit this page for a little more information.

 

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I’m a Cubmaster or Assistant Cubmaster – what’s required to be “100% trained”?

1. Youth Protection Training
   
2. Hazardous Weather Training
3. Cubmaster-Specific Training

Youth Protection Training – The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Every adult must be current in Youth Protection Training (sometimes called “YPT” for short).

• You may take Youth Protection Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• The training must be renewed every two years.
• If you still feel like you’re not sure what Youth Protection Training is, visit this page for a little more information.

Hazardous Weather Training – This training discusses how to manage risks from the weather to our Scouting family.

• You may take Hazardous Weather Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• The training must be renewed every two years.
• If you still feel like you want more information about Hazardous Weather Training, visit this page.

Cubmaster-Specific Training – This course provides Cubmasters with the information and tools to successfully lead a Cub Scout Pack (a “pack” is a collection of dens of Cub Scouts, usually meeting once a month for large scale activities or camps). This training course is required if you are going to be registered as a Cubmaster or Assistant Cubmaster (A Cubmaster is responsible for planning the pack’s monthly meetings while the Committee Chair is responsible for handling the adult business of the pack).

• You may take Cubmaster-Specific Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• Cubmaster-Specific Training does not expire.
• If you still feel like you want more information about Cubmaster-Specific Training, visit this page.

 

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I’m a Pack Committee Chair or Member – what’s required to be “100% trained”?

1. Youth Protection Training
   
2. Pack Committee Challenge Training

Youth Protection Training – The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. Every adult must be current in Youth Protection Training (sometimes called “YPT” for short).

• You may take Youth Protection Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• The training must be renewed every two years.
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Pack Committee Challenge Training – This course is designed for members of pack committees (the pack committee is a group of adults led by the Committee Chair and Cubmaster who handle the “business” side of running your child’s Cub Scout Pack). This training is required if you are going to be registered as a Pack Committee Chair or pack committee member.

• You may take the Pack Committee Challenge Training in a self-paced online course through the Boy Scouts of America’s national web training center called My.Scouting.org.
• Pack Committee Challenge Training does not expire.