As former district training chair, I strongly believe in the value of training and the necessity of a good training program for our adult volunteers. I acknowledge that training is never perfect, and that leaders who complete basic training are not experts in their position. Training “wets the sponge” and sets new leaders off in the right direction.
The BSA requires Youth Protection Training, of course, before any adult can be registered in a volunteer position. But there is essentially no training requirement beyond that.
Why is this? Continue reading “Why is training still optional?”
Do you ever feel like your leadership efforts are like the engine of a locomotive, but it seems like you’re working a lot harder than you have to in order to get somewhere?
My wife frequently tells me that I look for ways to say no – that I’m always finding reasons why something can’t be done.
Last month we took a look at the changes to the Webelos program coming in June 2015, with an eye toward the required Adventures that’ll require some nontrivial advance planning on the part of the Webelos den leader.
People buy and sell cars all the time.