Information, Observation, and Inspiration for Scouters
So you’ve just stepped into the job of Committee Chair for your pack or troop. Now what?
Committee Chair is an important role – indeed, the unit can’t function properly without one – but there are ways in which a person new to the position can get off to a great start without going crazy.
Hopefully, one of the first things you’ll do is read the position description in the appropriate handbook. Continue reading “The new Committee Chair”
In an earlier article, I gave you some of the BSA’s tips for trainers from the national website’s training page. Here are a few more, dealing this time with the content of your presentations. While much training depends on a syllabus provided by BSA, occasionally we need to develop our own material, either in conjunction with an established training course or one we are putting together for a special presentation, such as a class at University of Scouting. Continue reading “Tips for trainers, part 2”
You know the feeling. It’s time for the monthly unit committee meeting, and you dread sitting through a long drawn-out meeting which usually degenerates into an open-ended discussion or retelling of old “war stories.”
Perhaps you’re the committee chair and you equally dread the meeting, not knowing how it’s going to go, what you need to accomplish or why you’re even having a meeting in the first place.
Sound familiar?
Last year, the BSA’s national training team announced it was revising many of the training awards, or “knots,” that Scouters earn for service, training and performance in their volunteer roles. Chief among the changes is the revamping of the many knots that a Cub Scout leader can earn, which we wrote about last fall.
Now, the specific changes have been put into effect and the sunset dates for the previous awards announced. Continue reading “New training awards for Cub Scout leaders”
If you’re a trainer. BSA has some excellent resources on the national website, which are updated periodically. Recently they posted some helpful tips for trainers. Following are a few of them, primarily dealing with the mechanics of giving a training presentation, along with some of my own observations. Continue reading “Tips for trainers, part 1”