Leaders have two training options:
Take classes IN PERSON or take them ONLINE.
Anyone can attend any district’s training. Find your district here to attend a class closer to home. (Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills is the only required training that is not offered online.) Please save the date for training items marked with an asterisk (*). As registration opens, links will be added for those events.
| Date | Training |
|---|---|
| 5/17 - 5/19/2024 | Wilderness First Aid |
| 5/22/2024 | AOL to Scout Transition Orientation |
| 5/25 - 5/26/2024 | Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills Training (IOLS) |
| 5/25 - 5/26/2024 | Basic Adult Leadership Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) |
| 5/31 - 6/2/2024 | Swim and Water Rescue/BSA Lifeguard Class |
| 6/9 - 6/15/2024 | NYLT Summer Course |
| 7/21/2024 | Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselor Orientation * |
| 7/21/2024 | Buckskin - The Leadership Experience |
| 9/21/2024 | Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training |
| 9/28/2024 | Trainer's EDGE |
| 10/5/2024 | Den Leader Training |
| 10/5 - 10/6/2024 | Basic Adult Leadership Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) |
| 10/5 - 10/6/2024 | Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) |
| 10/6/2024 | Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselor Orientation * |
| 10/19/2024 | Den Chief Training |
| 11/2/2024 | Basic Adult Leadership Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) |
The North of the James (NOTJ) Training Team includes Dogwood and James River Districts.
The South of the James (SOTJ) Training Team includes the Arrohattoc, Crater, and Huguenot Trail Districts.
Online courses are available for busy volunteers who want to be trained at their convenience. It is even broken up into modules, which allows students to stop and return to their modules with ease.
- Start by creating an account at: My.Scouting.org.
- More information about position-specific opportunities.
Important tips to make your experience a positive one:
To simplify the process of certification, we have made a certificate for you to fill out and turn in with new adult leader applications and at recharter.
Cubmaster Training
Den Leader Training
Pack Committee Chair Training
Troop Committee Chair Training
Scoutmaster Indoor Training
Venture Crew Advisor
Venture Crew Committee Chairman
Sea Scout Leader
- If you need help accessing your account, please contact the Heart of Virginia Council Leadership Center by phone at (804) 355-4306 or in-person at 8090 Villa Park Drive, Henrico.
This one-and-a-half day course is designed as an introduction to the Cub Scout outdoor program for leaders interested in adding a camping component to their Pack activities. BALOO training consists of an online pre-requisite component in addition to an overnight hands on practical. BSA’s Cub Scout level camping policies will be taught along with the discovery of the necessary tools to help units carry out a successful camping experience.
Wood Badge is an advanced, national leadership course open only to Scouting volunteers and professionals. Scouters from Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, Venturing, Sea Scouts, Explorers, and district and council Scouters all are welcome and belong here.
Open to both registered adults and youth who are at least 13 and have completed the 8th grade. Powder Horn is a hands-on resource management course designed to give you the contacts and tools necessary to conduct an awesome high-adventure program in your troop, team, crew, or ship. Contact your area training chair for information about upcoming courses in your area.
A full list of supplemental training.
Online supplemental opportunities can be found on my.scouting.org by clicking the learning center and then clicking course catalog.0498