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Adult BSA Training – perfect for a rainy day

“Every Scout deserves a trained leader”. Thank you for being that person.
Troop 502 encourages parents and other adults to volunteer on the Troop Parents Committee, as Assistant Scoutmasters, and as Merit Badge Counselors. The application to join Troop 502 is here: Online Application to Troop 502 (Youth, Adult Leaders & Merit Badge Counselors)
Please note: Beginning in March 2023, all adult leaders must be trained to position.
Mecklenburg County Council of Scouts BSA won’t allow us to re-register any untrained adult. Please get ahead of this new district requirement by completing your training before March. Why not today?
Most required training is available online (requires login to my.scouting.org)
• Youth Protection: All registered Adults (aka “Scouters”) Youth Protection Training (every 2 years)
Scoutmaster & Assistant Scoutmaster must do: SM/ASM Training 1194, Program Safety* 1135 and OLS Outdoor Leadership Skills (in-person weekend). Troop 502 High Adventure crews also do Wilderness First Aid and are CPR/AED trained. *WFA, CPR, and Hazardous Weather training certificates expire and must be retaken every two years.
Troop Committee Member must do: 1195. Program Safety & OLS are optional but strongly encouraged.
• Troop Committee Chairman must do: 1195 and 1184
• Merit Badge Counselor must do: 1188
Training for other Troop Committee Chairs, STEM Counselor, Journey to Excellence training details are at Troop 502 Training and Catalog of other Training

In this Training Update:
1. Roundtable: How Scouters stay in touch
2. Training Awards: Earn a Knot for your uniform
3. Required Position Training: Online (see above) and live virtual options.
4. OLS: Outdoor Leadership Skills, part of SM/ASM being trained and earning the “Trained” strip.
5. Advanced Training: Universities of Scouting, Wood Badge.
6. Outdoor Adventure Training: Climbing, Aquatics and Shooting Sports.
7. Outdoor Ethics, including Leave No Trace.
8. Merit Badge Counselor: Teach Better.
9. Wilderness First Aid and CPR/AED.

1. Roundtable on 10/13/2022
For all registered adult leaders (“Scouters”). Roundtable is the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 6828 Old Reid Rd, 28210, Charlotte. Attendance counts towards the Scouters Training Award Knot and Scoutmasters Key Knot. Stay informed, learn, and share.
2. Training Awards: Earn a Knot
Scouter’s Training Award recognizes tenure, training, and performance and shows our youth that you also have a high standard of excellence.
• Eligibility: Any scouter, including Troop Committee members.
• Requirements: Do the above basic position training and continuing education.
• Application: Submit Scouts BSA Form to Troop Committee Chair, who submits to District Training Chair.
• Other Recognition: Scoutmaster’s Key and Unit Leader Award of Merit by Troop committee nomination.
3. Required Position Training
ONLY 100% trained leaders will be allowed to recharter with Troop 502 in March 2023. (see Online options above) OR do Live Virtual Position Training:
• 11/5 Scoutmaster/ASM, Rock Hill, SC https://scoutingevent.com/549-2022uofs
• 11/5 Troop Committee, Rock Hill, SC https://scoutingevent.com/549-2022uofs
4. OLS: Outdoor Leadership Skills.
OLS, is required training for SM/ASM and is recommended for all other registered adults. Learn skills to help Scouts achieve First Class, meet other leaders, and have a great time.
• 10/15-10/16 Glendale, SC https://scoutingevent.com/549-iols
• 10/21-10/22 Cardinal District Fuquay-Varina, NC
• 10/22-10/23 Travelers Rest, SC https://scoutingevent.com/551-58779
• 10/29-10/30 Sandhills District Lillington, NC (pre-event Zoom on 10/19)
• 11/4-11/6 Batesburg, SC https://scoutingevent.com/553-iolsfall2022
• 11/12-11/13 Belk Scout Camp, NC https://www.mccscouting.org/OLS22
5. Continuing/Advanced Education.
University of Scouting: (qualifies as continuing education for awards & knots)
11/5 Rock Hill, SC https://scoutingevent.com/549-2022uofs
11/5 Holly Springs, NC https://ocscouts.org/events/university-of-scouting-2
11/19 Chandler, NC https://www.danielboonecouncil.org/UofS22
1/7 Easley, SC https://scoutingevent.com/551-58781
6. Outdoor Adventure (Climbing, Shooting, Aquatics)
Develop your unit’s capacity to deliver adventure on water, rock, and range.
• 10/7-10/9 NRA Basic and Instructor Rifle and Shotgun, Rutherfordton, NC
https://www.piedmontcouncilbsa.org/nraaprilbasic
• 3/24-3/26 COPE/Climbing Instructor Level 1, Carthage, NC
• 5/5-5/7 COPE/Climbing Instructor Level 1, Belk Scout Camp
7. Outdoor Ethics
Leave No Trace programs for you and the Troop 502 Outdoor Ethics Guide (youth).
• 10/12 & 11/9 Monthly Virtual OE/Conservation Roundtable
• 10/8-10/9 Rhodhiss, NC https://www.piedmontcouncilbsa.org/leavenotrace2022
• 10/14-10/16 Travelers Rest, SC https://scoutingevent.com/551-58890
• 10/21-10/22 Carthage, NC https://ocscouts.org/events/leave-no-trace-trainer-3
• 4/14-4/16 Carthage, NC https://ocscouts.org/events/leave-no-trace-trainer-4-14-23
• 5/5-5/7 Travelers Rest, SC https://scoutingevent.com/551-58891
8. Trainer/Instructor Development
Deliver better programs at your unit, teach merit badges better, and serve as a staff
member at summer camp, SEALS, Wood Badge, etc.
• 11/5 Trainers Edge, Rock Hill, SC https://scoutingevent.com/549-2022uofs
9. CPR and Wilderness First Aid
• WFA – 11/19-11/20 (Glendale, SC) https://scoutingevent.com/549-wfacpr
• WFA – 12/29 (Yanceyville, NC) https://scoutingevent.com/070-WFA
• WFA* – 1/27-1/28 https://www.mccscouting.org/Wilderness-First-Aid
• WFA* – 2/24-2/25 https://www.mccscouting.org/Wilderness-First-Aid
• WFA* – 3/31-4/1 https://www.mccscouting.org/Wilderness-First-Aid
• WFA – 3/31-4/2 (Carthage, NC) https://ocscouts.org/events/wilderness-first-aid-3-31-23
• WFA – 3/31-4/2 (Travelers Rest, SC) https://scoutingevent.com/551-58784

*For additional Mecklenburg County Council Training, see https://www.mccscouting.org/Training

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