Youth leadership training begins at the Troop Level.  These publications are very useful for new youth leaders (and available at the Scout shop(s) and online at Scout Stuff. org:

spl handbook  PL handbood

 Den Chief Fast Start Training globe
The Den Chief is a leadership job for Boy Scouts to provide leadership support for cub scout dens.  This BSA online course will help train you to be a Den Chief.  Click on the link above to go to the Online learning center, then look for the Den Chief course. 

There is also a Den Chief training class scheduled for September to be put on by the Piedmont Council.  Ck the Piedmont Council Web site globe for more information. 




Youth Training.

There are many BSA training opportunities for scouts to build upon their leadership skills.  Piedmont Council offers some courses within the Council and the Piedmont Council also has cooperative understandings with neighboring councils that permit us to attend their training programs.   Some courses can even be taken on-line. 

YOUTH TRAINING:


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"NYLT"--National Youth Leadership Training


Previously this training was called "Brownsea" or "JLT" (Junior Leadership Training).  This is leadership skills training for scouts.  It addresses key leadership skills that a scout could draw upon as a leader both in scouting (i.e. Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, etc.) and in life (school, sports, groups, etc.).  It is offered in different scheduling formats as shown in the table below.  Many troops encourage, and some require, this as a prerequisite for leadership positions.  It is a worthwhile opportunity for scouts to plan to attend this program as part of their scouting career.  Several of our scouts have been to this course and highly recommended it to others.  Several local councils  put on this training each year. 

The table below shows the dates for the program.  If the dates are from last year then it is typical that the current year's dates would be similar.  You can follow the links to check for the latest information on scheduling. 

Sponsoring Council
 Dates
 Location
 Links
Mt. Diablo "Baden Powell"
 (2 weekends in Feb.) 		Feb 16-18, 2008
Feb 22-24,  2008		 Camp Herms
in El Cerrito (Berkeley hills)
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SFBAC (regular)
(1 week in summer)
 June 14-20, 2009
 Wente Scout Reservation,
 in Willits, north of Ukiah
and Clear Lake		 link globe
SFBAC (special,
ask for availability)
 June 27-July 2, 2009
 Wente Scout Reservation,
 in Willits, north of Ukiah
and Clear Lake		 link globe
Mt. Diablo "Brownsea"
(1 week in summer)
 June 15-21, 2008
 Camp Lindblad
(Boulder Creek, between
San Jose and Santa Cruz)
 link  globe
Mt. Diablo "Baden Powell"
 (2 weekends in summer)		 July 12-14, 2008
July 19-21, 2008
 Camp Herms
in El Cerrito (Berkeley hills)		 link globe
Marin
(1 week in summer)
 June 15-21, 2008
 Camp Tamarancho
near Fairfax, Marin County

 link globe
Pacific Skyline Council
(1 week in summer)
 Jun 14-20, 2008
 Boulder Creek
Scout Reservation,
Boulder Creek, CA
 link globe
White Stag
(youth leadership program,
different than NYLT,
with long history)
 July 6-12, 2008
 Camp Cutter globe
(near Big Basin,
Santa Cruz mountains)
Pacific Skyline Council facility
 link globe

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  NAYLE (National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience) is a new program that takes place at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. This is the next step for youth training beyond NYLT / Brownsea (see above).  There was an article about NAYLE in Scouting Magazine in the March-April 2007 issue.  Here is a copy of the NAYLE article pdf


Training Resources


Piedmont Council - Training Page  globe calendar and info about Piedmont council offerings and upcoming training opportunities in the region.   Bay Area Red Cross Training globe - the Red Cross puts on First Aid classes and CPR training and other classes, for individuals and groups. 
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