Training

Safeguarding Youth Training

• Safeguarding Youth training is required for all Scouting America registered volunteers and is a joining requirement.
• Safeguarding Youth training must be taken every year. If a volunteer’s Safeguarding Youth training is not current at the time of annual registration renewal, the volunteer will not be re-registered.

Safeguarding Youth Training

Adult Position-Specific Training

• Provides the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in one's role as an adult leader in a unit and non-unit based position.
• Completion of Safeguarding Youth Training and your Position-Specific Training is the measurement for being "trained" in Scouting America.

Adult Position-Specific Training

All Day/Multi-Day Training Opportunities

• BALOO
• IOLS
• Training Day at Miakonda
• Wilderness First Aid
• Wood Badge

Click on the side menu for more information about each program.

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

• National Youth Leadership Training is an exciting, action-packed program designed for councils to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops.

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

Training Recertifications

Keeping Scouts safe and keeping Scout leaders up-to-date with current information and methods means some of the training courses need to be retaken every couple of years. Check with Erie Shores Council to confirm if a training needs to be renewed or not.

Updated: June 17, 2026 by MS