Upcoming Advancement Webinars

Upcoming Advancement Webinars

Board of Review Training (includes Eagle Boards) (Webinar): 8/18/2015 7 PM - 8:30 PM

http://www.grandcanyonbsa.org/event/1761233

Merit Badge Counselor Training (Webinar): 9/8/2015 7 PM - 8:30 PM

http://www.grandcanyonbsa.org/event/1780224

Recordings of previous sessions of these webinars are available here at this site; just keep scrolling down

E-Learning Training Available on My.Scouting Tools!

E-Learning training courses are now available to take online at my.Scouting Tools. Once logged in, training courses can be found by selecting the Home button in the upper left corner, then My Dashboard in the menu list. It will default to the My Training section which was also enhanced providing 4 new tab selections:

•        YPT – displays the Youth Protection training courses available.

•        Training Center – displays the Scouting programs containing the training courses applicable to the specific program.

•        Requirements – displays training courses required to become position-trained for your current registered position(s).

•        Completions – displays training courses that were completed.

The training videos are the same ones available in the current E-Learning system. The link to E-Learning will eventually be removed from myscouting.org in the next coming weeks. Login to my.Scouting.org to see the new changes.

The new Cub Scout online training is now scheduled to be released by Sept 15, 2015.

Wondering about new online training for Cub Scout leaders?

Wondering about new online training for Cub Scout leaders? Check out our August CubCast 

http://www.scouting.org/ScoutCast.aspx

Judgment Calls (24 min.) covering the "active," position of responsibility, and Scout spirit requirements, and also "reasonable expectations."

Judgment Calls (24 min.) covering the "active," position of responsibility, and Scout spirit requirements, and also "reasonable expectations."

Poisonous plants quiz

Whether you're on a backcountry trek or a walk in the park, be aware of dangerous plants.

College of Commissioner Science & District Studies

Important training for Commissioners AND district members


Thank you for your service as a commissioner or district volunteer in the Grand Canyon Council.  We invite you to upgrade and fine tune your district leadership skills and get the latest information and resources to help you better serve your district and Scouting units, by attending the 2015 College of Commissioner Science and District Studies training event on Saturday, September 19th. Go to the following website to learn more or to register for this training event.  
www.grandcanyonbsa.org/college

Six Lighting Safety Tips That Could Save Your Life

The statistics are scary: Each year in the United States, an average of 53 people die from lightning strikes, and hundreds more are permanently injured.

But remembering just five words could mean the difference between life and death for you or the Scouts in your unit: “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors.”

This is a good time for me to bring it to your attention because June 21-27, 2015, is Lightning Safety Week, the National Weather Service’s annual reminder about the dangers of lightning and how to minimize your risk.

Introducing BSA's Learning Management System

What it is

A learning management system (LMS) is a tool that is used to deliver training content to users .  In it’s simplest form, our current e-learning system is an LMS.  It delivers training to the volunteer, tracks progress and completion and ultimately sends a completion record to the database where the person record is stored.  Our current e-learning site software was built in 2001, and as you can image technologies have advanced significantly since its creation.  The new learning management system will provide us with a significantly more powerful tool to deliver training to our adult volunteers and will be integrated with the membership database improving our ability to deliver the one person – one record strategy where all information is in a single user record for each volunteer.

Advancement Educational Presentations

There are a number of advancement educational presentations  that are setup for group instruction or individual review.

Here are some that have just been updated:

Spring 2015 Training Times

In This Issue
 My.Scouting Tools
 New Cub Scout Leader Training
 Philmont Training Center
 Latest Versions of Leader Training
Courses
 Leadership
 Team Update
 Training Task Force Retreat

Check out the latest training information in the Training Times at
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/training/pdf/Training_Times_Spring_2015_FINAL.pdf

2015 Baden-Powell University

The Grand Canyon Council is proud to present Baden-Powell University. This is our premier Scout leader training event that provides top quality information, innovative ideas, and essential training courses in an inspirational and enjoyable atmosphere.