Prerequisites: You MUST be currently registered in a Scouting unit, have taken the online or in-person Scoutmaster-Specific Training, and must be current in Safeguarding Youth training and Hazardous Weather training. 

To safely offer Scouting’s outdoor program, however, you need a certain set of skills and knowledge – and that’s why you’re required to take Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (also known as “IOLS”) Training. You’ll learn how to build a fire, use an axe, cook outdoors, use a map and compass, responsibly care for the outdoors, and much more. Even if you weren’t a Scout as a kid, you’ll come out of this course looking and acting like a seasoned camper.

COST: The course will typically include a $20 or similar fee to cover some of your food plus additional program materials you’ll use during the training.

NOTE: since Scoutmaster-Specific training is only a half day course, you'll often see the in person version of that course combined with IOLS Training course to make the most of your valuable time.