Scoutmasters/ Assistant Scoutmasters/ Committee Chair/ Committee - Specific Training (S24)
For Scoutmasters/ Assistant Scoutmasters/ Committee Chair/ Committee and any interested adult who is 18 or older.

Who takes training? This course is intended for Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, Comittee Chair, Committee members and parents. It is designed to further your scouting interests and to help enhance your job performance.

Date: December 7, 2024

Registration Deadline:
Online Registration & Payment Only by December 7

We are sorry - there are no accommodations for children at this training event.

Course fee: $15

Schedule:
8:00 AM - Check in
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Class

Location: 
Epworth United Methodist Church
9008 Rosemont Dr, Gaithersburg, MD. 20877
Across from Walnut Hill Shopping Center (the middle church)
Park in the lower Epworth parking lot behind the church only and enter thru the front entrance (off Rosemont Dr)

What to bring: 
Handbook
Cup (to save the environment)
Questions!!
Snacks/Lunch/Drink if desired

Coffee/Tea will be available

We wil be referencing the following books - your choice whether to bring a copy with you
- Troop Leader Guidebook, Vol. 1, No. 33009 (SKU 616729)
- Troop Leader Guidebook, Vol. 2, No. 33010 (SKU 616835)
- Scouts BSA Handbook, 14th Edition – Girls (SKU 648768)
- Scouts BSA Handbook, 14th Edition – Boys (SKU 648103)
- Program Features for Troops, teams, and Crews, Vols. 1, 2, and 3, Nos. 33110, 33111, and
33112 (SKU 616351, 616352, and 616353)
- Guide to Safe Scouting, No. 34416 (SKU 618622)
- Troop Program Resources, No. 33588 (SKU 33588)
- Senior Patrol Leader Handbook (SKU 647789)
- Patrol Leader Handbook (SKU 647788)
- Guide to Advancement, No. 33088 (SKU 620573)

Scouts BSA Position Trained Requirements:
     Important: To receive credit for the course and a training card, you must complete all prerequisites prior to the class and provide evidence of completion.

Required Training to complete before attending: (my.scouting.org)
To get into training, log in to my.scouting.org, Scroll down, then click ScoutingU
- Current Youth Protection (Y01 - 72 minutes) (Found inside of ScoutingU, enter youth in the Search area)
- Hazardous Weather Training Course (SCO_800-28 minutes) (Found inside of ScoutingU, enter hazard in Search area) - You want the 28 minute version.  Must retake every two years to retain your trained status.

Suggested Courses to complete before coming: (online classes are found at: my.scouting.org)
These two are required for the following IOLS training. Taken every 2 years.
- Safe Swim Defense (SCO_801)
- Safety Afloat (SCO_802)

Please gather your training dates before you start the registration process.  It will make the registration easier.  If you have already taken Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS), please provide the date.

Online registration requires the following information:
- Scouting America (BSA) ID Number (If you don't know, look under My Profile while in my.scouting.org)
- Name (As found on Scouting America (BSA) membership card)
- Email Address
- Phone numbers (one you will answer - due to possibility of bad weather)
       - Please add home, cell and Day of by clicking on each option
- Address
- District
- Troop Number
- Curent Registered Position
- Position to be Trained for (Select one of the 3 options)
- Training Courses & Date Completed

To complete your training and receive a Trained strip, you must take Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) training
Montgomery County area offers IOLS.
You must register for IOLS separately.
(You can take IOLS before you take this course.)
- May 3-4, 2025 (Seneca) National Izaak Walton League in Gaithersburg, MD (registration opens Spring 2025)
Other IOLS opportunities are offered through other districts in NCAC.

This is a uniformed event, if you have one wear it.

Course Director; Ben Overbey at bfoverbey@comcast.net

For all registration/attendance questions or concerns, please contact the Training Coordinator; Mary Lou Gundersen at 301-869-5625 or mdtrainingrecords@comcast.net. Day of, please use 301-704-7722.