Colonial District- Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills-IOLS

Who should take this training?
New Scouts BSA Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, and Crew Advisors. This is also good if you are a Webelos or Arrow of Light leader preparing to move into Scouts BSA.

Why should I take this training?
Scouting’s outdoor program is a critical part of how the Scouts BSA program develops young leaders. While camping or participating in other outdoor events, your Scouts will challenge themselves to learn skills they’ve never tried before or maybe didn’t think they could do. In doing so, your Scouts will work together as a team to overcome adversity when things don’t go as planned; this is truly the magic of Scouting that no other program does as well.

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. This course, combined with Youth Protection Training and the ScoutmasterSpecific Training course, will make you a “fully trained” Scouts BSA leader.

Also, If enough people are interested, a Basic First-Aid and CPR course will be offered on-site at the end of the IOLS training.