Venturing Training

 

Basic Training - Required Training for Venture Leaders

(This course will cover leadership & organization, Crew structure, advancement & awards, Advisor’s responsibilities, resources & program planning, the ways in which Troop & Crew programs are mutually beneficial, and much more.  This course is geared toward Crew Advisors, Associate Advisors, Sea Scouters, and Scoutmasters who are thinking of starting a Crew, but Commissioners, & District staff who support the Venturing program will find this information useful as well.  The completion of Venturing Leader Basic fulfills requirements for the Venturing Leader’s Training Award & Advisor’s Award of Merit, and is a prerequisite for Sea Badge.  Also, having your top leader trained is a requirement for the Quality Unit award.)


Date Course Time Location
November 22, 2004 Sea Scout Training   Milford Service Center
August 20-22, 2004 Powderhorn (Part I)**   Camp Workcoeman
October 1-3, 2004 Powderhorn (Part II)   Camp Sequassen

 

*Cost: $15.00

*Lunch: Bring a bag lunch

*Course includes: Here's Venturing, Youth Protection, Leadership & Organization, Awards & Recognition, and Resource & Program Planning

* This course is designed for Crew Advisors, Assistant Advisors, Crew Committee Members

 

** Venturing Powderhorn 2004

 

Powder Horn is a new training opportunity designed as an action-packed, hands on outdoor course to expose the Venturing and other Scouting adult leaders to the resources necessary to operate a successful unit-level high adventure program and support the Ranger program.

 

Course Sessions Include: Backpacking, Cooking, Project COPE, Communications, Cave Exploring, Conservation, Cycling, Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Expedition Planning, Ecology, Equestrian, Fishing, Land Navigation, Leave No Trace, Lifesaving, Mountaineering, Outdoor Living History, Physical Fitness, Plants & Wildlife, SCUBA, Shooting Sports, Watercraft, and Wilderness Survival.

 

Course Requirements:

Participant Fee: $205

 

Contact: Mark Carpenter Sr. 

 

Last updated: 11/07/03

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