Miami Valley Council Training Policy

The Boy Scouts of America National Syllabus programs are developed to train leaders in the basic skills they will need in order to perform their roles as scout leaders.  They are especially designed to provide knowledge level information in New Leader's Essentials to hands-on outdoor skills training in Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO), Outdoor Webelos Leader (OWL) training, and Scoutmaster Indoor and Outdoor Leadership Skills.  The training courses are interactive with video, Powerpoint® slides, scenarios, and especially hands-on skills, and finally with other scout leaders as trainers.  This combination creates a positive learning environment that makes the training fun and memorable for the participants.  All training conducted will follow the national syllabus and learning objectives in all Miami Valley Council districts.  The national syllabus will not be changed or compressed in anyway that will compromise the learning objectives of the training program.  The national syllabus along with the materials will be used for all presentations.  If the national syllabus is not followed, then those participants will not receive training cards and course completion will not be entered into ScoutNET.