TRAINING NEWS OF IMPORTANCE:

Starting 2012, all new and existing leaders in all Scout Units have to be trained in their leadership positions. Units will not be able to renew their charter packages unless they meet the training requirements. That gives us till Oct. 2011 to meet those requirements, prior to the issuance of the 2012 charter packages.

Good news is, there is training available in our District and other Districts in our Council to fulfill the trained requirements. Our District is having Cub Scout Leader Specific training and Boy Scout Leader Specific training at various times through the year.

Please inform your leaders in your Units of the new requirements as well as scheduling into your calendars of the upcoming training sessions.

Leaders are all registered adult members who have direct contact with youths either in a leadership role, all assistant leaders and all committee members. 

• Cub Scout Leaders - You have to take 'Cub Scout Leader Fast Start', 'Youth Protection', and 'This is Scouting', which are all available online at: http://www.olc.scouting.org/;  and then 'CS Leader Specific Training' which has 2 parts to take (Instructor led).
• Boy Scout Leaders - You have to take 'Boy Scout Leader Fast Start', 'Youth Protection','This is Scouting' are all available online at: http://www.olc.scouting.org/; then 'BS Leader Specific Training'; and 'Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills'(Both Instructor led)

'EVERY YOUTH DESERVES A TRAINED LEADER'

•  District Calendar

  • Please note: The calendar is dynamic, so you will have to return daily to view the latest updates to scheduled events or newly posted events.

-Calendar-

•  Current Advancement Process

  • You may download the current advancement form, fill it out and turn it into the Council office.
    • Requires you to turn in to front desk or at the Scout Shop when you purchase the badges.
    • No processing time prior to purchasing badges.
    • Be sure to make a copy of the record for your file.
  • You may go online and register the advancement for the boys, and print out a detail report of all current advancement records, then turn in the report form to the Scout Shop to purchase your badges.
    • Requires you to have the Unit ID number to enter advancement site.
    • Fast, easy and you can do it from home.
    • Print as many copies you need for your files.
    • Only a trip to the Scout Store is needed to purchase badges, or you can have the District Executive pick them up for you.
      • Please make prior arrangements with our DE, to perform this task.

Unit Advancement Record Form

 Scouting Forms (Form Resource Site)

 Internet Advancement Site

• Unit Finder-

  • Map Finder- Golden Gate Troops
  • Map Finder- Golden Gate Packs
    

• We Need Your Help-

  • The Golden Gate District would like to gather a database of our District Volunteers and Scouters for the purpose of  recognition and opportunity for future participation in our District programs.

  • The form has new features to make filling out the needed information to be as easy as possible.
  • All you have to do is fill in the highlighted blanks in PDF Reader, click the button to print out the form and send it snail mail

    • District Scouter Information Form

• Training:

  • The new training schedule for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 is now available for viewing. You may take the training sessions in our District or at the other District in our Council, as well as the other Councils in the Bay Area. Fast Start training and This is Scouting are available on line. These two training sessions may be taken online or you can attend one of the sessions offered at one of the scheduled dates in our District/Councils. Cub Leader Specific or Boy Scout Leader Specific training sessions may also be taken at the other Districts or Councils.
    • San Francisco Bay Area Council training calendar
    • BSA Online Training Center, also known as, OLC.
    • Marin Council - North of San Francisco.
    • Pacific Skyline Council - South of San Francisco to Sunnyvale.

• The new Scout Application forms no longer have the Personal Health History form on the backside of each application. You have to go to our website and download the Class 1-2 Personal Health and Medical Record form, fill it out and turn it in along with your application.

• Also, please note on the same Personal Health and Medical Record form, has a section for you to give authorization for photos that may be taken of your child during Scouting activities or events. Your child's name is never disclosed on any photos used on any of the Council or District web pages. Any photos taken of any child, may it be yours or any other registered Scout in our Council, are used on our website only for informational and promotional purposes of the Scouting program.

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  The Council has come out with a new training segment as part of the continual Council Scouting Trail Award program. The new segment that you may earn is the Roundtable training segment. To earn the training segment, you must complete a short list of requirements. After completing the listed requirements, turn the application in to your Roundtable Commissioner to sign you off. Then you qualify to purchase the segment through your Training committee in your District or at the Council office.

• The Boy Scout Advancement Requirements have been change by the National office in mid-year 2007. The new changes have been instituted and you may check the new requirements by clicking the link below. http://www.usscouts.org/advance/changes/advchanges08.asp#tenderfoot

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  The National office is instituting a special one time recruiting patch program, for this Fall 2007 and Spring 2008. For more info, click here for a flyer you may wish to edit for your Unit's needs.

• The Boy Scouts of America's has implemented the Online Learning Center (OLC) where they have made it easy for you to complete your Fast Start Training for the BSA programs in which you are serving in. This is also the place where you can complete your Youth Protection Training, and all other supplemental training's, like Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat.

   

• The Boy Scouts of America's national office has implemented the National Strategic Plan and Centennial Quality Award. This new award program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils in providing a quality program to the youths in America at all levels of the BSA. The new program replaces the current Quality Unit Awards, which ended in 2006. Starting with last year 2007, through 2010, are where the requirements will be incorporated into your program.

  You may access the website for more information and to download the forms that your Unit will need. http://www.scouting.org/awards/centennial/