Scout Leadership Course How to Guide

All courses require resources. These include land (an area to run the event in), people (to plan, manage, deliver, set up, clear up, cater, etc.), time (to plan and to run) and usually physical things (equipment, food, vehicles, etc.).

But that is the job of the Training Team

What better opportunity to give your leaders a bit more training, whilst they take part in a youth activity. This course is the perfect opportunity to encourage the leaders to get involved in the Patrol System and everything that goes with it.

How it works

On the summary page for each session, there are some outcomes for leaders who are attending the course. These might be new leaders who would like to learn more about how the Patrol System works, or long standing leaders who have - eh-um - lost their way a bit?! Nobody should feel above getting along to a leadership course every couple of years to sharpen up their skills. After all, we are training Scouts to run their own Troops - how can they do that if their leaders are not on the same page?!

The course leader should encourage attendance by at least one leader from each home Troop to attend the course. Yes, that says ATTEND - not necessarily to present or to help, but maybe to participate, listen and learn? Courses that involve the leaders from the Home Troop stand the best chance of succeeding in training the PLs of tomorrow. And make sure the leaders know they are there to take part - not just sit in the kitchen and drink tea or hang around in the office and chat to the DSL ... get amongst it and learn by doing. Better than any training course by far!