NEW SCOUT LEADER - THE FIRST THING YOU DO BEFORE WORKING WITH YOUR CUB SCOUTS IS TAKE YOUTH PROTECTION! I can't emphasize that enough!!!
As a new leader, here are the steps you can take to complete the online version of the training. You do not have to be a registered member or have a member ID to take Youth Protection training, but you will need to set up a MyScouting account online:
To register for myscouting:
1. Go to the My Scouting tab at the top of the www.threefirescouncil.org website and click on the MyScouting tab.
2. Click on “Create an account.”
3. Enter a user name and then click “Check User Name Availability.” If the user name is available, click “Next” or enter a different user name.
4. Click “I am new and don’t know my member ID” and then click “Next.”
5. Complete the profile information screen and then click “Create User.”
6. Select your security questions, enter the answers, and then click OK.
7. To complete account activation, click the link in the e-mail response you will receive shortly. If you do not receive the e-mail, check your junk e-mail folder or any alternate inbox to which your Internet provider directs spam e-mail.
8. Click on the link in the e-mail and then enter and confirm your password.
9. Log on to MyScouting.org, and from the menu on the left, click “E-Learning.” From the “General” tab, scroll down to Youth Protection training and click “Take Course.”
10. Upon completion, print a certificate of completion to submit with your volunteer application or submit the completion certificate to the unit leader for processing at the local council.
When your volunteer application is approved, you will receive a BSA membership card which includes your member ID number. After you receive your membership card, log back into MyScouting, click on “My Profile,” and update the system by inputing your member ID number. This will link your Youth Protection training records, and any other training, in MyScouting to your BSA membership record.
Lastly, if you move up with your cub scouts to become a different titled leader there are different fast start training available on the E-Learning page under the Cub Scout Tab. There is Den Leader Training, Webelos Training, Cubmaster Training and Pack Committee Training. Also, there are Leader Specific Training too. Please take these courses as they will be extremely helpful in making your job easier to understand.
