Adult Training

Venturing Leader Specific Training

This basic course explains Venturing to all adults new to Venturing. There are five sessions: Here's Venturing, Understanding and Protecting Youth, Leadership and Organization, Awards and Recogniation, and Resources and Program Planning. These sessions may be offered at one time or individually. It usually takes about 5 hours to complete. This course is required for the Advisor Key and Venturing Advisor Training Awards. 

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Powder Horn

The Powder Horn course is designed to introduce and expose Venturing and Boy Scouting adult unit leaders to the activities and resources necessary to operate a successful outdoor/high adventure unit-level program. It is based on the eight core and eighteen electives found in the Venturing Ranger program. It is intended to help adult leaders get out of the box in finding and using resources and in the way they lead their unit-level high adventure programs. No high adventure skills are taught in this course. It is designed to have some disciplines introduced with a hands-on segment. Example: For scuba if a pool is available, it is suggested to do a Discover Scuba (PADI) session where participants get into a shallow pool and wear scuba gear. It is not scuba certification. Participants will not learn how to rock climb or shoot a skeet course, but will learn where to go to find those who can teach these skills to Boy Scouts and Venturers.  
 

Wood Badge

Wood Badge is the leadership training course of Boy Scouts of America.  Open to adult leaders in all program areas who have completed basic training for their position, it is the goal of BSA for all leaders to complete Wood Badge within the first two years of their becoming a leader.  Conducted over two three-day weekends, several courses are available each year.  Check the Sam Houston Area Council web site for details.

Sea Badge

Seabadge training is an excellent program that is the logical culmination of both Venturing Leader Training and Sea Scout Leader Specific Training.  The ultimate goal of the course is to provide the attendees with the necessary skills and tools to improve and expand the quality of the Sea Scout program, both in your individual Ship and in your Council.  More information about the training can be found at www.texas-seabadge.org.

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