Troop 500 Adult Training
Welcome to the Troop 500 Adult Training page. Troop 500 encourages all parents to register with the BSA and recommends that all registered adults take at least the introductory online training offered by the BSA. All BSA registered volunteers are required to take the online Youth Protection Training (YPT) course within 30 days of registering and to renew their YPT training every two years.
The troop also strives to keep a complete record of the BSA
training that all registered adults have received and to keep you notified of
available adult training opportunities. If you have any questions or comments
about adult training, would like to update your training record or notify the
troop of your registration as a Merit Badge Counselor, please contact the Adult Training Chair,
On this page you will find answers to frequently asked questions on how to get trained and to report your training to the troop, on the minimum training requirements of adult leaders serving the troop in various capacities, as well as links to BSA training resources and the San Diego Imperial Council training calendar.
QUICK LINKS
San
Diego Imperial Council web site
San Diego Imperial
Council Leader Training Schedule
San Diego Imperial
Council Training Calendar
E-mail Troop 500 Training Chair
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Where can I find out about BSA training requirements and courses?
I am a newly registered adult. How can I get trained?
I am a scout parent but I have not registered. Can I take online training?
How do I report my BSA adult training to the troop?
What are the minimum requirements for adult leaders?
What are the minimum training requirements for a Tour Permit holder?
What entitles a BSA adult leader to wear the trained emblem?
What are the minimum training requirements for a Trek Leader?
Where can I find a definitive guide to safe scouting policies and practices?
How do I report my Merit Badge Counselor registration to the troop?
Where can I find out about BSA training
requirements and courses?
See the training pages at myscouting.org.
I am a newly registered adult. How do I get trained?
Register online at myscouting.org and enter your BSA member number in your profile. All BSA registered volunteers are required to take the online Youth Protection Training (YPT) course within 30 days of registering and to renew their YPT training every two years. The online course is informative and takes 25 minutes to complete. In addition, we recommend taking Fast Start: Boy Scouting and This Is Scouting. A variety of other helpful supplemental online training covering health, water and outdoor safety, and troop committee operations are also available at myscouting.org.
I am a parent but I have not registered. Can I take
online training?
Yes. While we encourage all parents to register with the BSA, you do not have to be a registered adult volunteer to register at myscouting.org and take the online courses. It is highly recommended that all parents review the Youth Protection Training (YPT) course so that you will understand the youth safety procedures including two-deep leadership and no one-on-one contact that all adult leaders in the troop must adhere to.
How do I report my BSA adult training to the troop?
Log in as a Guest user on the Troop 500 Training Database to create an account that you can use to edit and update your training dates and merit badge counselor records. To create your account please have your MyScouting user name and BSA membership ID (if you have one and know it) available. If you have trouble creating an account or already have one but have forgotten your password, send email to trainingchair@troop500.net. Providing your MyScouting user name or BSA Member number gives the Training Chair access to the dates of your online training but not to records of your other BSA training courses nor to copies of your training certificates.
What are the minimum requirements for adult
leaders?
You must be over 21 years of age, currently registered with the BSA as an adult leader and have completed the Youth Protection Training (YPT) course within the past two years.
What are the minimum training requirements for a
Tour Permit holder?
In order for the Council to issue a Tour Permit in your name, you must be a registered adult leader, and have up-to-date Youth Protection Training (YPT) and Hazardous Weather Training.
What entitles a BSA adult leader to wear the
trained emblem?
Trained" scoutmasters require current Youth Protection Training (YPT), This Is Scouting (TIS), Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) and Boy Scout Leader Specific training.
Trained troop committee members require current Youth Protection Training (YPT), This Is Scouting (TIS), and Troop Committee Challenge (TCT) training.
For more details on BSA training requirements by position, see the BSA document What Makes a Trained Leader?
What are the minimum training requirements for a
Trek Leader?
A scoutmaster who is approved to lead a trek, must be a registered adult leader who is "Trained" and has also completed Hazardous Weather training, and is able to document current Adult CPR, Standard First Aid and Wilderness First Aid training.
Where can I find a definitive guide to safe
scouting policies and practices?
The BSA booklet Guide to Safe Scouting is available online or can be purchased from the scout store or at ScoutStuff.org.
Where can I find out about additional training
opportunities offered by the
Consult the Boy Scout Leader Training Schedule and the Training Calendar on the San Diego Imperial Council web site.
How do I report my Merit Badge Counselor
registration to the troop?
You may either e-mail a list of your merit badge counselor registrations to trainingchair@troop500.net or update your records by logging in to your account on the Troop 500 Training Database. You can create a new account by logging in as a Guest user. To create your account please have your MyScouting user name and BSA membership ID (if you have one and know it) available. If you have trouble creating an account or already have one but have forgotten your password, send email to trainingchair@troop500.net. Providing your MyScouting user name or BSA Member number gives the Training Chair access to the dates of your online training but not to records of your other BSA training courses nor to copies of your training certificates or merit badge counselor registrations.