Elm Fork District Training Chair - Aneela Mody
Elm Fork Safeguarding Youth Training Chair - Lennie Lehotzky
Welcome to Elm Fork training. We welcome ALL Scouts and Scouters to our training. See table below for the trainings that we offer. If your council/district training doesn't match your schedule, please join us!
Elm Fork District believes in quality training that brings together Scouts and Scouters from all areas of Scouting to provide the richest environment for learning to take place - a place to fellowship, share, question, and grow. To quote our former District Chair, David Ragsdale, a former Scoutmaster, and former Jamboree Scoutmaster, "Effective training is the foundation for a successful Scouting program."
Get your units 100% trained!
Adults registered as Scout leaders should be trained in the position for which they are serving. The “Trained” patch should only be worn if the leader is trained for the current position he or she is holding. Likewise, an adult registered in Scouting should only be serving in a position for which he or she is trained. Please help your unit and our district reach 100% trained leaders. Why:
#1 "Every Scout deserves a trained leader." - Lord Baden Powell, the father of Scouting
#2 It makes the leader's job more effective and easier!
#3 The BSA offers the best training available!
Elm Fork District Training on Wheels (TOW)
Elm Fork Training Committee is very appreciative of how hard our units work to get trained and how challenging this can be. Therefore, we have created mobile training teams to train your adult members in a more convenient manner. These teams will come to your Pack or Troop to offer training for Committee Chair and members, Den Leaders or Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmasters. (minimum of 5 leaders per training required) Please email us at Training@elmforkbsa.org today with options for a time and location (including virtually) convenient for your Pack or Troop so that we can get you scheduled.
For information on shooting sports training, go here.
For additional Circle Ten Council in-person training such as:
- Trainer's EDGE - here
- Wood Badge - here
- Powder Horn - here
- Climbing - here
- Leave No Trace - here
- NYLT - here
For online training such as Hazardous Weather, YPT (we recommend in-person), Safe Swim, Safety Afloat, Chaplain Training, etc., go to my.scouting.org
To use my.scouting.org, be sure to include your BSA ID# to receive credit for your training. Ensure you have only one BSA ID#. If you have more than one, email below and have your trainings merged to one number.
If you do not know your BSA ID#:
- Ask your unit leader or unit commissioner. They can access “my.scouting.org tools” and look up your member ID in the Member Manager tool. The member ID is, also, on a roster from Internet Advancement that is accessible under Home/Legacy Web Tools/Internet Advancement.
- Call your local council and ask them to look it up – Circle Ten Council: 214-902-6700
- Call the Member Care Contact Center at 972-580-2489 or send an email to myscouting@scouting.org.
Elm Fork Trainings
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Training
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Date
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Location
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| Fall BALOO - Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation |
September 26-27, 2026
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Camp Wisdom |
| Fall IOLS - Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills |
September 26-27, 2026
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Camp Wisdom |
| Den Chief |
February 27, 2027
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Aldersgate United Methodist Church |
| Adult Leader Position-Specific Training |
March 6, 2027
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Aldersgate United Methodist Church
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| Spring BALOO - Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation |
April 16-18, 2027
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Camp Wisdom |
| Spring IOLS - Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills |
April 16-18, 2027
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Camp Wisdom
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| ILST - Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
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April 17, 2027
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Camp Wisdom
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