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Most programs listed may be cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID-19. Watch for updates.New Courses for 2022:Spring - Wilderness First AidMay - Outdoor Skills for Volunteers Dec - RLSO Range Line Safety Officer training/cerification Training OpportunitiesSpecialty Training: First Aid, Outdoor Skills Specialty Training for VolunteersEvent Planning Workshop Day for VolunteersMarch 23, 2023 (TO BE RESCHEDULED) Camp Samac Admin Building, 1711 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, OntarioLearn the ins and outs of planning your group event, area event, council event or international invitational. Full details and registration: Event Planning 101 Outdoor Skills for Volunteers (Scoutcraft)October 22-23 2022 Camp Samac Scout Centre, 275 Conlin Rd East, Oshawa, OntarioScouting is an outdoors program so to aid Volunteers in preparing outdoors program for the youth, we will hold workshops to help build Scouters skills and comfort level. These workshops will cover planning, safety, menus, cooking outdoors, first aid, camping skills, camp set-up, and information about places to go. Tenting is available. Link to Registration & Details:Outdoor Skills Registration Into to Canoeing for VolunteersJune 25, 2022 This course is for those who know very little about canoeing but want to learn the basics in a practical, safe and fun way. Register for this half day orientation for $10.: Register and pay. Range Line Safety Officer training coursesThe Camp Samac Range Committee is offering Range Line Safety Officer (RLSO) training courses on the dates listed below. It is highly
recommended that each group who regularly attends the range should send at least 1 registered Scouter in good standing. There is no cost
for this course. Wood Badge Part I - Essential Training for VolunteersWood Badge Part 1 TrainingBefore you count as ratio and within the first year of being a volunteer, you are also required to complete the full Wood Badge Part I (Milestone WB - MS1) for your role. Section Specific Skills WorkshopsNovember 12, 2022 (tenative) - OSHAWA Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E., Oshawa. Wood Badge Part II - More In-Depth Training for VolunteersWood Badge 2 Scouter Development Card Workshops WeekendsThis training offers you a chance to further increase your knowledge and confidence in the section you are working. As well as developing a detailed plan for your section, you will obtain a wealth of tools and "trick of the trade" to take back and make your section meetings a joy to run. There will be comprehensive skill training. You will connect with dozens of Scouters just like you who will have lots to share and you will make a few friends for life. Once the Wood Badge is completed you will be invited to join a local Gilwell Club and an invitation to attend the annual Gilwellian leaders only camp in the second weekend of September every year.Check out www.scouts.ca for more details. Leadership Training for Youth MembersTraining ResourcesOutdoor Camping, Winter Camping, and Tripping Skills - Workshops by 12th VenturersScouters, our youth in the Whitby 12th "Wilderness Tripping " Venturer Company received such a strong response to their recent workshop on outdoor camping and tripping skills from the Port Perry Venturers that they have decided to become youth trainers in outdoor skills for other groups and sections. They will attend regular section meetings and do presentations for any length of time to any section from Beavers to Rovers on any topic. Contact Lewis Williams lewis.williams@scouts.ca for more information. WOOD BADGE PART I WOOD BADGE PART II
SECTION DEFINITIONS Scouting Dictionaries or "What are those people talking about?"Scouting, like most groups of people involved in a specific activity, uses many words specific to their activity ("jargon" words). Provided here are pages with Common Scout Jargon and Scouting Abbreviations and Initialisms that you might find in Whitby Scouting. Whitby Scouting Coordinator for Training contact:Brian Wick, brian.wick@scouts.ca1101-711 Rossland Rd E, Whitby, ON L1N 8Z1 905-922-5678
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