Venturing leadership training is designed to provide all youth and adult leaders with a series of simple but effective training opportunities that will meet the varying needs of Venturing leaders. All sessions are flexible so that the council training team can construct the best plan to meet local conditions. The plan requires a minimum of equipment and materials and is scripted to support those instructors with limited Venturing experience.

The continuing success of Venturing across America depends upon the program skill and enthusiasm of volunteer adult leaders. It is hoped that this plan will provide them the necessary knowledge and inspiration.

Objectives

The Venturing leadership training plan is designed to:

• Convey an understanding of how Venturing achieves the purposes of the Boy Scouts of America.

• Teach the best methods of program planning and use of resources.

• Give insight into the skills of leadership.

• Provide ongoing opportunities for communication, idea sharing, and updating of techniques.

• Share information about local and national program support, activities, and resources.

• Provide each leader with the specific skills and tools available for his or her job.

• Encourage recognition and inspiration for all leaders.

Venturing Fast Start
Venturing Fast Start shows how using the Venturing program planning process can get a Venturing crew up and running and off to a successful start. Fast Start is on a CD and on most council Web sites. It is sold in a set with a DVD containing two videos, Venturing and Troops and Venturing and Other Teen Programs. Details on crew operations, program planning, and elected youth officer training can be found in the Venturing Leader Manual.

Definition of a Trained Venturing Leader
An adult Venturing leader is considered to be trained after completing Fast Start, New Leader Essentials, and Venturing Leader Specific Training.

Venturing Leader Specific Training
It is designed to introduce adult Venturing leaders to the basic information needed for operating a crew. This includes (1) Here's Venturing, (2) Understanding and Protecting Youth, (3) Leadership and Organization, (4) Advancement, and (5) Resources and Program Planning.

Crew Officers' Seminar
(elected officers' basic training)
This training experience is conducted by the crew Advisor or ship Skipper to orient newly elected youth officers, plan programs, and develop the annual crew activity schedule. The seminar outline can be found in Venturing Fast Start.

Supplemental Training

Venturing Leadership Skills Course
This new course has been designed to be run by the crew Advisor and officers to teach leadership skills to the entire crew. Districts or councils may offer this course as a weekend training opportunity. Completion of this course is a requirement for a youth earning the Silver Award.

Powder Horn
A council-run weeklong or two-weekend course that gives adults resources to run an exciting high-adventure program. Visit www.powderhorn-bsa.org.

Seabadge
An advanced weekend training conference for Sea Scouting leaders is conducted on a regional basis or region-approved council invitational basis.

Selling Venturing to the Head of an Organization
This video gives tips and techniques on how to prepare for and effectively sell the Venturing program to the head of a potential chartered organization.

Briefing the Organizing Committee
This is a video for use with step two of the Venturing new crew organization process. It is designed for briefing the new crew organizing committee.