Youth Protection Training

Requirement

The Boy Scouts of America is a leading youth organization when it comes to safety. BSA policy, effective June 1, 2010:

Youth Protection training is required for all BSA registered volunteers, regardless of their position. New leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before submitting an application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time the application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins. Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.

Taking the Training

1. Create an account on Scouting.org.

1. Go to: scouting.org and in the upper right corner click on "Create a Sign-In".
2. Under the section "New to MyScouting?" click on "Create an account".
3. Enter a User Name and then click "Check User Name Availability", if name is available, click "Next".
   NOTE: If your user name is not available, check the box "Get New User Name" and then click "Next"
4. If you know your member ID (only registered leaders will have these), choose "I know my member ID" if not, choose "I am new and don't know my member ID, or I am not a member", click "Next".
5. Enter your Profile Information, read Terms & Condition and check box "I accept these Terms & Conditions". Verify the Verification Image, click "Create User".
6. Registration: Select and answer security questions and click "OK".
7. To activate your account you need to create a password by clicking on the link that was sent to your email address. Enter your password (see instructions for Password Restrictions on the right).
8. Click "Create Password", you have now successfully created an account!

2. Take the training.

FYI: The training, including answering 25 questions, takes about 20-25 min.

1. Sign in, using your new account.
2. From the menu on the left, click E-Learning.
3. From the General tab, scroll down to Youth Protection Training and click Take Course.
4. When you complete the course, print a certificate of completion to submit with a volunteer application, or submit the certificate to the unit leader for processing at the local council.
5. When your volunteer application is approved, you will receive a BSA membership card, which includes your member ID number. After you receive your membership card, log onto MyScouting, click My Profile, and enter your member ID number. This links your Youth Protection training records, and any other MyScouting training records, to your BSA membership.
6. When you are finished, type in your name and unit number, select "Mohegan Council - Worcester, MA 254" before printing the certificate.

Instruction by: Marita Froimson Page updated 10/6/08.