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Commissioner Training
There are a number of Training and
Recognitions opportunities just for Commissioners. These training
programs will help you be a better Commissioner. A better Commissioner
means you are able to help your units and leaders better and more
effectively. The recognitions show that you are doing your job as a
Commissioner and learning more.
Fast Start
Fast start is the first step for
any new Commissioner and is to be delivered immediately after a new
Commissioner registers and before he or she meets with their
assigned units. The video is called: The Unit Commissioner's
Orientation: Helping Units Succeed. Videos are available through
the Council Service Center in St. Paul, MN, your District's Training
Committee Chair, or District Commissioner.
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Youth Protection
As one of America's largest
youth-serving organizations, our first job is to protect our youth
from injury and abuse. We are now offering the Youth Protection
Training online. Click
here to begin
training and learn the facts and responsibilities of youth
protection. When you are done, you will be able to print off a
trained certificate and we will be automatically notified that you
have taken this course.
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Basic Commissioner Training &
Roundtable Commissioner Training
A new Commissioner should complete
the Basic Commissioner Training as soon as possible after taking the
Commissioner position. There is general Commissioner information
and Commissioner specific information. Roundtable Commissioner have
special training to address roundtable needs, while Unit
Commissioners get training about visiting their units. It may also
be helpful to a new Commissioner to take the Leader Specific
training for Cub Scout Leaders, Boy Scout Leaders, or Venturing
Leaders if you have not involved in that area of the Scouting
Program, but are not required to become basic trained.
In this three part course, you will learn the fundamentals of the
critical job of unit service.
Part 1 -- Why Commissioners: Topics covered
include Aims and Methods of Scouting, the Commissioner Service
Role, Supporting the Unit, and Unit Program Planning.
Part 2 -- Units: The Commissioners Greatest Priority:
Topics covered include Unit Committee Functions, Youth Protection,
and Quality Unit Operation.
Part 3 -- How to Help a Unit: Topics covered include
Counseling, the District Committee, Membership Management, Unit
Charter Renewal Process, and Saving a Unit
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Self-Evaluation
In the Commissioner Field Guide,
there is a Self-Evaluation form for a Commissioner to evaluate their
performance in their Commissioner position. This evaluation will
help you determine areas you may need additional training or help
from your Assistant District Commissioner.
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Commissioner Meetings
The District Commissioner will hold
Commissioner Meetings where all your district's Commissioner will
meet and learn about Commissioner stuff. Here, Commissioners learn
of important information to take to their units that they may not
get for months. There is also some training on important
Commissioner functions.
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Commissioner College
Go beyond the basics and learn
additional skills to help you as a Commissioner. Earn your
Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees in Commissioner Science.
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Philmont Training Center
Advanced Commissioner training is
available at the Philmont Training Center located on the grounds of
the Philmont Scout Range outside of Cimarron, New Mexico. Here
week-long training programs are offered over the summer months for
leaders from all over the country. Sharing and learning is
outstanding at Philmont. Philmont is also a special place to also
include your family. It is Scouting Paradise.
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Additional Commissioner Help
Unit commissioners must completely
understand where their position places them in Scouting's
organizational plan in order that they may be fully effective in
knowing where and how to get help for those with whom they work.
Help comes from many sources.
The most familiar are:
From the commissioner staff
- Council Commissioner
- Assistant Council Commissioners
- District Commissioner
- Assistant District commissioner.
Other help comes from
personal contacts and conferences, commissioner sessions and
meetings.
- From the professional staff
Through personal conferences. At meetings such as annual
commissioner conference, all hands meeting, etc...
- From district contacts
- Routine information at meetings
of the district.
- From presentations made on
subjects relevant to commissioner service at meetings within the
district.
- From response to specific
requests for such assistance as advancement help, camping and
activities information, etc. Such presentations are generally made
by a member of a district operating committee or a professional
staff member.
- From training opportunities
- Person-to-person assistance
between unit commissioner and unit personnel.
- From monthly roundtable
meetings.
- From unit leader training
courses (Scout leader training).
- From literature of the Boy
Scouts of America Cub Scout and Boy Scout leadership manuals.
(Name and display several.)
- Council helps. (Display leader's
program calendar, council and district publications.)
- Scouting Magazine and Boys'
Life.
- Own personal experience. A
wealth of helpful information may be gained from experience as a
unit commissioner. Alert unit commissioners share highlight
experiences with their associates.
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Recognitions
Arrowhead Honors
This award is earned by
Commissioners as part of their efforts to earn the Commissioner
Key. Requires at least one year of Commissioner Service in your
Commissioner position. For requirements, see the Commissioner Key
Progress Card below.
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Commissioner Key
The Commissioner's Key recognizes
Commissioners who have taken the recommended training for these
positions and have achieved a high standard of performance over a
three-year period.
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Distinguished Commissioner Service
Award
This is a recognition for
all levels of Commissioner Service and requires 5 years of service
and performance as a Commissioner.
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Boys' Life Commissioner Award
The purpose of the Boys' Life
Commissioner Award is to recognize all commissioners who
successfully promote 100% Boys Life Units. A unit qualifies as a
100% Boys' Life Unit when a subscription to Boys' Life goes into the
home of each member. All registered commissioners who qualify can
earn this award.
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Boys' Life
Commissioner Award
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