Northern Tier Training  

District Training Chair: Patrick Wiederaenders

913-236-8976 or email at gwiederaenders@kc.rr.com 

Cub Training Chair: Lorri Kearns

913-583-1011 or email at lkkearns@kc.rr.com

Boy Scout Training Chair: Tim Thomas

913-268-7428 or email at tjmpthom@hotmail.com

Venturing Training Chair: Bobanne Kalkofen

913-362-5576 or email at bkalkof@jccc.edu

If you cannot attend a course when it is offered by Northern Tier, feel free to attend training in another district.  Training schedules for all districts are listed on the Council Calendar or links from the Council Training Page. 

When you take an online course, be sure to print the certificate card at the end of the course.  You can reprint the card by logging in to the training site with your personal userid that you create the first time you take an online course.

 CUB SCOUT LEADER TRAINING: (These trainings are for ALL Cub Leaders)

1. Youth Protection Training:

• Available this fall in a classroom setting in conjuction with the Cub Scout Leader Training.  To register for the course please click on the link: Cub Scout Leader Training
• Available online at: www.myscouting.org  This site will direct you to create a user account.  In order to create an account you must have an email address, your ID number, and the Council name and number.  Your ID number is the number that is found on your registration card.  The council name and number is Heart of America Council, 307.  If you do not have your membership card, feel free to email Kathryn at krajala@bsamail.org to obtain your ID number.
• Do you have 10 more adults that need this training?  Contact Patrick at gwiederaenders@kc.rr.com  and he can bring the trainers to you.  You will need to supply a date, time, and location and the trainers will do the rest.

2. Fast Start Training

• This training is available online only at: www.myscouting.org  This site will direct you to create a user account.  In order to create an account you must have an email address, your ID number, and the Council name and number.  Your ID number is the number that is found on your registration card.  The council name and number is Heart of America Council, 307.  If you do not have your membership card, feel free to email Kathryn at krajala@bsamail.org to obtain your ID number.

3. New Leader Essentials

• This training is available in conjuction with Cub Scout Leader training this fall.  To register for the training and to see the dates please click on the link: Cub Scout Leader Training
• Do you have 10 more adults that need this training?  Contact Patrick at gwiederaenders@kc.rr.com  and he can bring the trainers to you.  You will need to supply a date, time, and location and the trainers will do the rest.

4. Cub Scout Leader Training

• This training is available in a classroom setting.  There are several courses being offered this fall.  Please feel free to take any course that works with your schedule.   To download the registration form please click the link: Cub Scout Leader Training

BALOO: Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation

• This training will be offered again in the Spring of 2009

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders:

• This training will be offered again in the Spring of 2009

Boy Scout Training: (These trainings are for ALL Boy Scout Leaders)

  Venturing Leader Training 

Supplemental Training

There are many options for supplemental and advanced Training.  Visit the Supplemental Training Page for details.

The following supplemental training courses are available online.

Before a BSA unit may engage in swimming activities at least one adult must have completed this training and be able to show their Safe Swim Defense Card.  To access this training please visit:  www.myscouting.org  This site will direct you to create a user account.  In order to create an account you must have an email address, your ID number, and the Council name and number.  Your ID number is the number that is found on your registration card.  The council name and number is Heart of America Council, 307.  If you do not have your membership card, feel free to email Kathryn at krajala@bsamail.org to obtain your ID number.

Safety Afloat:

Before a BSA unit engages in an excursion, expedition, or trip on the water (canoe, raft, sailboat, motorboat, rowboat, tube, or other craft) at least one adult must have completed this training and be able to show their Safety Afloat Card.  To access this training please visit:  www.myscouting.org  This site will direct you to create a user account.  In order to create an account you must have an email address, your ID number, and the Council name and number.  Your ID number is the number that is found on your registration card.  The council name and number is Heart of America Council, 307.  If you do not have your membership card, feel free to email Kathryn at krajala@bsamail.org to obtain your ID number.

Please feel free to contact Patrick Wiederaenders (gwiederanders@kc.rr.com)  Northern Tier Training Chair, with any questions regarding course offerings.

Proper uniforming is appropriate for all Scouting events.  Also, please be sure to know your DISTRICT and UNIT NUMBER when you attend a training session.  This enables us to keep accurate records of your training attendance and deliver the information to your home district.  Remember, training is for adults and we respectfully ask that you not bring children.