Adult Leader Training
Jim Sleezer (JHS8@OSUVM1.BITNET)
Mon, 22 Aug 1994 09:12:46 CST
It seems to me that a shortened initial training opportunity for adults is
important. If we hit people with the fact that they need to participate in
a two or three day training program, they may choose to avoid ANY
participation. I would much rather have people attend a four-hour initial
training session where they got some good basic material than have NO
training.
However, I do not think a four-hour session should qualify a person to list
themselves as TRAINED. In four hours, I believe it would be difficult to
give leaders both an introduction to the program and position specific
training. Personally, I would like to see a basic training program that
took place over several sessions, each building on the previous session. I
would NOT award a TRAINED patch until the appropriate sessions had been
completed for the position. For some, such as committee member, this might
be a four-hour basic and a four-hour committee specific session. For a
unit leader it might be a four-hour basic, a four-hour intermediate, and
a four-hour unit leader specific session for a total of twelve hours.
The revised (shortened) training programs might be wonderful. Perhaps we need
a new patch
PARTIALLY
TRAINED
It could go along with those UNTRAINED and UNTRAINABLE patches some
leaders are so proud to wear as an example for their scouts.
I also have a bit of trouble giving attendance awards for training. We assume
that attendance constitutes training without measuring learning. And you all
know what happens when we ASS/U/ME.
jim Sleezer
Roundtable Commissioner, Pawnee Bill District, Will Rogers Council
Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 18
Stillwater, OKlahoma
JHS8 at OSUVM1.BITNET JHS8 at VM1.UCC.OKSTATE.EDU (Internet)
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