Pack Trainer Award

This award has been discontinued.

It has been replaced with the Scouter's Training Award for Cub Scouting.
Scouters already working on the award may continue with these requirements until December 31, 2013.
Those starting work should use the requirements for the Scouter's Training Award  for Cub Scouting.
Prior recipients may continue to wear the awards they earned.

To see the current requirements, Click here.

TENURE:

1. Complete 2 years as a registered Pack Trainer

TRAINING:

1. Fast Start training for the Pack Committee
2. Complete New Leader Essentials and be familiar with and able to explain the key elements of Leader Specific Training for all volunteer positions in the pack.
3. Complete Youth Protection Training
4. Participate in a TDC.

PERFORMANCE:

1. Participate in a Cub Scout leader Pow Wow or University of Scouting during each year of tenure for this award.
2. Have Cub Scout Roundtable staff certify your attendance for at least 30% of the roundtables during each year of your tenure for this award.
3. Attain 100% trained leadership within the pack for the committee chairman, Cubmaster and all the den leaders.
4. Have a working plan in place for delivering Fast Start training to new leaders within 48 hours of their joining your pack.
5. Have a working plan in place for helping leaders who have not taken basic training to attend New Leader Essentials and leader specific training.
6. Keep and update training records of all leaders in your pack.
7. During the pack annual program planning meeting, be available to answer questions about training courses.
8. Review ongoing pack leadership training status and provide leaders with updates on any available supplemental training.

The knot shown at the top of this page is a scan of an actual knot patch for this award.

This image shows the original design of the knot, as shown in the original announcement.

This design appears on the back cover of the 2006 revision of the BSA Insignia Guide (33066).

Page updated on: July 29, 2012