Pack Committee Member (Pack Trainer) in charge:
Keith Fehler
(713) 249-1235
kfehler@yahoo.com

Pack 615's Goal is 100% Trained Leaders. Please help us reach that goal. Every kid DESERVES a Trained Leader...doesn't your's?

Bay Area Council's Training Website - for both links to online courses and dates, times, and locations of all upcoming face-to-face trainings. Note: before you can get credit for an online course, you need to obtain your official "BSA registration number". It can be found at the bottom of your training card. Anyone with full access to PackMaster should be able to get it for you, and the local Council office can look it up for you.

Sam Houston Area Council's Training Page - training is training. You can also go to training by our neighbor to the north, if you want. Just be sure to get the Trained card.

Specific Training Courses required to be a "Trained Leader"
Fast Start (online, 15 minute overview of scouting. You should watch this within your first week of accepting your position).
New Leader Essentials (offered online or face-to-face) Duration: 1-2 hours
Leader Specific Training Offered face-to-face only. Duration: 2 hour
Youth Protection (online). Duration: 30-40 minutes

Note: There are 5 Leader Specific Training courses. As you change positions in the Pack (Tiger Leader to Wolf Leader, etc.), you will need to take the corresponding Leader Specific Course for your new position to remain "Trained":
- Cubmaster (for Cubmasters and Asst. Cubmasters)
- Pack Committee (for Committee Chair and Committee Members)
- Tiger Leader (for Tiger Leaders Assistants)
- Den Leader (for Wolf & Bear Leaders and Assistants)
- Webelos Leader (for Webelos Leaders and Assistants)

Other Cub Scout Training Courses

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) - BALOO teaches introductory camping skills and safety procedures that will insure a fun and safe camping experience for Cub Scout families. Pack overnighters are required to be organized and led by an adult who has successfully completed BALOO. If your pack is planning a camping trip during the coming year, make sure a pack representative attends this training.

Outdoor Leader Skills for Webelos Leaders Training - This supplemental training course gives Webelos den leaders information and hands-on practice in the outdoor skills needed to work with Webelos Scouts. Recommended prior to conducting a Webelos den overnight campout.

Wood Badge - Wood Badge is the leadership training course of Boy Scouts of America. Open to adult leaders in all program areas who have completed basic training for their position, it is the goal of BSA for all leaders to complete Wood Badge within the first two years of their becoming a leader. Conducted over two three-day weekends.