Training
A cornerstone of the Boy Scout programs is training. There are many opportunities available to youth at various levels to further develop. Some of these trainings will be conducted in your unit; others are available for you to work on by yourself.
Every boy deserves a trained leader!
More likely to graduate from college and graduate school; more likely to hold positions of great responsibility; on the average make significantly more money.
A Baylor University-Templeton Foundation-Gallup ongoing study finds that all of those things are true of adults who have been Scouts compared to those who never were. What makes Scouts different as adults? Part of this is the fun, the activities, the outings. We all like those things. But honestly, every youth program has some fun-based elements so it doesn't account for the difference that Scouting makes.
The difference is that in Scouting, as in no other youth program, adults care enough to impart to youth the core moral and spiritual values, the leadership principles, skill mastery, and the attitudes of mind and heart that make up the legacy of Scouting. These adults deliver the promise of Scouting! They prepare youth to be successful and productive, ethically centered, and individuals of character and integrity.
That's a huge job and bigger responsibility. These adult leaders are able to accomplish so much because they have acquired the knowledge and skill sets that they can then pass on to young men and women. Scouting provides one of the finest adult education programs available anywhere. It is where any adult can master the knowledge that will give their youth the edge, Baylor University found in its study, and might give the adults an edge in their own lives.
When you get your unit training report it will show the minimal training that each registered adult must have to be considered trained. For the SRAC to have a strong Cub, Boy Scout, Venturing or Exploring program, every adult must do at least the minimum for the kids. But don't limit yourselves: the more you know, the more your kids will benefit. Consider Wood Badge, Powder Horn, Philmont Leadership Challenge or the myriad of other courses available. These courses can make you as proficient in the skills and servant leadership principles as we all hope the youth will be when we have given them our best.
So, why must adult leaders take training? Only one reason...for the kids!
Training Available Online
There is much training available online from the BSA National web site. This training may be accessed through the
My Scouting 
portal on the National web site, then using the link to E-learning. To complete online training you must first set up a profile. You will be asked for your BSA number, if you don't have that number you can get it from the
registrar
at the Council Service Center. You may add that information at a future date if you wish but your training records will not be updated until that number has been entered. Training that is available online include Youth Protection, Venturing Youth Protection, Fast Start for Pack Leaders, Troop Leaders, Crew Leaders and Unit Commissioners, This is Scouting (which replaces New Leader Essentials), Troop Committee Challenge, Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, Climb on Safely, Trek Safely, Weather Hazards and Staffing the District Committee.