Instructor: Keith CookeNovember 3, 2001

Orienting & Training Orienting & Training CommissionersCommissioners

MCS-403MCS-403

AgendaAgenda

EducationEducation Three Approaches to Training CommissionersThree Approaches to Training Commissioners Commissioner OrientationCommissioner Orientation Commissioner Basic TrainingCommissioner Basic Training Arrowhead HonorArrowhead Honor Commissioner's KeyCommissioner's Key Continuing Education for CommissionersContinuing Education for Commissioners Keys to a Good TrainingKeys to a Good Training

OverviewOverview

Learning is a lifetime activityLearning is a lifetime activity Education is important toEducation is important to

Children Children AdultsAdults SeniorsSeniors

Commissioner EducationCommissioner Education

Building Blocks of Building Blocks of ScoutingScouting

Commissioners are Commissioners are looked to be the looked to be the “Expert in Scouting”“Expert in Scouting”

We advise our units We advise our units or Roundtable or Roundtable Participants on these Participants on these blocksblocks

Commissioner LearningCommissioner Learning

Commissioners need to continuously Commissioners need to continuously learnlearn Orientation video - within 48 hoursOrientation video - within 48 hours Personal Coaching - within 2 hoursPersonal Coaching - within 2 hours Commissioner Basic - within 2 monthsCommissioner Basic - within 2 months Arrowhead Honor - within 1 yearArrowhead Honor - within 1 year Commissioner’s Key - after 3 yearsCommissioner’s Key - after 3 years Continuing Education - every monthContinuing Education - every month

Approaches to Training Approaches to Training CommissionersCommissioners

Group TrainingGroup Training Most effectiveMost effective Builds team spritBuilds team sprit

Personal CoachingPersonal Coaching One-on-one situationsOne-on-one situations Immediate trainingImmediate training

Self-StudySelf-Study Least DesirableLeast Desirable Should include contact with counselorShould include contact with counselor

OrientationOrientation

Within 48 hours of commitmentWithin 48 hours of commitment Video - “Unit Commissioner’s Video - “Unit Commissioner’s

Orientation Operations: Helping Units Orientation Operations: Helping Units SucceedSucceed

Coaching/orientation session with Coaching/orientation session with Assistant District Commissioner or Assistant District Commissioner or District CommissionerDistrict Commissioner

Discuss pages 4 through 9 in Discuss pages 4 through 9 in Commissioner Field bookCommissioner Field book

OrientationOrientation ProjectsProjects

Video - Highlights of Video - Highlights of District Operations District Operations Helping Units SucceedHelping Units Succeed

Fill out Commissioners Fill out Commissioners program Notebookprogram Notebook

Study assigned Unit Study assigned Unit RostersRosters

Review leaders for Review leaders for assigned units with assigned units with ADCADC

With ADC visit a unit With ADC visit a unit meeting that is a good meeting that is a good exampleexample

With ADC review a With ADC review a basic kit of materials basic kit of materials to assist units in to assist units in succeedingsucceeding

Complete one Complete one additional project additional project assigned by ADCassigned by ADC

Basic TrainingBasic Training

Participate in Commissioner Basic Participate in Commissioner Basic TrainingTraining Include unit visitInclude unit visit Discuss with assigned ADC Discuss with assigned ADC

Commissioner’s Greatest PriorityCommissioner’s Greatest Priority How to help a UnitHow to help a Unit Why CommissionersWhy Commissioners

Review Commissioners Basic Training Review Commissioners Basic Training ManualManual

Arrowhead HonorArrowhead Honor

Commissioner’s wear the ArrowheadCommissioner’s wear the Arrowhead RequirementsRequirements

Fill out Unit Commissioner’s WorksheetFill out Unit Commissioner’s Worksheet Conduct membership and leadership inventory Conduct membership and leadership inventory

for assigned unitsfor assigned units Attend six staff meetingsAttend six staff meetings Participate in Charter renewal processParticipate in Charter renewal process Participate in Charter presentationParticipate in Charter presentation

Completed within 1 yearCompleted within 1 year

Commissioner’s KeyCommissioner’s Key

RequirementsRequirements Complete Basic Leader TrainingComplete Basic Leader Training Complete personal coaching orientationComplete personal coaching orientation Earn the Arrowhead Honor AwardEarn the Arrowhead Honor Award Complete 3 years as a registered Complete 3 years as a registered

Commissioner over a 5 year periodCommissioner over a 5 year period

Continuing EducationContinuing Education

Monthly EducationMonthly Education Occur every month at Commissioner Occur every month at Commissioner

Staff MeetingsStaff Meetings District Commissioner and District District Commissioner and District

Executive select topic each month based Executive select topic each month based on issues within Districton issues within District

Continuing Education TopicsContinuing Education Topics

Unit Stops MeetingUnit Stops Meeting Unit with no LeaderUnit with no Leader No Active CommitteeNo Active Committee Leader Lacks TrainingLeader Lacks Training No New Youth No New Youth

MembersMembers Weak LeadershipWeak Leadership Conflict with Conflict with

Community Community OrganizationOrganization

Lapsed CharterLapsed Charter No Planned ProgramNo Planned Program No Youth LeadersNo Youth Leaders Adult ConflictsAdult Conflicts No CampingNo Camping No AdvancementNo Advancement District ActivitiesDistrict Activities Others !!!Others !!!

Commissioner ConferenceCommissioner Conference

Yearly meeting for all Commissioners in Yearly meeting for all Commissioners in CouncilCouncil

Highlights the Council’s plan for Unit Highlights the Council’s plan for Unit ServiceService

AgendaAgenda Advanced TrainingAdvanced Training Information on latest scouting programInformation on latest scouting program FellowshipFellowship InspirationInspiration

Commissioner CollegeCommissioner College

Type of Commissioner ConferenceType of Commissioner Conference Offers curriculum based programsOffers curriculum based programs

AssociateAssociate BachelorBachelor MastersMasters DoctorsDoctors

Suggested CurriculumSuggested Curriculum

PhilmontPhilmont

Conferences at National Training CenterConferences at National Training Center Quality Venturing Roundtables Cub Scout Roundtables Boy Scout Roundtables The Unit Commissioner Administration of Commissioner Service District Key Three Council Key Three

Other TrainingOther Training

21st Century 21st Century WoodbadgeWoodbadge

Trained Trained

•New Leader EssentialsNew Leader Essentials

•Leader SpecificLeader Specific

•New Leader EssentialsNew Leader Essentials

•Leader SpecificLeader Specific

•Introduction to Outdoor Introduction to Outdoor Leader SkillsLeader Skills

•New Leader EssentialsNew Leader Essentials

•Leader SpecificLeader Specific

Keys to Good TrainingKeys to Good Training

Be PreparedBe Prepared Handle questions Handle questions

properlyproperly Don’t apologize for Don’t apologize for

yourselfyourself Be familiar with your Be familiar with your

topictopic Use audiovisuals Use audiovisuals

professionallyprofessionally

Stick to the scheduleStick to the schedule Involve the Involve the

participantsparticipants Establish personal Establish personal

rapportrapport Don’t appear Don’t appear

disorganizeddisorganized Start of quickly to Start of quickly to

establish an imageestablish an image

Training Commissioner’sTraining Commissioner’s

Fast Start training Fast Start training within 48 hours of within 48 hours of signing as a signing as a CommissionerCommissioner

Basic Leader within 2 Basic Leader within 2 monthsmonths

Recognize Recognize Commissioner’s for Commissioner’s for accomplishmentsaccomplishments

Continuously Update Continuously Update SkillsSkills