Training
7.0.1.6. Merit Badge Counselor Position Specific Training
Recommended
Available online at training.scouting.org. Every counselor should take it. The council or district advancement committee must make sure counselors understand Scouting America's mission, aims and methods, and how Scouts learn and grow through the process.
Notes and warnings
Tip. Where a counselor corps is organised into groups with head counselors, there is an opening for on-the-job coaching: useful where an individual counselor needs a better grasp of the merit badge plan. In multicultural communities, councils should try to offer bilingual training and mentoring.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.1.6 · Position Specific Training, and the committee's duty to ensure understanding.