Cub Scout Leaders

Cub Scout Leaders Training

Cub Scout Leader Fast Start

A package of position-specific programs, which can be presented by video, a pack or district trainer, or online. Each program gives leaders information on planning and conducting their first meeting. The video and online segments are about 15-20 minutes each.

How to get Cub Scout Fast Start:

New Leader Essentials


All new adult leaders in all Scouting programs should participate in this course as soon as possible after volunteering.


New Leader Essentials is a 90-minute introductory session that highlights the values, aims, history, funding, and methods of Scouting. It addresses how these aims and methods are reached in an age-appropriate style within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Varsity Scouting, and Venturing. New Leader Essentials is the initial training for adult leaders serving youth in the Boy Scouts of America. The course presents an overview of Scouting, including the organization's mission, aims, and methods. It also provides new leaders with a look at the resources available to them through the Boy Scouts of America, and a clear understanding of Scouting's expectations of its adult leadership.


Course topics include:

  • Goals of Scouting
  • How Youth Grow and Develop
  • Where You Fit In
  • Where You Get Help
  • Who Pays for Scouting
  • Keeping Scouting Safe
  • Your Bridge to Scouting


After completing New Leader Essentials, volunteer leaders take part in leader-specific training to further prepare them for the opportunities and responsibilities relating to their leadership positions.


The course is presented in one half-day session, or one evening session. Check the Council calendar for upcoming training dates.

Position Specific Training


Following New Leader Essentials Training, this course is phase two of a new Cub Scout Leader's introduction to the Boy Scouts of America and to the responsibilities, opportunities, and resources that will ensure a successful pack leadership experience.

This course is intended for every adult leader in every Cub Scout Pack. Participants receive specific instruction in their leadership position which will help them succeed in that position.

Tiger Specific Wolf/Bear Den Leader Specific Webelos Specific
Cubmaster Specific Pack Committee Specific

Topics covered include:

  • Pack Organization
  • The Role of the Leader
  • Advancement
  • Den and Pack Program Planning
  • Webelos-to-Scout Transition

If a Cub Scout leader changes positions (for example, if a Tiger Cub Den Leader becomes a Cubmaster), that leader should take this course again to learn the material related to the new position.

The course is presented in one half-day session, or one evening session.

Cub Scout Leader Fast Start and New Leader Essentials should be completed prior to enrolling in this course.