Scout Leadership Courses
The Scout Leadership Course is a course for Scouts aged 13 years or older who are looking for training to help them lead their Troop. The courses are normally run over a weekend and are organised by Districts across the state.
At a leadership course Scouts learn skills including:
- Leadership | - Group Dynamics & Group Processes |
- Brain Storming | - Planning and Organisation |
- Problem Solving | - Camp Organisation |
- Character Recognition | - Goal Setting |
- Self Confidence | - Instruction Skills |
- Control and Discipline | - Communication |
- Conflict Resolution | - Patrol/Troop Management |
- Management | - Duties of a Patrol Leader and the Troop Council |
- Teamwork | - Award Scheme |
- Building a Team | - Patrol System and Programming |
Course Content
Scout Council Victoria has reviewed previous Scout Leadership Course notes and guides as well as other available materials and has produced a consolidated collection of materials for Leaders planning a Scout Youth Leadership Course together with updated guidelines on the structure and content requirements of a course.
2020 Course Dates
Below is a list of the courses we are aware of running in 2020. Courses are normally run by Districts however they can be run by Scout Troops. If you are looking for more information about courses or for a course not listed here please contact your District Scout Leader or email asc.scouts@scoutsvictoria.com.au.
Date |
Course Information |
January |
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February |
Organiser: Geelong Region Organiser: Boroondarah District Organiser: Lerdererg Region District Organiser: Casey District Leadership Course |
March |
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April |
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May |
Organiser: West Coast Region Leadership Course
Organiser: Upper Murray and Alpine Gateway District Leadership Course
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June |
Organiser: Manningham District Organiser: Mornington Peninsula Leadership Course
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July |
Organiser: Strzelecki District Leadership Course Organiser: River Gums and Golburn Murray District Leadership Course Organiser: Casey District Leadership Course |
August |
Organiser: Banyule District Leadership Course Organiser: Frankston District Leadership Course Organiser: Lerdererg Region District |
September |
Organiser: Geelong Region |
October |
Organiser: Kingston / Geelong District Leadership Course |
November |
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December |
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Course Registration/Completion
If you are running a course and it is not listed, please contact asc.scouts@scoutsvictoria.com.au to have the course added.
Once a course is completed, please complete the registration form available here to get the course listed on the participants branch record (extranet).