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

State Scout Council has reviewed previous Victorian 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.

Click here to download the guide.

2019 Course Dates

Below is a list of the courses we are aware of running in 2019. 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
February	Organiser: Geelong Region Date: 15-17 Feburary 2019 Where: Eumeralla Scout Camp Contact : scouts.comm.geelong@vicscouts.asn.au
March	Organiser: Boroondara Leadership Course Date: 1-3 March 2019 Where: TBA Contact: Chris Molnar / molnarc@bigpond.net.au / http://bsummitscouts.wix.com/2019 Organiser: Monash District Date: 1-3 March 2019 Where: Oakleigh (Wirringga Scout Hall) Contact: Manningham Events Page / erica.halliwell@gmail.com
April
May	Organiser: Bendigo District (FULL) Date: 3-5 May 2019 Where: Koolamurt Park Scout Camp Contact : dls.bendigo@scoutsvictoria.com.au Organiser: Upper Murray / Alpine Gateway Scout Leadership course Date: 31st May - 2nd June 2019 Where: TBA Contact : Dale Weber / weberdale@hotmail.com
June	Organiser: Cardina District Date: 31st May - 2nd June 2019 Where: Clifford Park Contact: dls.cardinia@scoutsvictoria.com.au Organiser: Lerderderg Region - Joe Caiafa Date: 21 – 23 June 2019 Where: Blackwood Scout Camp Contact : jcaiafa@bigpond.net.au Organiser: Lerderderg Region - Daryl Gresty Date: 21 – 23 June 2019 Where: Rowallen Scout Camp Contact : darylgresty@yahoo.com.au Organiser: Nilumbik Whittlesea District Date: 28 - 30 June 2019 Where: Rowallen Scout Camp Contact : dls.nulumbik@scoutsvictoria.com.au
July	Organiser: Greater Dandenong Date: 19 – 21 July 2019 Where: Around the Bay Contact : dls.greaterdandenong@scoutsvictoria.com.au Organiser: Mornington Peninsula District- Scott Turner Date: 26 – 28 July 2019 Where: Tree Tops Contact : sco_turner@iinet.net.au Organiser: Casey District Date: 26 – 28 July 2019 Where: Harkaway Scout Camp Contact : dls.casey@scoutsvictoria.com.au
August	Organiser: Hume & Moreland Darebin join District Leadership Course Date: 16 – 18 August 2019 Where: TBA Contact : dls.moreland@scoutsvictoria.com.au or dls.hume@scoutsvictoria.com.au Organiser: Lerderderg Region - Daryl Gresty Date: 23 – 25 August 2019 Where: Rowallen Scout Camp Contact : darylgresty@yahoo.com.au Organiser: Frankston District Around the Bay Amazing Race Date: 16 – 18 August 2019 Where: Around the Bay Contact : dls.frankston@scoutsvictoria.com.au
September	Organiser: Westcoast Region - Steph Hann Date: 20 – 22 September 2019 Where: Brucknell Park Contact : scouts.comm.westcoast@scoutsvictoria.com.au
October	Organiser: Kingston District - Andrew Thomson Date: 11 - 13 October 2019 Where: Eumeralla Scout Camp Contact : scouts.comm.bays@scoutsvictoria.com.au Organiser: Boroondara Region – Chris Molnar Date: 26 – 27 October 2019 Where: Mystery location Contact: molnarc@bigpond.net.au
November	Organiser: Lerderderg Region - Joe Grosz Date: 8 - 10 November 2019 Where: The Pines Scout Camp Contact : joe.grosz@optushome.com.au
December

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).