knots.boy-scouts.netBSA Square Knot Leadership Awards Guide & Factsheet

BSA Square Knot Leadership Awards Guide & Factsheet This page is dedicated to the identification and explaination of the different types of Scout Leadership Knots. Whenever possible, this site also gives you a link to the actual application or nomination form for that particular knot, the home website for that award, and/or the agency responsible for bestowing that award. For some knots, you get the form, complete the requirements, collect the signatures, and turn in the card. For other knots, trying to nominate yourself will automatically disqualify you from consideration for that award. Still other knots represent accomplishments granted from outside organizations that BSA deems worthy, and thus allows you to sew a knot on your uniform, signifying that you are a recipient of that award. I hope you find the site helpful. For comments, corrections, concerns, or whatever, please email me . Also, please feel free to visit my Trax Advancement Tracking website. Frank Training Award Knots These are knots that you earn. Download a Progress Report card. Collect the signatures, and turn it in. Tiger Cub Leader Training Award Denotes one year served as a Tiger Cub Scout Leader in a quality Tiger Cub den. There are several requirements, including being fully trained for the position, having most of your boys complete their rank requirements, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Den Leader Training Award (Wolf & Bear Den Leaders) Denotes one year served as either a Wolf or Bear Cub Scout Leader in a quality Cub Scout den. There are several requirements, including being fully trained for the position, having most of your boys complete their rank requirements, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Den Leader Coach Training Award - retired Denotes two year served as a Cub Scout Den Leader Coach in a quality Pack. This knot may no longer be earned. Scouters who have previously earned this knot may continute to wear this knot. Webelos Leader Training Award Denotes one year served as a Webelos Scout Leader in a quality Webelos patrol. There are several requirements, including being fully trained for the position, having most of your boys complete their rank requirements, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Cubmaster Training Award Denotes either two year served as the Cubmaster, or one year as Asst. Cubmaster and one year as Cubmaster in a quality Pack. There are several requirements, including being fully trained for the position, earning the Summertime Achievement Award, earning Quality Unit, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Cub Scouter's Training Award Denotes two year served in any position as a registered Cub Scout Leader in a quality Pack. There are several requirements, including serving in supporting roles for the Pack, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Pack Trainer Award Denotes two year served as a registered Pack Trainer in a Cub Scout Pack. There are several requirements, including attending Trainer's Development Conference, keeping all key Pack leaders trained for their positions, keeping accurate Pack Training records, etc. Click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Scouter's Training Award Denotes two year served in any position as a registered leader in various Scouting units and positions of responsibility. Requirements vary, depending on position, but all requirements basically amount to creation and/or maintenance of a quality scouting program. Boy Scout Leader Training Award : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Varsity Scout Leader Training Award : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Venturing Leader Training Award : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Roundtable Staff Training Award : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Scouter's Key Training Award Denotes three year served in the top adult leadership position in a given unit or job. Requirements vary, depending on position, but all requirements basically amount to creation and/or maintenance of a quality scouting program. Scoutmaster's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Varsity Scout Coach's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Venturing Advisor's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Skipper's Key : click here to download an application form for this award. Roundtable Commissioner's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. District/Assistant District Commissioner's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. Unit Commissioner's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. District Committee's Key : click here to download a Progress Record application card for this award. When you complete the card with all necessary signatures, turn it in to your District Training Chair at the next Roundtable meeting. Professional Training Award The Professional Training Award may be earned by: Associate District Executives, District Executives, Senior District Executives, Exploring Executives, Senior Exploring Executives, District Directors, and Field Directors with supervisory responsibities. To earn the award, Professional staff Scouters must: complete or participate in five of eight training or coaching programs (including Wood Badge, Exploring Advanced Seminar, and National Camping School), successfully attend all three sessions of the Professional Executive Institute (PEI), and meet all critical achievements in his or her District/Division/Council for two of the three years. Click here for a list of requirements for this award. Philmont Training Center Masters To earn this knot, you must first attend a training course at the Philmont Training Center. Then you must go back to the Philmont Training Center to take an additional course AND recruit 3 other scouts to go with you AND you must go back home and TEACH a BSA course (usually the course you took at Philmont). The course can be taught at the District, Council, Area or Regional level. Click here for a fact sheet about this award. Note: If you go back to the Philmont Training Center for a third time, and meet other requirements, you can earn a device to be worn on the knot. Doctorate Commissioner Science Award The Doctorate Commissioner Science Award is award to a Commissioner upon completion of a standardized program leading to the completion of a thesis or project and the award of the Doctorate of Commissioner Science from a College of Commissioner Science. The College of Commissioner Science program is designed to have a commissioner learn, through a series of training classes, followed by work exper...