Protecting Youth is our Top Priority
Over many years, Scouting America has developed some of the strongest expert-informed youth protection policies found in any youth-serving organization including mandatory criminal background checks for all leaders, required training in Safeguarding Youth Training , mandatory reporting, and two-deep leadership. Every instance of suspected abuse is reported to law enforcement.
Click here for Scouting America’s Safeguarding Youth Training explanations.
Training
How to Take Safeguarding Youth Training:
- Visit My.Scouting.org and create an account. You’ll receive an email notification with your account information, including a member ID/reference number.
Scouting America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members.
- Safeguarding Youth Training is required for all registered volunteers.
- New leaders are required to take Safeguarding Youth Training before their application will be submitted. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is submitted for processing to be a registered volunteer leader.
- Safeguarding Youth Training must be taken ever year. If a volunteer’s training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be re-registered.
The Safeguarding Youth Training is designed to help you keep our youth safe from abuse. You will learn Scouting America’s protection guidelines, signs of abuse, and how to report suspected abuse. After each section of the material, you will answer questions about that section’s topic.