Transcript Developing & Using an Effective Commissioner Staff

Training the 21st Century
Commissioner Staff
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Training the 21st Century
Commissioner Staff
Paul Madden
Council Commissioner
Baltimore Area Council
(410) 347-8742
[email protected]
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Mission of Council
Commissioners
• Improve the program in every unit in the
Council.
• Every unit has quality Commissioner
Service.
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Training the 21st Century
Commissioner Staff
“We can accomplish our mission only
through effective training of the entire
Commissioner staff.”
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Training the 21st Century
Commissioner Staff
• Series of trainings for new Commissioners
• On going training opportunities for support
of experienced commissioners
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Training Techniques and Support
• 20th Century Print Materials
• DVDs and Podcasts
• 21st Century Online Learning Center
(Coming soon!)
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20th Century Print Materials
• Commissioner Administration Revision to
include in one manual (available summer
2008:
– Administration Section for Councils/Districts
– Basic Training Syllabus
– Continuing Education
• Commissioner Fieldbook
• Commissioner Helps for Packs, Troops
and Crews
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“The Commissioner” Newsletter
• Use for personal coaching
• Share electronically with District
Commissioners
• Back issues are available at
www.scouting.org/commissioners
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Currently Available Videos
• Unit Commissioner's Orientation: Helping
Units Succeed
• Unit Problem Solving for Commissioners
• Commissioner Annual Orientation
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Video: Unit Commissioner's
Orientation: Helping Units Succeed
Time = 17:10
Presents unit commissioner as friend,
teacher, unit ‘paramedic’, problem solver,
and resource person.
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Video: Unit Problem Solving for
Commissioners
Time = 43:29
Helps commissioners handle 14 of the
most common unit problems.
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Video: Commissioner Annual
Orientation
• Orientation tool for new Commissioners
• Motivational tool for experienced
Commissioners
• Orients experienced Commissioners to
21st Century Commissioner Service
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National Commissioner’s
Podcasts
• Audio files available at:
www.scouting.org/commissioners
• Podcasts on a dozen topics
• More coming beginning in May 2008
• Download audio file to your digital music
player or computer
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National Commissioner’s
Podcasts
– Youth Retention
– Membership
Validation Process
– Recruiting
Commissioners
– Monthly Unit Visits
– Annual Service
Plan
– Centennial Quality
Award
– Parent Initiative
– Diversity of staff
– Venturing
– Priorities
– 100th Anniversary
– ScoutParents
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Online Training Center
Online Commissioner Training will include:
• “Fast Start” online training for
• Unit Commissioners
• Administrative Commissioners
• On-going training opportunities for
experienced commissioners
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“Fast Start” Online Training
• “Fast Start” online training will be available
for every Commissioner
– Unit and Administrative
– will focus on specific area of responsibility
• Accessible through the Online Learning
Center
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“Fast Start” Online Training
Will include:
– Profile of a commissioner
– Job responsibilities
– Importance of being a Program Resource
– Importance of monthly visits to units
– Resources to support quality Commissioner
Service
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Online Training
for Experienced Commissioners
Basic Commissioner Online Training
Modules
– Topics of interest
– Planned coaching sessions and
practice sessions between modules
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Online Training
for Experienced Commissioners
Training Modules can be used either as
face-to-face sessions
online sessions with personal coaching
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Online Training
• Online Training Center will connect to
ScoutNET to post completed training.
• A training card can be printed to share
with immediate supervisor in
Commissioner Service.
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Roundtable Commissioner Training
• Roundtable Commissioner Training (Both
available on commissioner Web site to
download or through Supply Group)
Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner and
Staff Basic Training Manual, No. 33013
Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner
Training, No. 34256
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Additional Training Opportunities
for Commissioners
• Commissioner Annual Conferences
• College of Commissioner Science
• Philmont Training Center Commissioner
Courses–
– New for 2008—Advanced Unit Commissioner
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Other Opportunities to Provide
Commissioner Training
• What are your thoughts?
• Open discussion…
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