White Pine Council
It starts with Scouts.
Scouters
Volunteer Development & Training
As a volunteer with Scouts Canada, you are required to complete basic mandatory training in order to become active and compliant. The following training is required upon registering as a volunteer;
The Next Step - Wood Badge 1
Before you count as ratio and within the first year of being a volunteer, you are also required to complete the full Wood Badge Part I (Milestone WB - MS1) for your role.
Section and Support Scouters Require - Wood Badge 1 for The Canadian Path
Group Committee Members Require - Wood Badge 1 for Group Committee
Group Commissioners Require - Wood Badge 1 for Group Commissioners
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All manditory training is available on-line through E-learning on the David Huestis Learning Centre, assessible through your myscouts.ca account. |
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Current Additional Training Available
- Wood Badge Part 1 weekend
- Woodbadge 2
- FOCUS Workshop
- Specialized Courses
- Cold Weather Camping Skills
- Outdoor Skills for Volunteers
- Standard First Aid, CPR, AED
- ScOUTers Con 2020
- Wilderness First Aid
- Quartermaster Advanced with National Food Safety Certification
- RLSO Range Line Safety Officer - Samac Range
- Self-Directed Learning
Wood Badge Part 1
Section Specific Workshops training weekend
Camp Samac Scout Centre, 275 Conlin Rd East, Oshawa, Ontario
11/12/2021 - 6:30pm - 11/14/2021 - 2:00pm
(REGISTRATION opens in August 2021)
Enrich your understanding of the Scouting Program by attending section specific sessions incorporated throughout the weekend. Spend time with other Scouters, build relationships, share ideas and challenge each other to find new and exciting program ideas. Our objective is to ensure you are comfortable working with the youth, and you will go away with a bag of program ideas, resources and energy, so you can take on the weekly program with renewed enthusiasm.
- Hands On Section Specific Learning
- Ceremonies
- Path Maps
- Campfires and Camping
- Working with Section Aged Youth
- Program Ideas and Plans
- Incorporating Youth Led
- How to Use SPICES
- Networking and Sharing Opportunities
- Team Building
CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING PATH: Colony, Pack, Troop, Company & Crew
FRI NOV 12 - Optional Arrival (Networking); SAT NOV 13 - Program begins at 8:00am; SUN NOV -14 - Program runs until 2:00pm,
Course fee $90.00 includes: Indoor Accommodation - Bunks, All Meals, Course Materials
By bringing together a group of Support Scouters, this weekend is designed to help Scouters cover the competencies for Wood Badge I from the Scouter Development Map.
For more information or registration assistance, please contact: Course Coordinator: Clare Ford clare.mike.ford@sympatico.ca Course Administrator: Brenda Swain drkagl@rogers.com 905-410-0758
Wood Badge Part II
White Pine Council Woodbadge 2
Colony, Pack, Troop, Company, Crew, Service Scouter
April 9-11, 2021 (First weekend) - and -
June 11-13, 2021 (Second weekend)
Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario
Link to full details: www.woodbadge2.ca
This training offers you a chance to further increase your knowledge and confidence in the section you are working. As well as developing a detailed plan for your section, you will obtain a wealth of tools and "trick of the trade" to take back and make your section meetings a joy to run. There will be comprehensive skills training. You will connect with dozens of Scouters just like you who will have lots to share and you will make a few friends for life. Once the Wood Badge is completed you will be invited to join a local Gilwell Club and an invitation to attend the annual Gilwellian leaders only camp in the second weekend of September every year.
Youth Training Courses
YLT Youth Leadership Training Workshop for Scouts and Venturers
December 3-5, 2021 Camp Samac, Oshawa, Arrive 7pm - depart 12pm includes meals, activities and indoor accommodations. $65
This is a for-youth-by-youth leadership program aimed towards Venturer Scouts, incorporating the new Canadian Path Trail Cards. 
We invite you to come out and learn about leadership and refine existing skills all while having fun and meeting some new fellow Scouts.
(REGISTRATION opens September 2021)
Email brian.wick@scouts.ca for more details
Specialty Courses
Standard First Aid, CPR-C, AED
(nothing scheduled at the moment)
Advance Wilderness First Aid
(nothing scheduled at the moment)
Event Planning Workshop
** Saturday March ?, 2022 9:00 am to 2:30 pm - to be rescheduled due to facility closures
Port Perry Scout Hall, 15585 Simcoe St N Port Perry, ON L9L 1M3
“How to Plan a Special Event” workshop. For any Scouters who would like to run an event for the first time and Scouters who currently run an event.
Facilitators who have experience running events of all sizes can share their knowledge. Topics include: making a Proposed Budget, marketing, registration, building your event team, where to go for help.
Registration: $15 per person. Minimum participants required: 20 Bring A Friend/Scouter and enjoy the activities.
(REGISTRATION opens 8 weeks before training)
Quartermaster Advanced with National Food Safety Certification
April 9-11, 2021 (First weekend) - and -
June 11-13, 2021 (Second weekend)
June 11-13, 2021 (Second weekend)
Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario
This two weekend training is for those who handle food for groups large and small. Food safety, portion size, menu planning, shopping and food preparation are covered in depth. As well as developing a detailed plan for your event, you will obtain a wealth of tools and "trick of the trade" to take back and make your guest very happy and satisfied. Topics will include dietary restrictions and accommodation for others. You will connect with dozens of Scouters just like you who will have lots to share. Once the course is completed you will write the Canadian Food Safety Certification test.
Instruction by Derek Lawday, Professor of Culinary Arts at Candore College, and David Franklin, Executive Chef for Sysco.
May ?, 2021
Camp Samac, 275 Conlin Rd E, Oshawa, Ontario
Outdoor activities are essential to Scouting Programs and become enjoyable, effective experiences for adults and youth when the leader possesses some of the essential knowledge and skills for having fun in the outdoors. Leaders taking youth on a hike or to camp find the experience more rewarding when they do so with confidence. The Outdoor Skills program merely defines the knowledge and skills needed to proceed with confidence. All material updated to comply with spring 2019 roll out of the concise B.P.&P.
(REGISTRATION opens in April 2021 - depending on availability of facilies currently closed due to COVID)
Range Line Safety Officer (RLSO) Camp Samac Range
Sun, Dec 5, 2021 9:00am – 12:00pm Archery 1:00pm – 4:00pm Pellets
Sat, Jan 9 2022 9:00am – 12:00pm Pellets 1:00pm – 4:00pm Archery
Camp Samac Range, 275 Conlin Rd East, Oshawa
REGISTRATION opens November 2021
There is still an option for a current RLSO to just write the re-certification exam provided they ran a range last year for a group other than their own. This exam only can occur on either of the two dates above. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask. Contact Ute Sack
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CERTIFY ANYONE FOR ANY OTHER RANGE OTHER THAN CAMP SAMAC.
ScOUTer's Con 2022
January 23, 2022 - Bowmanville High School, 49 Liberty Street, Bowmanville, Ontario
Join in for a day of workshops, fellowship, vendor exhibits, and luncheon. Keynote speaker for opening, STEM displays, trading table and lots of networking.
Link to more details: wpc.scouts.ca/ca/scouters-conference
Self-Directed Learning
Wood Badge II for Canadian Path Self-Directed Learning Recognition Request
Wood Badge II has been revitalized to incorporate Canadian Path methodology, making it more relevant for today’s Scouters. The new Wood Badge II program allows for self-directed learning, conducted through mentorship and coaching in addition to traditional courses and workshops. The revitalized Wood Badge II framework uses new resources called Scouter Development Cards which can be used to help Volunteers build personal learning plans.
The Scouter Development cards are available at http://www.scouts.ca/program/canadianpath/all-sections/wood-badge-2/
For more information or to recognition when you have completed all the cards with your mentor(s) visit
http://www.whitbyscouts.org/machform/view.php?id=103005
http://www.whitbyscouts.org/machform/view.php?id=103005
White Pine Council Volunteer Development (Training) Programs Refund Policy
We recognize that sometimes things change, and occasionally people are unable to attend a workshop or event they have registered for.
In order to keep our costs minimal and within budget we rely on registration numbers for planning, securing facilitates, and purchasing training supplies and food. A number of these expenses must be committed to and paid well ahead of the actual event date. In order to meet our obligations, and keep our expenses as low as possible, we must enforce the following refund policy:
1. 100% refund for cancelation requests made at least 45 days before start date of
event/workshop
2. 50% refund for cancelation requests made at least 20 days before start date of event/workshop
3. No refund for cancelation requests made less than 20 days before start date of event
Participants who are unable to attend may transfer their registration to another person at any time
without penalty as this does not affect the total registration numbers and budgeting.
Courses Offered By Other Councils
Please check other Councils for additional options for training dates and locations.
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Get more information on training courses at www.whitbyscouts.org/training
Send updates to: brian.wick@scouts.ca
