Arrowhead

North Star

Tecumseh

Requirements

(prerequisite:  None)  bring your copy of Unit Commissioner Fieldbook or purchase at our SKC Scout Shop

Commissioner Basic Training:  Why Commissioners? (2 sessions)

Commissioner Basic Training:  Units: The Commissioner’s Top Priority Cont. @ 1-1:45 PM   (2 sessions)

Commissioner Basic Training:  How To Help A Unit (2 sessions)

Unit Service Bachelors   (prerequisite:  Basic Training) bring your copy of Unit Commissioner Fieldbook and Commissioner Helps

Introduction to Commissioner Science  An overview of Commissioner service and the most important resource – The Commissioner Fieldbook. 

The Commissioner and The District   Interaction of the commissioner with the district executive and the district committee.  Understanding district and council operations.

 Unit Visitation  Provides participants with insights on effective unit visits, what to look for and how to help – not be a hindrance.

Practical Solutions to Common Unit Needs  Helps commissioners understand how to respond to unit needs, participants become more familiar with Unit self-assessment worksheets and Commissioner Helps for Packs, Troops, and Crews.

Commissioner Style  Presents important qualities of commissioner diplomacy, a concept of “exceptional service,” service recovery, and explains how to remove a volunteer.

What Would You Do?  A group participation/discussion session on 10 fascinating situations that commissioners might encounter.

Unit Service Masters   (prerequisite:  Bachelors)

 No-Lapse/No-Drop Commitment  The group will explore why units lapse or drop and how to prevent it, how to develop a no-lapse/no-drop plan for a district, and why this is so important.

Unit Lifesaving I    This session sets the stage for saving a unit and reviews the basic unit lifesaving steps.

Unit Lifesaving II   This in an in-depth continuation of MCS303, dealing with the seven unit “hurry cases”.

Counseling Skills   This session presents counseling as an effective method for commissioners to help units succeed.  It covers many elements of good counseling.

Venturing and the Commissioner  This session stresses the importance of a commissioner’s commitment to Venturing and suggests basic elements of a plan for a commissioner to help every crew/ship succeed.

Good Commissioners Need Both Head & Heart  Includes great reflections for experienced commissioners.  Take home thought-provoking tips and anecdotes. 

Roundtable Service Bachelors   (prerequisite:  Basic Training)

Effective Roundtables I   Designed for roundtable commissioners and roundtable staff  members.  Covers basic roundtable ingredients, planning cycle, and resource materials. (3 sessions) 

Effective Roundtables II   Designed for roundtable commissioners and roundtable staff  members as a continuation of BCS108.  Covers promotion and publicity, roundtable location, and a variety of morale builders. (3 sessions)

Roundtable Service Masters   (prerequisite:  Bachelors)

Advanced Roundtable Leadership  An advanced seminar for roundtable leadership  (not staff) and other administrative commissioners.  Includes roundtable staff recruitment, roundtable evaluation, and roundtable finance.  Also reviews several important fine points for roundtable success, including how to support your staff. (6 sessions) 

Administrative Masters   (prerequisite:  Bachelors)

Recruiting New Commissioners   This Bread-and-Butter session for all administrative commissioners covers the steps of recruiting commissioners, group recruiting techniques, and sources of prospects.

Orienteering & Training Commissioners   A session for all administrative commissioners – covers all aspects of commissioner training, including new commissioner orientation, basic training, Arrowhead Honor, the Commissioner’s Key, and continuing education.  A variety of classroom techniques are also reviewed.

Effective Unit Service in Remote Rural Areas   This session helps commissioners tailor their service to sparsely populated rural areas, with practical methods for recruiting rural adults and working with rural units.

How to Remove a Volunteer   An open discussion of a topic only recently put in print. The session provides a variety of practical guidelines on this sensitive topic.

Just For ADC’s   This session emphasizes the importance of the assistant district commissioner, his or her responsibilities, the effective ADC’s people skills, and the evaluation of his or her work.

The Commissioner’s Top 10 List   Today everyone has his or her top 10 list.  This group will explore a top 10 list to guarantee good commissioner service. 

Doctorate of Commissioner Science   (prerequisite:  Masters) 

Selecting a Thesis/Research Project   This session introduces the participants to the thesis project, discusses what constitutes a good thesis or research topic, and helps him or her select a general thesis topic to pursue.

DCS602

Limiting the Scope of the Topic   Participants receive help in reducing the thesis topic to a workable size and ideas for the thesis/project research.

DCS603

Developing the Thesis Outline and Writing the Report   This session covers the thesis outline and a variety of suggestions for writing and revising the report. 

Presentation of Project

Serve as Faculty

(Doctorate candidates may elect to do a Thesis/Research Project, or develop and present a new course for one of the College of Commissioner Science departments.)