Safeguarding youth is a value at the core of the Scouting movement. It is vital to maintain a culture of active supervision, awareness, and safety at all levels of Scouting. Safeguarding youth training will help you prevent harm to youth, is required for all Scouting America registered volunteers and is a joining requirement. You must complete all the lessons in this course and achieve an 80% or better score on the course test to receive credit for this training.

All registered adult leaders and volunteers. All Scouting America employees. All registered adults must also obtain their Pennsylvania state background clearances.

Training can be accessed by logging into my.scouting.org.

Current volunteers needing to update or retake the course should click on the profile icon in the top right corner and navigate to “My Training” in order to have the training updated in their current membership profile. If you are a current volunteer and need help to retake the course, click here for a quick “how-to” video.