Introduction to Outdoor Leader Training (IOLS)
What is IOLS?
Working as patrols, this hands-on course provides adult leaders the practical outdoor skills they need to lead Scouts in the outdoors. Upon completion, leaders should feel comfortable teaching Scouts the basic skills required to obtain the First Class rank. Along with Scoutmaster Specifics, this course is required of all direct contact leaders registered in Scouts BSA Troops in order to be considered trained.
Key Contacts
Carrie Hutchcraft
Program Assistant: Activities & Camping
carrie.hutchcraft@scouting.org
Why IOLS?
What You’ll Learn
Instructors will help you learn how to set up camp, cook, work with woods tools and about ropes, first aid, planning campfire programs, map reading and compass skills, hiking and packing techniques, nature identification, and Leave No Trace.
Each outdoor session will bring to life the pages of the Scouts BSA Handbook to help you deliver the promise of Scouting to yourself and the youth you serve. It will increase your comfort level and give you confidence as a trained, skilled leader. The program will also give you the opportunity to work with other Scout leaders from your area, meet new friends, and reinforce skill techniques with fellow unit leaders.
Current Trainings
April 1 – 2, 2023
Location
Camp Meriwether
17500 Cape Lookout Rd.
Cloverdale, OR 97112
Time
Saturday 9:00AM – Sunday 12:00PM
Cost
Participant camping and dining with their unit during Super Weekend – $17.00
Participant camping and dining with IOLS course – $35.00
Refund Policy
All reservations are nonrefundable.
This Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) course will be held in conjunction with the Cascade Pacific Council Scouts BSA Super Weekend. If you are attending with a Super Weekend unit, you should sleep and eat with that unit. If you are attending without a host troop, a campsite will be provided for you. Saturday lunch, which you will prepare, will be provided as part of the IOLS course. All other meals will either be eaten with your host unit or, if you are not attending with a unit, with the Super Weekend and IOLS staffs in the Camp Meriwether dining hall.
All participants are expected to camp in a tent overnight Saturday evening as part of the course.
Contact
Tom Kroen, Cascade Pacific Council Training Chair
tkroen@yahoo.com
April 29-30, 2023
Participants can come out to camp Friday night.
Location
Powerland Heritage Park
3995 Brooklake Rd NE
Salem, OR 97303
Time
Saturday 9:00AM – Sunday 12:00PM
Cost
Participants will need to register for Camporee and IOLS (added during registration process). Camporee is $17 if reg by 4/6, $20 starting 4/7. IOLS is an additional $18.
Refund Policy
All reservations are nonrefundable.
This Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) course will be held in conjunction with the Cascadia District Camporee. If you are attending Camporee with your Troop, you will sleep and eat with that unit. If you are attending without a host troop, a campsite will be provided for you. Saturday lunch, which you will prepare, will be provided as part of the IOLS course. All other meals will either be eaten with your host unit or, if you are not attending with a unit, you will eat with the IOLS and Camporee staff.
All participants are expected to camp in a tent overnight Saturday evening as part of the course.
Contact
Tom Kroen, Cascade Pacific Council Training Chair
tkroen@yahoo.com
April 22 – 23, 2023
Time
Saturday 8:00AM – Sunday 12:00PM
Location
Butte Creek Scout Ranch
13462 S Butte Creek Rd.
Scotts Mills, OR 97375
Cost
$35.00
Refund Policy
All reservations are nonrefundable.
IOLS FAQ’s (includes what to bring)
Contacts
Tim Giorgi
tgiorgi@optsolutions.com
Impact for Generations.
Prepared for Life.
This is more than a motto. It is a manifesto. It is our promise to the community and to every parent and child who Scouts with us. By Scouting in the Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of the Boy Scouts of America, every youth can learn to make an impact on the world around them and be more prepared for career and life.