The first experimental Cub Scout Trainer Wood Badge course was field-tested in 1976 and has now been established as the official advanced training program in Cub Scouting. The Boy Scout Leader Wood Badge course is the advanced training program for Boy Scout troop leaders. It is designed to train Scoutmasters, assistant Scoutmasters, and other Scouters directly related to Boy Scout troop operation. Its purpose is to aid experienced Boy Scout troop leaders in providing a quality program that will enable each Scout to grow to his greatest potential. The Boy Scout Leader Wood Badge course may be conducted as a weeklong experience, or on a series of three weekends with patrol meetings between each session.
Experience shows that either format produces satisfactory results.
Separate staff guides are provided for each. A guidebook, Administration of Practical Training , outlines the procedures for administering the program. The Wood Badge program consists of two parts-practicla training and application. The practical leadership experience is gained in a training troop camp setting where Scoutcraft skills can be learned and practiced as a part of life in the troop. At the conclusion of the practical training, each participant has a minimum of six months from ticket acceptance and two years following practical training to complete the application phase and meet all of the goals that have been established.