Conclave Training
The training program is an important aspect of conclave, providing Arrowmen an opportunity to learn new skills, share ideas, and take something home to enhance their unit, chapter, lodge, or personal life.
During conclave, Arrowmen attend three hours of training on Saturday morning. Training classes cover a wide range of topics from ceremonies and leadership, to outdoor skills and hobbies.
Some of the training classes you can expect this year include:
- Space Race: Building Bottle Rockets
- The Adviser Role in Scouting
- Backcountry Cooking / Backpacking Food
- Encouraging Youth’s Future Potential Beyond Scouting
- Dutch Oven Cooking
- Hammock Camping
- Backpacking: Intro to Ultralight
- Cub Scout Retention Programs
- Tomahawk Certification
- Ice Cream Making
- Building High Performing Teams
- Meet the Leadership
- Hiking / Waterfall Finding
- Finding, Planning, and Promoting Service Projects
- Leadership: Public Speaking / Effective Presentation Skills
- New Induction Process
- Soap Making
- Intro to Patch Design
- Intro to Patch Trading
- Knife Anatomy and Sharpening
- Paracord Bracelets
- Photography
Note: This is not a comprehensive list and is subject to change. Make sure to check the conclave mobile app for the most current information.
2026 Class Offerings
These are the classes being offered this year. The full training schedule is available in the conclave mobile app.
- Soap Making
- Tomahawk Certification
- New Induction Process
- Hammock Camping
- Paracord Bracelets
- Intro to Patch Trading
- Ice Cream Making
- Capturing America’s History: Introduction to Photography
- Cooking in the Backcountry
- Effective Public Speaking
- Cub Scout Retention
- Building High Performing Teams
- Space Race: Building Bottle Rockets
- Backpacking: Intro to Ultralight
- The Adviser Role in Scouting
- Dutch Oven Cooking
- Knife Anatomy and Sharpening
- Exploring the American Outdoors: Hiking and Waterfalls 101
- Encouraging Youth’s Potential Beyond Scouting
- 250 Years of Service: Finding, Planning, and Promoting Service Projects
- Meet the Leadership
- Intro to Patch Design
Previous Training Topics
Conclave training offers three hours of classes on Saturday morning, covering a wide range of topics. Some of the past training sessions have included:
- Patch trading & design
- Drones
- Paracord bracelets
- Communications
- Ceremonies
- Meet the Leadership
- Project planning
- D&D
- Star Wars
- BSA programs and events
- Backpacking
- Advising
- Merit Badges
- Leave No Trace
- Dutch Oven Cooking
Become a Trainer
The section training committee is seeking Arrowmen to share their expertise as trainers for this year’s conclave training program. If you have a special skill or knowledge in a particular area, consider signing up to be a trainer!
Questions
Contact the conclave training committee at training@sectiong16.org with any questions.