Training at NOAC raises the bar

NOAC is full of fun times. Patch trading, activities and shows that amaze you and make the ties of brotherhood stronger.  But in a way, more importantly than those things is the training at NOAC that not only helps you become more knowledgeable, but also prepares you for many different things in life. This year the training is more than top notch and everyone can easily find something that interests them. The main program this year is the Leadership and Development cells both for youths and adults. Training is also full of many special programs that add a new twist to training and opportunities to learn new ways.

With so many people learning and so many sessions going on one might wonder how the staff prepares for such a large training undertaking.  Brian Russ the CVC for Training stated that he starts planning months before to make sure his staff is top notch and well prepared.  In addition to this planning a small training and prepping cells are conducted for the staff. Much of the focus of this staff training is on team development and working as one, so that a good program is conducted for the NOAC participants.

 A typical training cell is three hours long and uses many different types of ways of presenting information to the participants.  The leaders of the training use such teaching tactics as question and response sessions and power point presentations during their sessions.  Each class is targeted for a specific group of people such as new Arrowmen or adult advisers. By focusing training in this manner, the trainers can more easily address the crowd in front of them and make the information more meaningful by having it made specifically for the crowd at hand.

On top of the normal training being conducted this year there are also some special training events that people can go to, such as the Leadership Symposium and the Late Night with NOAC.  The Leadership Symposium is a panel of successful members of Scouting and society that will be talking about the success that they have had, and also answering questions from the crowd. The Late night with NOAC is a trading cell that talks about the life lessons and ethics that can be learned from patch trading. Attending training is a great thing at NOAC, as is having some of the greatest trainers coming from all over the country come to teach the participants. 

With training this complete and solid the members can not help but learn and be inspired from it by the time Thursday morning comes.