BSA Training Recertification Requirements
Keeping Scouts safe and keeping Scouting leaders up to date with current information and methods means some of the BSA's training courses need to be retaken every couple of years. We all know about Youth Protection training and National Camping School, but there are others, including some that have recently been added.
Below is a list of these courses and how often each should be retaken to be valid:
| Youth Protection | every 2 years |
| National Camping School | good for 5 camping seasons |
| Safe Swim Defense | every 2 years |
| Paddle Craft Safety | every 3 years |
| Aquatics Supervision/Swimming and Water Rescue | every 3 years |
| BSA Lifeguard | every 3 years |
| Visitation Training | every 2 years |
| Lead Climbing Instructor | every 5 years |
| Climbing Instructor | every 2 years |
| COPE/Climbing Inspector | every 2 years |
| Safety Afloat | every 2 years |
| Chain Saw Safety | every 2 years |
| Trainer's EDGE | every 3 years |
| Hazardous Weather | every 2 years |
| Physical Wellness | every 2 years |
| Climb On Safely | every 2 years |
| Trek Safely |
every 2 years |
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